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BASF
Naphtha hedging hits third quarter 2008 earnings
03.11.2008
BAYER
Poor performance at BMS depresses group results in Q 3 2008 / Full-year guidance unchanged / Auto crisis begins to be felt
31.10.2008
BASF
Legal carve-out of styrenics postponed indefinitely
30.10.2008
SOLUTIA
Specialties sales to rise 29% in Q3 / Exit from nylon business seen by March 2009
29.10.2008
REICHHOLD
Norwegian technology centre opened
29.10.2008
A. SCHULMAN
Strong euro boosts results in fiscal 2008 / Net income sinks / Outlook muted / Initial divestment bid fizzles
28.10.2008
BOROUGE
Logistics hub in China to handle UAE expansion
27.10.2008
RADICI
Production cuts for PA 6.6 and adipic acid
23.10.2008
TER HELL
Distribution for Borealis / Extension of PS marketing for Polimeri / Compounding line in China
23.10.2008
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
New MDI plant on stream in Shanghai / Second PC line completed, but start up delayed due to poor market
22.10.2008
VTC TPE GROUP
Oil-free TPE elastomer range for medical applications
22.10.2008
PKN ORLEN
Polish consortium launches bid for PKN Orlen's PVC subsidiary / Feedstock source unclear / Financing problems a threat?
17.10.2008
SO.F.TER.
Italian manufacturer acquires Matrixx Europe
17.10.2008
MENZOLIT
Chinese SMC/BMC production facility comes on stream / Raw materials supplied by DSM
17.10.2008
RHODIA
Polyamide and PA compounding in Italy to be phased out / Production will be concentrated in France and Poland
14.10.2008
HUNTSMAN
Apollo and Hexion struggle to raise funds / Dire penalties if merger terms unmet / Spolchemie waiting to take epoxy business
13.10.2008
STYROCHEM
Concentrating EPS production in Porvoo / Kokemäki plant to be shut
13.10.2008
ALTUGLAS
Price hikes for acrylic sheets
13.10.2008
SABIC
Stamax LGF PP now available worldwide / Plans to expand production
10.10.2008
WELLMAN
Engineering resins sold to private equity group
10.10.2008
DOW IZOLAN
Work begins on Russian PUR systems facility
10.10.2008
PKN ORLEN
Sale of PVC activities operated by Anwil and Spolana may be imminent / Government wants PKN to concentrate on energy sector
09.10.2008
TOTAL
Methanol to polyolefins process demonstrated
09.10.2008
RHODIA
Polyamide segment to be restructured / Further eastward relocation of production is likely
08.10.2008
TICONA
Wider European sales partnership with Resinex
07.10.2008
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