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EMS
PA producer extends Christmas break to mid-January / Slump in consumer spending has “historic proportions”
 		08.12.2008
VICTREX
Profit warning issued / Massive decline in orders in November / No improvement expected in December
 		08.12.2008
RHODIA
R&D centre opens in Shanghai / Engineering plastics a focus
 		08.12.2008
DOW
Joint venture with Kuwait is finalised / K-Dow to start up in January / PET and EG business included
 		04.12.2008
ARKEMA
Restructuring of vinyls chain continuing / Two French sites targeted / Nearly 170 jobs on the line
 		03.12.2008
EVONIK
New PMMA moulding compounds plant starts in China / First unit of EUR 250m methacrylates complex
 		03.12.2008
SABIC
Plans for Saudi elastomers jv with ExxonMobil progressing / More economic feasibility studies
 		02.12.2008
POLIMERI EUROPA
Entire petrochemicals complex in Sardinia to go offline for two months / Cracker, HDPE, chlorine chain and aromatics affected / Phenol chain down for all of 2009
 		01.12.2008
SOLUTIA
Restructuring of PA 6.6 business stepped up to aid sale plans / Capacity and job cuts / Decline in demand
 		01.12.2008
ROMPETROL
Polyethylene production reduced by 55% for two months / Nearly a quarter of the workforce to be temporarily laid off
 		28.11.2008
EVONIK
PMI rigid foam plant comes on stream in US
 		28.11.2008
DOW
Renegotiation of polyolefins jv with Kuwait? / Financial crisis pressures Dow share price
 		27.11.2008
SABIC
Cracker in Geleen stays offline
 		27.11.2008
ARKEMA
Production cutbacks for PA, PMMA and PVC
 		26.11.2008
CHEMSON POLYMER-ADDITIVE
Plant closures in Düren and Schmidtheim / Capacity to be relocated to other sites
 		25.11.2008
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