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BAYER
MaterialScience leads group forward in Q1 / Finance press speculates on polymers divestment
03.05.2010
BASF
Plastics rebound in first quarter / Tight market for engineering polymers allows costs to be passed on
30.04.2010
INEOS
Banks approve new financing plan after changes / Interest rise and default threaten for non-payment
23.04.2010
INEOS
Move to Switzerland sealed / Banks reject debt financing / Talks on Grangemouth sale continue
15.04.2010
INEOS
Move of HQ to Switzerland mulled / Group says financial turnaround would mean higher UK taxes
15.03.2010
BASF
Fortune magazine's “most admired” chemical company / DuPont, Bayer, Dow place in top ten
15.03.2010
BAYER
“Marked recovery” from 2009 slump seen / BMS chief optimistic about PC, MDI and TDI growth
01.03.2010
BASF
Plastics profits rebound in 2009 / PU raw materials battered by low prices / Capacity cuts still needed
26.02.2010
DOW CHEMICAL
“Decisive action” leads to earnings growth despite recession / Styron sale still hanging in balance
05.02.2010
SABIC
Prices drive Q4 earnings upward / “Significant improvement” seen in engineering plastics
25.01.2010
RHODIA
EUR 200m investment in Brazil / Debottlenecking at polyamide chain
14.12.2009
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS
GE collaboration develops hologram ID cards / High security from embedded data / Range of applications
04.12.2009
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Offer to acquire Mitsubishi Rayon
20.11.2009
PEOPLE
Merszei replaces Wildi as Dow Europe CEO
11.11.2009
BASF
Group EBIT down 20% in Q3 / Plastics fare better thanks to cost-cutting / Crawling out of the trough
30.10.2009
DOW
Net income up 80%, sales down slightly in Q3 / Liveris says economic outlook is “stabilising”
28.10.2009
SABIC
Third quarter 2009 profits fall 50% year-on-year / Operating levels and sales of product maintained
22.10.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total: Ethylene ignites in Gonfreville / LDPE plant at a standstill / Group launches inspection of 13 sites in France
30.09.2009
PEOPLE
Dow sends Markus Wildi from Europe to Kuwait
24.09.2009
MITSUBISHI RAYON
Possible takeover by Mitsubishi Chemical / Keeping pace with the rest of the world / New structure for PMMA
17.08.2009
DOW
Weak demand, Rohm & Haas and restructuring lead to net loss in Q2 / Spin-off of styrenics and polycarbonate
04.08.2009
BASF
Plastics EBIT halved in Q2 / Ludwigshafen cracker restart not in sight / “Committed” to China MDI
31.07.2009
SABIC
Price declines lead to 94% fall in first half 2009 net income / Profit turnaround in second quarter
29.07.2009
INEOS
Agreement reached on EUR 7.5m debt financing / Terms agreed by 230 strong banking consortium
20.07.2009
TECHNIP
French contractor tapped for two Saudi projects
17.07.2009
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