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April 2011

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COMPANY NEWS

Market optimism influences Solvay's takeover of Rhodia

Styron and Evonik to go public and name change for Styron

BASF gets go ahead for MDI

BMS to expand MDI in Germany

Set up for R&D in China

Taiwanese company buys American SBC supplier

MATERIALS NEWS

Malaysian jv to produce super-absorbent polymers

No more BPA bottles in Malaysia next year

Sibur to increase ethylene/TPE capacity

NatureWorks to set up facility in Asia

Eastman and Oxea add on plasticiser capacity

EU control on phthalates and Eastman to stop producing

Resin for pipes and tanks

MACHINERY NEWS

Battenfeld wins litigation against Chinese manufacturer

Micromoulding machine at R&D centre

Coperion scores in UAE

German company expands its reach

Tube lines for wider range

Italian machine sales do better than expected

EXHIBITION NEWS

PU show in the right place and at the right time!

INJECTION MOULDING ASIA

Zotefoams to acquire Mucell Extrusion

Haitian hits new sales record

Chen Hsong to make large machines

Electric alternative to hydraulic machine

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Set up for R&D in China

S-based ExxonMobil Chemical has officially opened its US$90 million Shanghai Technology Centre in Zizhu Science-Based Industrial Park.

The firm said it will help it to work more closely with its Asian customers on products and tailor made solutions for the local market.

The 27,000 sq m facility contains advanced analytical and testing laboratory equipment and commercial-scale product processing equipment, including blown and cast film extrusion, injection moulding, compounding and packaging. The facility is ExxonMobil Chemical's third largest technology centre in the world.