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ARKEMA
Cost reductions limit fall in 2009 operating profit / Sales hit by customer destocking in first half year / Turnaround in Q4 prompts optimistic 2010 outlook
10.03.2010
DOW
Styrenics business sold to Bain Capital affiliate for USD 1.6 bn / Long-term supply deal pads price
03.03.2010
DSM / MITSUBISHI
Swap of polyamide and polycarbonate production receives official seal of approval
03.03.2010
MITSUBISHI RAYON
Chinese authorities approve sale of 50% of MMA production in Shanghai / Deals to be inked by month's end
13.01.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Polycarbonate lines at Uerdingen idled / Capital spending plan confirmed / Waiting for pipeline
22.12.2009
TEIJIN
New business created for “Panlite” PC resin / Automotive applications targeted
04.12.2009
EVONIK
Shanghai acrylics complex on stream / “Biggest Chinese supplier of methacrylate specialities”
30.11.2009
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Offer to acquire Mitsubishi Rayon
20.11.2009
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Abu Dhabi group may be in talks about jv or acquisition / Interview makes waves
18.11.2009
LUCITE
Official opening ceremony for new MMA facility in Singapore / World's first plant powered by Alpha technology
12.11.2009
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Return to 37.5 hour work week / “Future business development remains uncertain”
13.10.2009
MITSUBISHI RAYON
Possible takeover by Mitsubishi Chemical / Keeping pace with the rest of the world / New structure for PMMA
17.08.2009
SABIC
Mitsubishi Rayon jv to produce MMA and PMMA
13.08.2009
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
US plants to close / Falls in sales and profits in Q2 2009 / Restructuring programme accelerated
31.07.2009
DOW AUTOMOTIVE
Colour cooperation with PolyOne
02.07.2009
ARKEMA
Carling MMA plant to close / Output consolidated in Italy / Subsidiary Altuglas upgrading PMMA sheet
01.07.2009
MITSUBISHI RAYON
Lucite International purchase completed / Leading global MMA producer
08.06.2009
DSM
Swap of PC for Mitsubishi's PA / Deal to close by year's end / Compounding arrangement included
03.06.2009
SABIC
MOU with Sipchem on petrochemicals project / EUR 2.94 bn investment / On stream mid-2013
19.05.2009
MITSUBISHI
Conditional approval for Lucite acquisition / Half of MMA capacity to be sold at cost to meet Chinese anti-trust requirements / Completion in May 2009
14.05.2009
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Loss of EUR 116m in Q1 2009 / Wenning says “signs of modest demand recovery” appearing
30.04.2009
TEIJIN
Far-reaching restructuring following loss / Consolidating the PET film and PC facilities
30.04.2009
ARKEMA
Q4 profits hit by falling demand and PVC margin squeeze
12.03.2009
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Work week in Germany reduced to 35 hours as demand slump continues / Pay cut for workers / Managers forfeit raises
02.02.2009
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Talks with German workforce on response to market crisis / Some 1,500 of 5,500 jobs could be affected
27.01.2009
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