WESTLAKE

US resin maker with record results / Acquisitions, high prices provide impetus

COMPOSITES

Price hikes for resins, precursors

WESTLAKE

USD 1.2 bn offer for Hexion coatings, composites ops / Materials used in wind turbine blades, car components

HEXION

Company to become two independent firms / New entity to own epoxy, composites businesses

POLYNT REICHHOLD

Black Diamond takes over shares from Investindustrial, becomes majority shareholder of resin producer

POLYNT-REICHHOLD

Investindustrial plans to sell the resin specialist

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Apparent force majeure on BPA at the Dutch Hexion plant

HEXION

US group to sell phenolic resins business to Investindustrial

COMPOSITES

Interplastic and Hexion announce price hike for resins

HEXION

Resins group emerges from bankruptcy protection / Plans to list shares via IPO

HEXION

US resins producer placed under creditor protection / Restructuring plan initiated

RPC

UK plastic packaging group to be sold to investment firm Apollo / Deal worth EUR 3.8 bn

NATUREWORKS

Richard Altice appointed CEO

POLIYA

Distribution deal with Azelis Italia for composite resins in Italy