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ITALY
New round of talks on Ineos Vinyls Italia / Insolvency petition not yet filed / Minister Scajola intervenes
13.02.2009
DOW
LDPE line in Texas to be shut down
13.02.2009
HUNTSMAN
Work on European MDI plant stopped for now
13.02.2009
LYONDELLBASELL
LDPE plants in UK and France “temporarily” idled
12.02.2009
YANTAI WANHUA
Safic-Alcan appointed to distribute MDI products
12.02.2009
ITALY
Collapse of PVC sector imminent? / Chain reaction threatens chemicals sector after deal between Ineos and Sartor falters
11.02.2009
BOROUGE
“Borouge 2” to start up on time / Contract with Spanish engineering group is renegotiated
11.02.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dubai exchange again delays plastics futures launch
11.02.2009
INVISTA
PET plant in Germany to close at the end of March / Severance package for employees / “No other option”
09.02.2009
OCTAL
Integrated PET resin and sheet facility started up
09.02.2009
RADICI
TPE and PE compound production site opened
06.02.2009
WELLMAN
US PET producer emerges from bankruptcy
05.02.2009
INVISTA TEXTILES
UK nylon plant to close with loss of 300 jobs
03.02.2009
SNEP
Arkema process selected for Morocco PVC plant
03.02.2009
DOW
Delaware court sets 9 March trial date in takeover dispute / Moody's urges formal delay agreement
30.01.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Economic horizon lightens in Asia / Signs of feedstock prices bottoming out / Expensive coal leads China to rethink some projects / Will economic stimulus packages create supply bottlenecks?
30.01.2009
BORSODCHEM
Major Hungarian TDI expansion may be delayed
30.01.2009
DOW
Rohm & Haas seeks USD 15 bn for breach of contract / Kuwait deal collapse cited for takeover delay
28.01.2009
A. SCHULMAN
Distribution pact with Cereplast for bioresins / “Accelerate adoption in Europe”
28.01.2009
DOW
US regulatory authority approves Rohm & Haas takeover plan / Two-day closing ruled out
27.01.2009
SUNOCO
Texas 180,000 t/y PP facility to close
21.01.2009
AMERICAS STYRENICS
PS producer removes over 100,000 t/y of capacity from US market
21.01.2009
ERCROS
PVC output in Tarragona to rise to 200,000 t/y / Site will become one of Europe's largest producers
20.01.2009
DOW
Sale of thermoplastic PU business to Lubrizol
16.01.2009
BRASKEM
Withdrawal from PET business / Production on a competitive basis is no longer viable
15.01.2009
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