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BASF / DOW
New HPPO plant at Antwerp completes start-up phase
11.03.2009
HUNTSMAN
Fourth quarter “most challenging in the history of our industry” / 13% drop in MDI volumes
11.03.2009
DOW
Delayed takeover of Rohm & Haas sealed / Closing on 1 April 2009 / Price unchanged, but deal restructured
10.03.2009
BORSODCHEM
Job cut plan suspended following government intervention
10.03.2009
LA SEDA
Plant closure after 2008 losses / Acquisition spree Ended / PET merger with Indorama not yet clear
09.03.2009
A. SCHULMAN
International realignment as 2009 guidance withdrawn
09.03.2009
NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
Start-up of PE production / Total polymer capacity now 600,000 t/y / Industrial park
06.03.2009
BAYER
Profits of MaterialScience plunge 85% in Q4 2008 / PC capacity use down by half, with six plants mothballed / No short term recovery expected
04.03.2009
DSM
Distribution agreement with Resinex in Turkey
03.03.2009
LYONDELLBASELL
US court grants injunction against claims by US creditors against European arm / 60-day reprieve
02.03.2009
FRX POLYMERS
Uhde to build and run flame retardants pilot plant
02.03.2009
BASF
Production, spending and headcount will shrink to fit markets / First quarterly loss since 2001 / Setbacks for plastics
27.02.2009
CLARIANT
Masterbatches especially hard hit by demand slump / Job cuts and cash generation are 2009 focus
26.02.2009
EVONIK
Expanding capacity for high-performance polyamides in Witten
26.02.2009
DSM
Performance materials sees 40% profit fall
25.02.2009
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