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MENZOLIT COMPOUNDS
Group to be sold to All-Finanz / Negotiations on the sale of the Plastal subsidiary began before the insolvency
 		20.04.2009
BOREALIS
Borouge 2.5m t/y expansion enters design phase
 		20.04.2009
BASF
Acquisition of specialities producer Ciba completed
 		20.04.2009
SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES
2008 results close to break-even / Gross margin doubled / Increasing network of distributors
 		17.04.2009
BASF
Short-time working likely for up to 3,000 employees at Ludwigshafen / Low capacity use
 		16.04.2009
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL / SINOPEC
Wider strategic partnership follows PP and PC joint ventures / China seeks high quality polymer base
 		16.04.2009
VICTREX
PEEK output cut as demand falls 40% / Monomer unit halted / Excellent performance at Invibio
 		16.04.2009
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Neochimiki's PU systems house pads Greek portfolio
 		15.04.2009
BORSODCHEM
Sale of PVC division now definite / CEO Büchele wants to concentrate on isocyanates
 		14.04.2009
NGAI HING HONG
Fall in exports results in H2 2008 operating loss / Board postpones building of new plant in Shanghai
 		14.04.2009
ALTANA
DyStar's additives business business acquired
 		08.04.2009
JAPAN POLYSTYRENE
Mitsui, Sumitomo joint venture to shut down as domestic demand falls / Osaka and Chiba plants to close
 		08.04.2009
A. SCHULMAN
Net loss soars in Q2 on weak demand / Masterbatch volumes recover slightly in February
 		07.04.2009
LYONDELLBASELL
LDPE plant in Fos-sur-Mer to close permanently
 		06.04.2009
ITALY
Definitive agreement on future of vinyls industry / Sartor and Ineos finally sign on the dotted line
 		03.04.2009
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