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BASF
Closure of PS plant in Ludwigshafen / European PS capacity cut by 15%
26.06.2009
DOW
Polystyrene plant in Bilbao to close in Q3
04.06.2009
NOVA CHEMICALS
Shareholders approve acquisition by IPIC
21.04.2009
JAPAN POLYSTYRENE
Mitsui, Sumitomo joint venture to shut down as domestic demand falls / Osaka and Chiba plants to close
08.04.2009
TOTAL
Petrochemicals France streamlining to cost 306 jobs / Plants at Carling and Gonfreville to close
13.03.2009
NOVA CHEMICALS
Abu Dhabi state investment firm IPIC in USD 2.3 bn friendly takeover bid / Deal includes credit backstop
25.02.2009
AMERICAS STYRENICS
PS producer removes over 100,000 t/y of capacity from US market
21.01.2009
DOW
Three plants at Terneuzen to close in restructuring plan
16.12.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos Nova to cut European PS output by 30% from October / Margin improvement / Strong rise in HIPS surcharge
01.10.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polystyrene: BASF plans to slash European output
19.09.2008
NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
Third polystyrene line taken into service / Capacity moving towards 200,000 t/y
29.08.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow shuts Terneuzen PS production “temporarily” / Need to restore margins
17.07.2008
BASF
Commodity styrenics deal runs aground on price and financing problems / Search for buyer continues
09.07.2008
AMERICAS STYRENICS
Activities start at new Dow and ChevronPhillips joint venture
14.05.2008
INEOS NOVA
Ohio polystyrene plant to close / Further step towards achieving USD 80m cost reductions
05.12.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos Nova closes PS order books for November
22.11.2007
INEOS NOVA
Montreal PS plant to close / More shutdowns possible
16.10.2007
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Polystyrene: Los Angeles considers packaging ban
01.06.2007
NOVA / INEOS
Styrenics joint venture expanded to North America / Number two player in resins / Capacity cutbacks
27.03.2007
PS/EPS
Global PS consumption stagnating / European market in consolidation / Growth in China slower than expected / EPS on the upswing in Europe and worldwide
22.01.2007
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
FOLLOW-UP
BASF declares "force majeure" on PS/EPS-shipments from Tarragona
15.09.2006
POLYSTYRENE
Global demand for PS is subdued / China puts brake on growth / Demand for EPS rises
01.12.2005
NOVA INNOVENE
PS joint venture finalised / Trading start in Q3
16.06.2005
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