ANNOUNCEMENT

Colorant ChromaticsWe are pleased to announce the following:

Barlo Plastics transfers production to ensure future growth and profitability.

BarloGeel, Belgium June 19, 2001, Barlo Plastics Europe, announced the transfer of the entire production capacity from its Belgian site to other existing production facilities. Headquarters of the plastics division will remain in Belgium.

Athlone acquisition strengthens Barlo Plastics market lead.

BarloGeel, Belgium January 2001, Barlo Plastics Europe, has today announced the take-over of the Irish company, Athlone Extrusions plc. Barlo Plastics Europe holds the European market lead in manufacture of transparent plastic sheets and Athlone deals in polystyrene and ABS sheet extrusion.

Barlo Plastics becomes leading supplier of extruded acrylic sheet by acquiring slovakian PMMA extruder

BarloGeel, Belgium, november 2000. Barlo Plastics Europe, the european leader in manufacturing transparent plastic sheets, announces today the acquisition of all production and sales activities of PCHZ-Akryl a.s. through PSC s.r.o.. The business will become part of Barlo Plastics Europe, as Barlo Plastics Slovakia.

Rhodia Engineering Plastics presenta al salone K ‘2001 il successo commerciale del prodotto ad elevata fluidità TECHNYL-STAR™

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsRhodia Engineering Plastics, secondo produttore mondiale di tecnopolimeri a base poliammidica presenterà al salone K’2001 a Düsseldorf in ottobre il notevole successo della poliammide ad elevata fluidità TechnylStar™ , di sua produzione, attraverso numerosissime applicazioni già commercializzate e sviluppi avanzati.

QS-9000 for Synventive Molding Solutions

SynventiveLeading hot runner supplier Synventive Molding Solutions has been awarded the prestigious QS-9000 certificate for all its production and customer support facilities throughout Europe. With many tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers as its customer base, Synventive has become one of the first companies in their branche to achieve this key certification, which has been issued by SKZ of Germany. The award follows a 10-day audit in Synventive offices in Germany, the Netherlands, UK, France, Scandinavia, Czech Republic and Portugal.

Ticona/Celanese conclude la prima transazione europea in Omnexus

Omnexus (Zurigo, 31 luglio 2001) – Omnexus™ (www.omnexus.com), il mercato elettronico globale di materie plastiche, ha registrato oggi la prima transazione on-line in Europa, all’indomani dal lancio del sistema elettronico di approvvigionamento rivolto agli associati europei. Il primo acquisto dal sito di Omnexus è stato eseguito dal produttore francese FCI, leader nel settore dei connettori, che ha inviato un ordine per Vectra (LCP), con Ticona/Celanese AG dalla Germania.