- 10 April 2008 -
Techmer PM acquires Accel Color
US manufacturers merge.

- 31 January 2008 -
BASF reorganizes masterbatch business
BASF's European masterbatch business will now operate as BASF Color Solutions.

- 29 January 2008 -
Holland Colours expands Hungarian operation
Production capacity doubled in Szolnok.

- 7 December 2007 -
Clariant Masterbatches expands in Latin America
Clariant Masterbatches has completed the purchase of MasterAndino S.A. in Colombia.

- 25 June 2007 -
Altana adds to Eckart effects pigment business
Germany company Altana AG is to acquire the worldwide effect pigments business of UK-based Wolstenholme Group Ltd.

- 12 June 2007 -
UK pigments plant to close
Holliday Pigments is closing its UK manufacturing site of ultramarine blue pigments.

- 29 May 2007 -
Plasticolors expands its headquarters
Around 4,200 ft² of space added to facility in Ashtabula, Ohio, USA.

- 23 November 2006 -
ExxonMobil Chemical builds new facility
Output to start in the second quarter of 2007.

- 23 November 2006 -
RTP Company introduces thermoplastic elastomer division
Launch will be marked with an expanded TPE product offering.

- 16 November 2006 -
DuPont Performance Elastomers opens new subsidiary in China
Company increases presence in Chinese market.

- 16 November 2006 -
Clariant buys Ciba Specialty Chemicals’ masterbatches business
Sale to be completed by year end.

- 9 November 2006 -
Polykemi opens compounding production site in China
Annual output to start at 10 000 tons.

- 9 November 2006 -
Teknor Apex creates new TPE division to serve Europe
Division will offer direct sales and service to European processors of TPEs.

- 9 November 2006 -
Matrixx Europe signs distribution agreement with Azelis
Azelis to distribute products in Europe.

- 2 November 2006 -
Owens Corning launches new thermoplastic reinforcement
Properties include 30% higher tensile strength and lower outgassing.

- 12 October 2006 -
SABIC and Huntsman Corp agree terms of acquisition
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) acquires Huntsman’s European Base Chemicals and Polymers business for $700 million.

- 28 September 2006 -
AXA Private Equity acquires majority shareholding in Eliokem
French company Eliokem has been bought by its management team and AXA Private Equity.

- 21 September 2006 -
Q-Lab starts major expansion
Q-Lab Corporation has started construction on an expansion of its headquarters and manufacturing facility in the USA.

- 14 September 2006 -
One-pack WPC masterbatch reduces additive costs
Teknor Color Company develops first biocide-containing colour masterbatch for WPC decks.

- 14 September 2006 -
DSM to build two new engineering plastic plants
DSM is constructing two new manufacturing facilities at its Chemelot site in Geleen, the Netherlands.

- 7 September 2006 -
Velsicol strikes Asian joint venture
Velsicol Chemical Corporation and WuhanYouji Industries Co. Ltd. are to produce and market benzoate esters and polymeric plasticizers.