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INEOS NOVA
Montreal PS plant to close / More shutdowns possible
16.10.2007
INEOS NOVA
EU blesses styrenics joint venture extension
09.10.2007
INEOS NOVA
FTC approves jv expansion to North America
18.09.2007
BASF
Parts of styrenics businesses up for grabs / Offer from "interested party" / EPS not for sale
18.07.2007
INEOS / NOVA
Expanded joint venture will have new name
12.06.2007
BASF
Antimicrobial styrene copolymers to be developed / Partnership with Agion
06.06.2007
NOVA / INEOS
Styrenics joint venture expanded to North America / Number two player in resins / Capacity cutbacks
27.03.2007
DOW CHEMICAL
Joint ventures in PS, PP / Backward integration and regional expansion / "Asset light" strategy
12.02.2007
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
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS
Restructuring of French styrene production / Some 300 jobs set to be cut over five years
25.09.2006
INEOS
Egyptian license for PS production
19.09.2006
FOLLOW-UP
BASF declares "force majeure" on PS/EPS-shipments from Tarragona
15.09.2006
NOVA CHEMICALS
Unprofitable styrenics unit to be sold by year´s end?
05.09.2006
NOVA
Solid PS plant at Carrington to close in October / "Significant overcapacity" / Cost reduction scheme
28.07.2006
NOVA CHEMICALS
Styrenics business to be spun off / Some 375 jobs to go / Nova Innovene part of "Styrenix"
03.07.2006
NOVA CHEMICALS
Styrenics slip deeper into the red / Synergy scheme at Nova Innovene to help Europe
02.03.2006
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 CHEMICALS
Performance polymers network updated
07.04.2005
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
JACKON
EPS manufacturer invests EUR 7m / Two additional production lines at Wismar
16.09.2004
BASF
“Neopor” energy-saving foam insulates modern passive houses in Switzerland
16.09.2004
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