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BASF
Start-up of new Chinese MDI plant planned for 2014 / Asia-Pacific sales to double by 2020
30.09.2009
LA SEDA
Portuguese investor could save PET group / Agreement with creditor banks on debt redistribution
30.09.2009
SIBUR
Financing secured for Tobolsk PP plant
28.09.2009
A. SCHULMAN
Expanding capacity for engineered plastics in Mexico
28.09.2009
EQUIPOLYMERS
Italy in an uproar over plans to shut Sardinian PET plant / Yet another crisis for Claudio Scajola
25.09.2009
ALCAN COMPOSITES
Acquired by machine manufacturer Schweiter / Planned to operate as an independent unit
25.09.2009
PEOPLE
Pappas retires as Nova Chemicals CEO after less than a year on the job
25.09.2009
PEOPLE
Dow sends Markus Wildi from Europe to Kuwait
24.09.2009
OLTCHIM
Plans for state support call EU controllers into action / Do the terms comply with market conditions?
23.09.2009
AOC
“Vipel” vinyl ester resins to be offered from European facilities
23.09.2009
BASF
No re-introduction of short-time working before the end of November / Industry increasingly positive?
21.09.2009
APPC
Maintenance work leads to profits fall in Q2 2009
21.09.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
FM for PVC at Ineos ChlorVinyls in place until October / Rafnes maintenance is going ahead
18.09.2009
ARKEMA
Definitive go-ahead for vinyl copolymer closures at Saint Auban / Plans call for 88 redundancies
18.09.2009
BASF
Brazilian PS business sold to Unigel subsidiary / Transaction includes 190,000 t/y plant
18.09.2009
LYONDELLBASELL
Reorganisation plan foresees continuation of all existing businesses / Flotation after Chapter 11 exit
16.09.2009
LYONDELLBASELL
Final closure of LDPE plant in Carrington
15.09.2009
BORSODCHEM
Yantai Wanhua is the unidentified investor
11.09.2009
POLYMER-CHEMIE
Plastics Compounds unit spun-off into new company called Polyblend
10.09.2009
BASF
European production of polyamide 6 bundled / Rudolstadt site to close / Job cuts
09.09.2009
COMMODITY MARKETS
Qatar: Ras Laffan megacracker about to come on stream / Qatofin's LLDPE plant in Mesaieed to start operating soon
09.09.2009
TICONA
Production of PBT and PET at Shelby to end in October / Compounding in future at Florence
07.09.2009
LA SEDA
Union says San Roque PET production could restart during September / Sale of site to Cepsa “ruled out”
04.09.2009
MANGALORE REFINERY & PETROCHEMICAL
Construction of a polypropylene line in southern India
03.09.2009
TESSENDERLO
Losses in first half 2009 / Caustic soda shortage hits PVC performance / Recovery not yet in sight
02.09.2009
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