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EVONIK
3D printing technology centre opened in the US
 		29.07.2020
DOW
Cost reduction programme widened / Plans to slash global headcount by 6% and dispose assets badly hit by pandemic
 		28.07.2020
AVIENT
Q2 sales down nearly 19% on weak automotive and consumer discretionary markets / Clariant masterbatch core profit up slightly
 		28.07.2020
ARKEMA
Acquisition of Belgian adhesive and coating specialist Fixatti
 		28.07.2020
COVESTRO
Plastics group records significant losses / PU business particularly hard hit by coronavirus effects
 		27.07.2020
POLYPLASTICS
Celanese to sell its 45% stake to Daicel for EUR 1.4 bn / JV partners to part ways after 56 years / Marketing conflicts
 		24.07.2020
SPHERE
New EUR 32m plant for biodegradable bags in Spain
 		24.07.2020
AZELIS
Acquisition sees private equity-owned chemicals specialist enter Israeli market
 		23.07.2020
UPDATE - BASF
Agreement with ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions on development of PDH technology
 		21.07.2020
COVESTRO
Partnership with Google on quantum computing R&D
 		21.07.2020
DONGYING UNITED PETROCHEMICAL
BP's PTA technology licensed to Chinese group / New 2.5m t/y plant to start in 2022
 		17.07.2020
ALBIS
Separation of distribution and compounding now completed / New independent company named Mocom
 		16.07.2020
COVESTRO
Engineering plastics group in the red / Preliminary figures show loss being less than expected
 		16.07.2020
LG CHEM
Employees arrested after fatal styrene accident in India
 		16.07.2020
HALDIA PETROCHEMICALS
Joint purchase with Rhône of Lummus Technology for EUR 2.4 bn
 		15.07.2020
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