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RÖCHLING
Further acquisition in the smartcard segment / First company in Mexico
 		17.12.2008
MOLD-MASTERS
Expansion of sales network in France
 		17.12.2008
HUNTSMAN
Hexion merger plans “buried” for USD 1 bn in compensation / Out-of-court settlement / Billion-dollar litigation with banks still in play
 		16.12.2008
DOW
Three plants at Terneuzen to close in restructuring plan
 		16.12.2008
A. SCHULMAN
Job cuts in North America and Europe / Production capacity scaled back / Profits forecast downgraded
 		16.12.2008
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Short-time working and more plant shutdowns / Slight revival in PU orders
 		16.12.2008
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS
Plans to slash jobs in Europe / Talks with the workforce
 		15.12.2008
HTI
Workforce to be cut by 470 by the end of the year / Plastics processing affected severely by automotive crisis
 		15.12.2008
KEY PLASTICS
Debt-for-equity swap / Parent company to be placed on a sounder financial footing / Change of ownership / New orders received by Key Plastic North Division in Europe
 		15.12.2008
CLARIANT
Capacity cutbacks planned / Wage freeze in Switzerland / Short-time working in Germany
 		12.12.2008
INEOS
Lenders approve request for debt covenant waiver
 		12.12.2008
NEGRI BOSSI
First restructuring steps / BM Biraghi site closed / Closer cooperation with Sacmi Plastics in foreign markets
 		12.12.2008
VINK
Acquisition by Edmundson Distribution
 		12.12.2008
DOW
Permanent workforce to be cut by 11% / Plans to close 20 plants and idle 180 / “Non-strategic” businesses will be divested
 		11.12.2008
BTV PLAST
Takeover by private equity investor Benson Oak
 		11.12.2008
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