Company news, polymer materials

EMS Growth in polymers halted / Dismal Q4 performance hits 2008 results / Specialities strategy to be retained	16.02.2009
DOW LDPE line in Texas to be shut down	13.02.2009
HUNTSMAN Work on European MDI plant stopped for now	13.02.2009
LYONDELLBASELL LDPE plants in UK and France “temporarily” idled	12.02.2009
CELANESE Group sales down more than 25% in Q4 2008 / Ticona engineering polymers business moves deeply into the red	12.02.2009
YANTAI WANHUA Safic-Alcan appointed to distribute MDI products	12.02.2009
BOROUGE “Borouge 2” to start up on time / Contract with Spanish engineering group is renegotiated	11.02.2009
BORSODCHEM Job cuts planned in Hungary	11.02.2009
BOREALIS Sale of Italian melamine plant	11.02.2009
NOVA CHEMICALS Fourth-quarter loss pulls spoils 2008 results, but strong demand seen in December / Ineos Nova jv in the red	10.02.2009
EASTMAN Loss reported for fourth quarter / Capacity utilisation expected to rise in first quarter	10.02.2009
INVISTA PET plant in Germany to close at the end of March / Severance package for employees / “No other option”	09.02.2009
DUPONT Loss in fourth quarter of 2008 / Drop in full-year profit / Downbeat 2009 forecast	09.02.2009
OCTAL Integrated PET resin and sheet facility started up	09.02.2009
RADICI TPE and PE compound production site opened	06.02.2009

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