Plastics
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12 Feb 2007
PPG posts record fourth quarter, full year sales for 2006
Feb. 12, 2007 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), a world leading coatings, glass and chemicals manufacturer, has recently announced record fourth quarter and full year sales for 2006. Sales in the fourth quarter were $2.8 billion, surpassing fourth quarter 2005 record sales by 11 percent. For all of 2006, PPG recorded annual sales of 11 billion and net income of $711 million.
12 Feb 2007
Borealis meets challenges for Fiat Ducato van
Borealis, a leading supplier of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, is helping automotive manufacturer Fiat to improve the scratch performance and overall aesthetics of selected interior and exterior components of its latest Ducato van. Characterised by easy processing, low gloss and scratch resistance, the specifically adapted Daplen materials, therefore contribute to the differentiation of the Ducato vans in the market.
SHANGHAI, 1st February, 2007 – This month marks PolyOne’s 10th year of operations in China. With over 500 employees and 2006 regional revenues exceeding US$100 Million, PolyOne’s Asia Operations are poised for a new era of growth in this highly dynamic environment. The company has built a legacy of quality, consistency and superior performance in meeting the stringent specifications of today’s global customers. 
Borouge, the leading provider of innovative plastics solutions, and a consortium of the Engineering division of The Linde Group and CCC today formally signed a contract worth approximately US$1.3 billion for the construction of a new Ethylene Cracker, which is considered the largest grass roots gas cracker in the world with a capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per annum.
• Expansion of Borouge’s production facilities to include the world's largest olefins conversion unit and Ethylene Cracker
1st February 2007, Synventive Molding Solutions announced to establish its subsidiary company in Japan, Synventive Molding Solutions K.K.