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The global financial crisis continues to impact factories throughout China, with exports down and domestic consumption slowing. But some of the country’s plastics manufacturers are looking for a silver lining in China’s economic stimulus plan. 24 December 2008

UK group Carclo’s policy of concentrating its moulding business in the medical and optical spheres and reducing its automotive exposure paid off in the first half of its financial year to the end of September. 25 November 2008

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the birth of Victrex’s top performing PEEK (polyetheretherketone) polymer, invented by ICI as part of the group’s then wide ranging polymer portfolio. 10 November 2008

A scientific advisory panel looking at bisphenol A safety issued a blistering criticism of the Food and Drug Administration. 30 October 2008

Icelandic financial group Atorka, owner of plastics processing group Promens, has requested that its shares be suspended on the OMX Nordic exchange in Iceland. 28 October 2008

A Schulman has wrapped up a 2008 fiscal year that produced mixed results - sales at the Fairlawn-based compounder and resin distributor were up 11% to almost $2bn, but profit tumbled 18%. 27 October 2008

DSM Venturing, the corporate venture unit of DSM, has made an investment in medical device developer Accelerated Technologies II, (ATP) based in New Jersey. 21 October 2008

Waldorf Technik KG, a German company that designs and builds high-speed robots and automation for the medical and packaging markets, has created a US subsidiary. 20 October 2008

Fast-growing Ace Mold of Hong Kong signed a deal on Wednesday to partner with Ireland’s Avenue Mould Solutions. 17 October 2008

Demand in the US market for sterile medical packaging is forecast by Freedonia Group to increase by 6.1% per year to reach $6.48bn in 2012. 17 October 2008

Rexam Prescription Products said it is the first to develop and launch a liquid prescription oval bottle made from 100% post-consumer recycled PET. 14 October 2008

BASF has launched Luran S BX 13042, which it said is currently the only ASA (acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate copolymer) with an antimicrobial effect. 13 October 2008

VTC TPE Group has introduced a range of oil-free thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)compounds to its Mediprene product line. 13 October 2008

Thermoset composite manufacturer Norplex-Micata has purchased and refurbished a 400-tonne multicavity compression moulding machine, allowing it to make multiple rods at one time. 13 October 2008

Nypro is boosting its medical business with recently completed expansion projects in Bray, Ireland, and Mebane, North Carolina 13 October 2008

• LyondellBasell considers Chapter 11 2 January 2009
• Poor cash flow spells disaster for food packaging firm 5 January 2009
• Sartor signs preliminary agreement to buy Ineos Vinyls Italia 5 January 2009
• Dow pursues claims against Kuwait’s PIC 6 January 2009
• PET bottle maker Constar files for Chapter 11 2 January 2009

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• BASF takes drastic action and shuts 80 plants (Update) 19 November 2008
• LyondellBasell considers Chapter 11 2 January 2009
• Sabic IP cuts output of engineering plastics 6 November 2008
• Ineos seeks bank waiver as customers destock 18 November 2008
• RPC drastic action for financial security 30 September 2008

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