CHEMTURA NAMED SUZANO’S SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR ‘06

Waldir Lima, Suzano Commercial and Logistic Director; Sergio Merighi, Chemtura Brazil; Paula Pizzonia, Chemtura Brazil; Soraya Jericó, Chemtura Brazil; Cristina Cardoso, Chemtura Brazil; Joerg Duebel, Chemtura USA; Nilson Fernandes, Chemtura Brazil; Chris Bond, Chemtura USA; Claire Cruz , Chemtura USA; João Nogueira, Suzano Co-President and Investors Relationship Director.Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) is honored as 2006 ‘Supplier of the Year’ by Suzano Petroquimica of Sao Paolo, Brazil, the Latin American leader in the production of polypropylene resins. Chemtura is one of the world’s largest producers of plastics additives.

Borealis announces EUR 113 million Q1 net profit

Borealis• Borealis announces EUR 113 million net profit for the first quarter, a 13% increase over previous quarter
• Continued investments strengthen European asset base
• USD 3 billion in new Borouge 2 contracts to support growth in the Middle East and Asia

GE SELECTS SABIC TO ACQUIRE
PLASTICS UNIT FOR $11.6 BILLION

GE PlasticsMay 21, 2007 New York, NY – GE (NYSE: GE) and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) today announced that they had reached agreement for SABIC to acquire GE Plastics for a purchase price of $11.6 billion. Announcement of the acquisition was made by Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE and Mohamed Al-Mady, Vice Chairman and CEO of SABIC.

“As a global operating company, SABIC has a long-term, strategic interest in the people, communities, customers, products, plants and technology of GE Plastics,” said Mr. Al-Mady, in making the announcement. “This acquisition represents another important step in SABIC’s growth and diversification to become one of the world’s leading manufacturing companies.”

“This business is complementary to our existing business without any overlaps. SABIC’s intention is to grow the business globally”, he added. “SABIC is well-positioned to do this, while adding high-performance plastics to the product range SABIC currently offers to customers.”

Borouge and Borealis’ Daplen achieves technological breakthrough in fully integrated fender

Borouge and Borealis have delivered the foundation for a technological breakthrough to the automotive industry with the development of Daplen™ EF314E used in the world’s first fully integrated fender module.Borouge and Borealis, the leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions in the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe, have delivered the foundation for a technological breakthrough to the automotive industry with the development of Daplen™ EF341AE used in the world’s first fully integrated fender module. The material, a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) compound, has been specifically tailored to meet BMW’s exacting specifications for the new BMW X5 regarding improved production cost, safety, high quality aesthetics and environmental performance. The resulting TPO fender is the most complex and highly integrated, class A body application to be seen in production to date.

Discover Distrupol’s world of colours at Go Plast

At Go Plast 2007 Distrupol will launch its colour compounding service in the French market. Distrupol Colour is dedicated to supplying consistently high quality and tight colour tolerance engineering thermoplastic materials across Europe.At Go Plast 2007 (Angers, 12 - 15 June, stand no. C15) Distrupol will launch its colour compounding service in the French market. Distrupol Colour is dedicated to supplying consistently high quality and tight colour tolerance engineering thermoplastic materials across Europe. The latest computerised matching equipment and a dedicated Colour Laboratory are utilized for quick and efficient colour development, with production quantities starting from as little as 25 kilograms.

Cyclics annuncia un accordo di distribuzione con IMCD Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (già Interorgana)

CyclicsSchwarzheide, Germania - Cyclics Europe GmbH annuncia di aver concluso un accordo europeo di distribuzione con IMCD Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (già Interorgana), che distribuirà le resine CBT® Cyclics utilizzate come additivo o come supporto nel compounding e nei masterbatch.

CHEMTURA INCREASES AXION™ TIN CATALYST PRICES

ChemturaChemtura Corporation announces the following price increases for its Axion™ line of tin catalysts:

DBTO $2.40/kg (1.80 Euro/kg)
DOTO $2.30/kg (1.73 Euro/kg)
MBTO $2.50/kg (1.88 Euro/kg)

GE Plastics riconosce la partnership chiave con i provider di servizi logistici alla cerimonia annuale delle premiazioni

Fornitore di servizi logistici dell'anno di GE Plastics: Van Den Bosch, OlandaBERGEN OP ZOOM, OLANDA — 15 Maggio 2007 — Sottolineando il ruolo fondamentale dei suoi partner logistici nella fornitura di servizi eccellenti ai clienti durante il 2006, GE Plastics, rende omaggio a cinque società e due persone durante la cerimonia di premiazione e la cena tenutasi il 12 Aprile. Il programma di premiazione ora, al suo quarto anno, riconosce la qualità, il servizio e la puntuale consegna dei provider di servizi che hanno consentito a GE Plastics di soddisfare le commesse dei clienti.