ARKEMA

French group seeks alternatives for MMA/PMMA business / Only speciality materials in future / Intermediates division to be dissolved

ARKEMA

Hervé Castres Saint-Martin new vice president Raw Material and Energy Procurement

PVC MARKET

European production landscape undergoing massive changes / Global capacity shifts drive consolidations / Overcapacities mean additional closures cannot be avoided / Who will be the next victim in this game of Russian roulette?

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics in October 2010: French strikes halt slide in notations / LDPE firm / PP down / PVC rolls over / PS moves up / Supply tight / Cost rise brings storm clouds