Company news, polymer materials

LYONDELLBASELL Al-Jubail petrochemical complex started up	12.05.2009
BASF Subsidiary established in Vietnam	12.05.2009
DSM ELASTOMERS Sarlink TPV plant opened in Belgium	12.05.2009
LANXESS Net loss in Q1 as inventory write-downs bite / Performance Polymers margin falls below 2%	11.05.2009
BOREALIS Net loss in Q1 2009 is improvement on final 2008 quarter / Focus on cash management / Projects on track	08.05.2009
DUPONT Distrupol to distribute ethylene copolymers	08.05.2009
TESSENDERLO French compounding company Saplast to close / Group reports very poor Q1	07.05.2009
EMS PA specialist reports sharp drop in sales	05.05.2009
BASF EBIT sinks 58% in Q1 2009 / Hambrecht sees no improvement this year / More capacity and job cuts	04.05.2009
SOLVAY Bioethanol plant to provide PVC feedstock in Brazil / “Green” plastics production will start in late 2010	04.05.2009
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Loss of EUR 116m in Q1 2009 / Wenning says “signs of modest demand recovery” appearing	30.04.2009
UNYLON PA producer insolvent / Price pressure blamed	30.04.2009
TEIJIN Far-reaching restructuring following loss / Consolidating the PET film and PC facilities	30.04.2009
MITSUBISHI Construction of carbon fibre plant halted / Demand slowdown leads to JPY 29bn net loss	30.04.2009
LYONDELLBASELL “We will emerge from Chapter 11 a stronger company” / International president de Vries in exclusive interview	29.04.2009

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