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COVESTRO
“Substantial increase in profitability” seen for 2015 / Strong performance for Polycarbonates
16.11.2015
COVESTRO
Good Q3 performance in line with forecasts / EBITDA rises 44.5% year-on-year / Sales decline in PU segment
28.10.2015
DOW
Stake in MEGlobal sold to Equate as Kuwaiti ventures restructured / MEG plant to be built on US Gulf Coast / Options under review for agrochemicals unit / Plastics leads gains in Q3 volumes but lower prices and foreign exchange hit sales
27.10.2015
DOW
Leadership restructured / New roles for Fitterling and Ungerleider / Harlan adds Latin America to regional responsibilities
27.10.2015
BASF
Site agreement for Ludwigshafen extended to 2020 / Job security and EUR 6 bn investment
26.10.2015
COVESTRO / REVERDIA
Collaboration on development of bio-based TPUs / “Biosuccinum” for “Desmopan” applications in footwear and consumer electronics segments
15.10.2015
COVESTRO
Stock market debut goes smoothly / Shares initially gain 12% / Issue three times oversubscribed
08.10.2015
DOW POLYURETHANES
First Sub-Saharan Africa PU systems house starts in Durban / Sadara to supply raw materials
01.10.2015
COVESTRO
Former Bayer MaterialScience to make stock market debut on 2 October / Gross proceeds of EUR 2.5 bn targeted / Bayer group to become pure life science player
23.09.2015
OLTCHIM
Potential takeover by China's JunLun Oil?
22.09.2015
DOW / OLIN
Olin shareholders give green light for asset merger with Dow / New chlor-alkali leader
18.09.2015
COVESTRO
Former Bayer MaterialScience business plans IPO in Q4 this year
08.09.2015
BASF
MDI plant in Chongqing starts up / Output to be ramped up gradually "in line with demand"
28.08.2015
NAGASE WAHLEE PLASTICS
Distributing BASF's PU solutions and TPUs in Taiwan
13.08.2015
WANHUA
PU expansion at HQ almost complete / Higher amount of TPU sold in Europe by NRC
12.08.2015
BAYER
Earnings at MaterialScience surge on higher demand and cost relief / Sales flat / Plans for separation of polymers sub-group “on schedule,” Dekkers said / Renaming in September
31.07.2015
DOW
Polymers boost group performance in Q2 / Revenue from plastics down but earnings up / Capacity upgrades on track / Chlor-alkali merger with Olin almost wrapped up
30.07.2015
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Exhibiting as Covestro at Fakuma / First time new name will be used / PC composites added to portfolio
24.07.2015
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
TDI plant at Brunsbüttel to close in September / Conversion to MDI production by 2018?
15.07.2015
SKC / MITSUI
Polyurethanes joint venture officially launched
06.07.2015
BASF
Pilot plant for “Slentite” PU aerogel insulation panels starts production
29.06.2015
MANALI PETROCHEMICALS
Indian group announces polyols capacity expansion / Proprietary technical process
03.06.2015
BASF
Stronger volume sales of plastics in Q1 2015 / Margin improvements as currency effects compensate for lower selling prices / EBIT slips on higher provisions for share rise payouts
05.05.2015
DOW
Performance Plastics and Materials businesses contribute to 28% growth in operating profit in Q1 / Tenth consecutive quarter of earnings and margin increases
27.04.2015
INVISTA
Aliphatic polyester polyols added to European portfolio / Production in The Netherlands
20.04.2015
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