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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow shuts Terneuzen PS production “temporarily” / Need to restore margins
 		17.07.2008
CLARIANT
Masterbatch acquisition in North America / Added strength in liquid colours
 		17.07.2008
DOW
Takeover of Rohm and Haas for nearly USD 19 bn / Financial input from US billionaire, Kuwaiti state
 		15.07.2008
EQUATE
New ethylene glycol plant handed over in Kuwait
 		15.07.2008
DOW
Move away from market index formula pricing for thermoplastics in Europe / “More flexibility”
 		14.07.2008
BASF
Commodity styrenics deal runs aground on price and financing problems / Search for buyer continues
 		09.07.2008
SHELL
Flexible polyols expansion comes onstream
 		09.07.2008
TEIJIN CHEMICALS
Expansion of polycarbonate compounds in China / Postponement of resins capacity expansion?
 		09.07.2008
CHEMTURA
Board chooses to remain independent following review / Analysis of strategic options continues
 		08.07.2008
SABIC
PP compounding plant to be built in Belgium
 		07.07.2008
SOLUTIA
Buyer sought for PA 6.6 business / High raw materials costs bite / Investment in PVB films for thin-film solar panels
 		04.07.2008
HUNTSMAN / HEXION
EU approves merger with “strings” / Hexion must sell some epoxy resins businesses / Lenders reject funding request
 		04.07.2008
ALBIS PLASTIC
New marketing subsidiary in Romania / Greater presence in eastern Europe
 		03.07.2008
DSM
Study into 20,000 t/y specialities expansion
 		01.07.2008
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Phenol and acetone supply agreement with Ertisa / Feedstock for bisphenol A and PC
 		27.06.2008
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