TEIJIN

Matsuyama PET feedstock line to be adjusted to external supply / Outlet for abundant DMT

TEIJIN DUPONT FILMS

Teijin-DuPont joint venture to open Korean subsidiary / Focus on marketing and sale of polyester films

GENERAL MOTORS

Agreement with Teijin to co-develop advanced carbon fibre composite technologies / Possible high volume use globally by GM / Potential to be an industry “game changer”

TEIJIN

Pilot plant for CFRTP parts to start up in 2012 / One-minute cycle time “ideal” for automotive

TEIJIN DUPONT FILMS

Expansion of polyester film capacity in China / US plant relocated / Electronics and photovoltaics

PTT CHEMICAL

Thai petrochemicals group invests USD 150m into US bioplastics producer NatureWorks / Plans to build world's second “Ingeo” facility in Thailand

TEIJIN DUPONT FILMS

Full production reached in Utsunomiya after Japan earthquake

TEIJIN DUPONT FILMS

Utsonomiya PET films plant resumes operations / Exact impact of Japanese disaster on group performance still unclear

TEIJIN DUPONT FILMS

Films production restarted in Ibaraki after Japan earthquake / Films operations remain suspended in Utsunomiya / DuPont's Utsunomiya polymers production also suspended

PET PACKAGING

Pira says worldwide growth will lag in 2010-2015 / Asia-Pacific expected to lead output and consumption / Technology developments boost market / Bottled water seen to pass soft drinks / Global PET capacity more than 20m t/y

AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS

How severely will the Japanese catastrophe hit the international automotive industry? / Supply problems reach Europe / Regional shifts in polymer demand possible / Plastixx automotive price indices continue to rise unabated

DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS

Restructuring efforts successfully completed

SGL CARBON

Volkswagen acquires 8% of shares in carbon manufacturer

TEIJIN

Carbon fibres business restructured / Increased emphasis on composite materials

TEIJIN

Bio-derived PET production to begin in 2012 / Sales to reach 70,000 t/y

TEIJIN

Entry into PE market / First plant planned in the Netherlands

TOHO TENAX

German carbon fibre plant at full run following recession-related delay / “Growing demand”

BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE

Polycarbonate expansion in Thailand can go ahead / Decision on new Asian plant this year

TEIJIN

Development of first all-plastic LED lamp / Partnership with Iwasaki Electric

PET

Japan's Mitsui and Teijin merge their PET bottling activities

PANASONIC / TEIJIN

New heat-resistant biomass compound based on PLA / “Significantly reduced” cycle time