UPDATE - DOMO CHEMICALS

Supplier seals polyamide deal with South Korean compounder / Move brings resin to nearby car, electronics makers

DSM

PA 6 from discarded fishing nets to be used in Samsung devices

SAMSUNG

Electronics giant to adopt more bioplastics and paper in packaging in 2019

CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS

Global demand to grow by 7% per year to 2027 / Slump in demand expected around 2022 / Higher prices due to supply chain bottlenecks / Smithers Rapra report

MIELE

Expansion of washing machine production / Plans for plastics processing line in Poland / Investment in Gütersloh

SOUTH KOREA

Petrochemicals and plastics: Following earlier rise, former tiger state increasingly under pressure / Expansions in China limit sales outlets / Government-initiated restructuring / Quality over volume / Feedstock partnerships with foreign players

ELECTROMOBILITY

VW, Daimler and BMW invest in battery production / Strong growth for plastic parts / Plans to set up brand-independent network of charging stations across Europe

WHIRLPOOL

US household appliance producer fundamentally reorganising its production base in Poland / Investment of EUR 235m

LOTTE

Chemicals business acquired from Samsung is rebranded

AXIALL

South Korea's Lotte Group issues unsolicited offer for vinyls producer / Onset of a bidding war with Westlake?

WOTE ADVANCED MATERIALS

New owner of Samsung's LCP slate / "Selcion" family now produced in China

METABOLIX

Non-binding MoU with South Korea's CJ CheilJedang for commercial PHA production / Proposed deal would include offtake agreement

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

LOTTE

Acquisition of Samsung's polymers slate / USD 2.5 bn mega deal slammed as too expensive

SAMSUNG

Majority share in Chemicals to be sold to Hanwha / Proposed transaction also includes stake in Samsung Total joint venture

SAMSUNG / TOTAL

Expanded Korean aromatics hub starts / New PX, benzene and EVA units / China major buyer

ELECTROLUX

Swedish group joins bidding war for General Electric's household goods business

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Investors drawn to low-wage countries / ASEAN member states constitute alternative to China / Highly heterogeneous region / E&E, automotive drive Thai plastics demand / Massive expansion in plastics production capacities

TER HELL PLASTIC

French distribution business developing nicely / Sales team strengthened

SAMSUNG CHEIL

Frankfurt R&D centre starts operations / First research hub in Europe

SAMSUNG CHEIL

Polycarbonate capacity expansion in Yeosu on stream / Consumer electronics and automotive applications

SAMSUNG TOTAL

Follow-up: EVA unit included in Daesan petrochemicals project / Total investment estimated at USD 1.8 bn

SAMSUNG TOTAL

Aromatics complex on track to start up in 2014 / Output to include 1m t/y of PX / Technologies supplied by UOP

SAMSUNG TOTAL

Building new aromatics hub, EVA line in Daesan / Start-up in 2014

HIRSCH SERVO

Follow-up: Official opening ceremony for new Romanian EPS packaging plant