Company news, polymer materials

A. SCHULMAN Distribution pact with Cereplast for bioresins / “Accelerate adoption in Europe”	28.01.2009
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Talks with German workforce on response to market crisis / Some 1,500 of 5,500 jobs could be affected	27.01.2009
DOW US regulatory authority approves Rohm & Haas takeover plan / Two-day closing ruled out	27.01.2009
BOREALIS Sirmax appointed as distributor in Italy	26.01.2009
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS Styrene expansion at Gonfreville started up	23.01.2009
LANXESS Capacity use slashed by up to 80% / Short-time working planned / Move to Cologne on hold / Crisis committee	23.01.2009
POLYONE Restructuring will lead to 370 job losses worldwide	23.01.2009
SABIC Net profit plummets in Q4 2008 / Abrupt downturn in demand hits Saudi petchems giant / Markets shocked	22.01.2009
SUNOCO Texas 180,000 t/y PP facility to close	21.01.2009
AMERICAS STYRENICS PS producer removes over 100,000 t/y of capacity from US market	21.01.2009
CLARIANT Third masterbatch facility opens in China	21.01.2009
BASF Short-time working at Schwarzheide / About 10% of the workforce affected / PBT and styrenic compounds	20.01.2009
LYONDELLBASELL Equistar La Porte cracker set to restart this month	20.01.2009
ERCROS PVC output in Tarragona to rise to 200,000 t/y / Site will become one of Europe's largest producers	20.01.2009
NOVA CHEMICALS Further reorganisation will bring up to 600 job losses / Greater focus on the olefins/polyolefins	19.01.2009

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