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EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL
PP compounding expansion in France
08.07.2009
NATUREWORKS
Cargill buys back 50% stake from Teijin
07.07.2009
COIM
Production of TPUs extended to US site
07.07.2009
PERSERO
“Unipol” licence for 250,000 t/y Indonesian PP line
06.07.2009
SABIC
Two polyolefin plants on stream this year / PC to follow at the end of 2010 / ABS in Al-Jubail
02.07.2009
SUNPOR
New EPS facility officially opened
02.07.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell: Cracker outage forces FM for some Polish-produced HDPE products / PP supplies also threatened?
30.06.2009
IDI
Acquisition of Menzolit Compounds businesses in France and China / Now global leader in SMC and BMC
30.06.2009
INVISTA
Entry into engineering polyamide market
29.06.2009
BASF
Closure of PS plant in Ludwigshafen / European PS capacity cut by 15%
26.06.2009
ITALY
Investment of EUR 700m up to 2012 / Eni confirms plans to withdraw from chlorine production / Vinyls Italia in administration
26.06.2009
OLTCHIM
Finance ministry contemplates guarantee for Arpechim takeover / Losses in Q1
23.06.2009
EQUATE
Shuaiba expansion adds 225,000 t/y to PE capacity
23.06.2009
HUNGARY
Recession tightens its grip / Polymer production expected to contract by 30% this year / Return to 2008 level unlikely before 2011 / Significantly slower growth in volume of plastics processed
19.06.2009
SABIC
Uhde Inventa-Fischer appointed for PET expansion
18.06.2009
UHDE
Order for PE line in Qatar
17.06.2009
PVC
Recycling increases 30% to 195,000 t in 2008 / Lead stabiliser replacement passes 2010 target / Vinyl 2010 Progress Report
16.06.2009
MERIDIAN
Decoma International buys parts of composites business / Sale includes units in US and Mexico
16.06.2009
BASF
“Styropor” production to stop at Tarragona / Further service adjustments at site / Closure to affect 85 jobs
15.06.2009
SOLUTIA
Sale of nylon operations to SK Capital completed / Business renamed Ascend Performance Materials
15.06.2009
SOLVAY
Vinyls expansion completed in Brazil
09.06.2009
AZERBAIJAN
Chemicals industry on the brink of bankruptcy / Plastics sector is also hit by the crisis
09.06.2009
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS
Final European ABS production unit to close in July 2009 / Grangemouth closure to cost 95 jobs
08.06.2009
SIPCHEM
EVA plant to use ExxonMobil process
08.06.2009
MITSUBISHI RAYON
Lucite International purchase completed / Leading global MMA producer
08.06.2009
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