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PIE 883 of 10.05.2013

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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Electricity outage takes down Styrolution's PS plant in Wingles (15.03.2013)

ALBIS
Distributing Styrolution's copolymers in Russia (11.01.2013)

SAUDI POLYMERS
Al Jubail complex trips over technical issues / Outage expected to last for four weeks (14.11.2012)

KRATON
Decision to end jv with Formosa after agreement expires / Asian HSBC expansion on a stand-alone basis / Significant delays to project are blamed (12.10.2012)

INEOS / STYROLUTION
Ceasing all SM and PS production in Marl in October (25.09.2012)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrolution lifts force majeure for styrene in North America / Polystyrene still tight (20.09.2012)

STYRON
Early PS contract settlements said to improve productivity, lower number of invoice adjustments (25.06.2012)

STYROLUTION
HIPS line down temporarily at Antwerp (30.05.2012)

STYRON
Customers said to be broadly supportive of change in polystyrene contract timing (24.04.2012)

INEOS
EPS plant in Marl to continue operations / Plans to consolidate capacities in the future? (21.03.2012)

STYROLUTION
Strategic realignment spells end to styrene and polystyrene production in Marl / Raising output in Ludwigshafen, Ulsan and Vadodara (20.03.2012)

STYRON
Proposal for timing change in European polystyrene contract pricing (20.03.2012)

ALBIS PLASTIC
Distribution pact for PS in Russia (25.01.2012)

TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS
Shutdown of 90,000 t/y Louisiana PS plant / “No longer viable” due to depressed US market (16.11.2011)

BASF
Capacity expansion for “Styrodur” insulation grades at Ludwigshafen site / Meeting rising market demand (02.08.2011)

KRATON
Copolymer plant planned in Taiwan / Joint venture with Formosa Petrochemical (18.07.2011)

PETROBRAS
Partners sought for PET and fibres complex / PET plant scheduled to start up this year (14.06.2011)

TOTAL
Decision on future of Polimeri's PS lines in Feluy / One line is to remain, the other to be switched to next generation EPS (04.05.2011)

INNOVA
Petrobras acquires all shares in PS producer (06.04.2011)

POLYSTYRENE
PS cups use less energy than PLA but generate more carbon emissions / ACC lifecycle study (31.03.2011)

STYROLUTION
BASF and Ineos plan to operate new business as a 50:50 joint venture / New big styrene player is born (30.11.2010)

INEOS
Takeover of Nova's stake in Ineos Nova styrene joint venture (16.11.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total declares force majeure for PE and PS from France (21.10.2010)

TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS
Plans to expand PS plant in Foshan (21.10.2010)

BASF
Styrenics division to be carved out as Styrolution / No news of a possible buyer / Copolymers included (08.10.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF declares force majeure for HIPS from Antwerp (22.09.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF: Mandatory maintenance turnaround at Antwerp (11.08.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Lighting strike takes out Ineos Nova's PS and EPS lines in Wingles (19.07.2010)

DOW
Several lines down following Schkopau blaze / Start-up processes begin (18.06.2010)

STYRENIC POLYMERS
German output down sharply since 2007 / Standard grades and EPS stable / Margins now improving (01.06.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos Nova lifts force majeure for PS as planned (18.05.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos Nova expects to lift force majeure on PS next week / Lost production of “several thousand tonnes” (12.05.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos Nova announces force majeure for polystyrene / Barge strike paralyses Wingles plant (05.05.2010)

POLIMERI EUROPA
Total to take over Feluy polystyrene production / EPS line to be idled by September 2010 (12.02.2010)

INEOS NOVA
PS line in Breda closed (18.12.2009)

POLIMERI EUROPA
Cessation of polystyrene production at Total site in Feluy / 130 employees affected (28.10.2009)

BASF
Brazilian PS business sold to Unigel subsidiary / Transaction includes 190,000 t/y plant (18.09.2009)

INEOS NOVA
Polystyrene production at Breda to cease by end 2009 / “Significant overcapacity in European PS business” (17.09.2009)

BASF
Closure of PS plant in Ludwigshafen / European PS capacity cut by 15% (26.06.2009)

DOW
Polystyrene plant in Bilbao to close in Q3 (04.06.2009)

NOVA CHEMICALS
Shareholders approve acquisition by IPIC (21.04.2009)

JAPAN POLYSTYRENE
Mitsui, Sumitomo joint venture to shut down as domestic demand falls / Osaka and Chiba plants to close (08.04.2009)

TOTAL
Petrochemicals France streamlining to cost 306 jobs / Plants at Carling and Gonfreville to close (13.03.2009)

NOVA CHEMICALS
Abu Dhabi state investment firm IPIC in USD 2.3 bn friendly takeover bid / Deal includes credit backstop (25.02.2009)

AMERICAS STYRENICS
PS producer removes over 100,000 t/y of capacity from US market (21.01.2009)

DOW
Three plants at Terneuzen to close in restructuring plan (16.12.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos Nova to cut European PS output by 30% from October / Margin improvement / Strong rise in HIPS surcharge (01.10.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polystyrene: BASF plans to slash European output (19.09.2008)

NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
Third polystyrene line taken into service / Capacity moving towards 200,000 t/y (29.08.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow shuts Terneuzen PS production “temporarily” / Need to restore margins (17.07.2008)

BASF
Commodity styrenics deal runs aground on price and financing problems / Search for buyer continues (09.07.2008)

AMERICAS STYRENICS
Dow and ChevronPhillips start new joint venture (14.05.2008)

INEOS NOVA
Ohio polystyrene plant to close / Further step towards achieving USD 80m cost reductions (05.12.2007)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos Nova closes PS order books for November (22.11.2007)

INEOS NOVA
Montreal PS plant to close / More shutdowns possible (16.10.2007)

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Polystyrene: Los Angeles considers packaging ban (01.06.2007)

NOVA / INEOS
Styrenics joint venture expanded to North America / Number two player in resins / Capacity cutbacks (27.03.2007)

PS/EPS
Global PS consumption stagnating / European market in consolidation / Growth in China slower than expected / EPS on the upswing in Europe and worldwide (22.01.2007)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF: Force majeure for PS/EPS lifted in Tarragona (03.11.2006)

BASF
HIPS plant at Tarragona to close at the end of 2006 / Reduction of overcapacities in Europe (03.11.2006)

FOLLOW-UP
BASF declares "force majeure" on PS/EPS-shipments from Tarragona (15.09.2006)

POLYSTYRENE
Global demand for PS is subdued / China puts brake on growth / Demand for EPS rises (01.12.2005)

NOVA INNOVENE
PS joint venture finalised / Trading start in Q3 (16.06.2005)

BASF
US and Canadian polystyrene business sold to Ineos / One plant and 140 staff will transfer (05.05.2005)

LANXESS
Plans to shut down styrenics production in Germany or Spain / Some 400 jobs at stake? (21.04.2005)

NOVA / BP
Anti-trust issues may not impact planned styrenics joint venture / Market consolidation (09.12.2004)

NOVA / BP
Joint production of PS and EPS in Europe / New market leader / Launch in mid-2005? (25.11.2004)

EPS PACKAGING
High growth rates in eastern Europe / Stagnation in the west / Relocation of customer industries a major problem for converters / Opportunities in regional niche markets / Eumeps conference (22.07.2004)

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New nine-language PR and image DVD (22.07.2004)

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