Company news, polymer materials

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
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Work starts on world's largest nanotube plant	06.02.2009
DOW CHEMICAL Fourth quarter loss hits 2008 result / Volumes down by 5% / Plastics segments see plummeting sales and profits / Figures “very disappointing”	05.02.2009
WELLMAN US PET producer emerges from bankruptcy	05.02.2009
MARUBENI USD 35m deal to buy Qapco's surplus ethylene	05.02.2009
BOREALIS “Bormed” back by popular demand / Blow, fill and seal products for healthcare / Production in Finland	05.02.2009

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