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BASF Second ethylene oxide plant on stream in Belgium	20.10.2023
COVESTRO Swiss sales office to be closed / Scores of workers to be made redundant	27.09.2023
DOW CHEMICAL US MDI splitter begins operation	25.09.2023
COVESTRO Cast PU elastomer plant in China starts production / Applications for materials include offshore wind power	22.09.2023
COIM Italian PU producer acquires remaining shares in processor Neoflex	12.09.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS BASF TotalEnergies JV: Fire paralyses cracker in Port Arthur, Texas / No serious consequences for polymer lines reported	08.09.2023
POLYURETHANE MARKET Asia-Pacific production expected to rise 4% a year to 2028 / Output falls in 2022 due to China's zero-Covid policies	21.08.2023
KIMPUR Turkish PU systems producer starts operations at production site in Dücze	14.08.2023
BASF Chinese MDI joint venture with Huntsman to end	04.08.2023
COVESTRO Further development plans for PU foam recycling process / Collaboration with recycling companies	04.04.2023
POLYURETHANE FEEDSTOCKS European Commission to amend workplace exposure limits for diisocyanates / New rules “key” to climate neutrality transition / Industry groups welcome EU-wide harmonisation	15.03.2023
BASF Management swings the axe / Production of TDI, caprolactam to end at HQ site / Plans to reduce adipic acid output / Company forecasts weak H1	28.02.2023
POLYOLS MARKET Annual global demand for aliphatic polyester polyol consumption expected at 5% to 2027 / Slower growth forecast for other polyol types / IAL Consultants report	06.02.2023
BASF Groundbreaking for MDI production expansion at US site	17.01.2023
KUMHO MITSUI CHEMICALS Major increase of South Korean MDI production	02.01.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PC, MDI: Covestro declares force majeure following outage in Uerdingen, Germany	07.12.2022
COVESTRO Production begins at Thai isocyanate plant / Output supports elastomer manufacturing	28.11.2022
POLYURETHANE MARKET Economic uncertainties dampen demand in EMEA and Americas / Production static in Europe in 2022 but up in Americas / IAL Consultants reports	25.11.2022
HUNTSMAN Belt-tightening in Europe / Job cuts in high-wage countries / Retreat from markets in Asia and South America	17.11.2022
COVESTRO Plans for “green” logistics pilot scheme in China / Move targets reductions in Scope 3 emissions	11.11.2022
COVESTRO Plans for major new MDI plant put on ice again / No new start-up date / “Increasingly volatile” economic environment	08.11.2022
DUPONT Takeover of Rogers fails / Chinese hurdles end USD 5.2 bn bid	04.11.2022
MOMENTIVE Italian plant for PU additives goes into operation	14.10.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TDI: Supply situation suffers bottlenecks / Plant shutdowns in Europe / Italian furniture industry desperate for material	12.10.2022
POLYURETHANE FOAM TDI shortage hits flexible foam supply / Impact felt at European furniture, mattress firms / Historic high prices likely	30.09.2022

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