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DOW Delayed takeover of Rohm & Haas sealed / Closing on 1 April 2009 / Price unchanged, but deal restructured	10.03.2009
ALBEMARLE Economic crisis brings USD 17.6m loss in Q4 2008	04.02.2009
CABOT Additive producer responds to falling demand / Plant closures in Europe / Short-time working in Germany	03.02.2009
SCHAEFFLER / CONTINENTAL German government rejects bailout / Fate of merged OEM suppliers in lenders' hands / Reorganisation plans	02.02.2009
FIAT Italian auto maker acquires 35% of Chrysler / Question over US government USD 3 bn loan	02.02.2009
DOW Delaware court sets 9 March trial date in takeover dispute / Moody's urges formal delay agreement	30.01.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Economic horizon lightens in Asia / Signs of feedstock prices bottoming out / Expensive coal leads China to rethink some projects / Will economic stimulus packages create supply bottlenecks?	30.01.2009
DOW Rohm & Haas seeks USD 15 bn for breach of contract / Kuwait deal collapse cited for takeover delay	28.01.2009
BOREALIS “Mobility” unit established to serve auto sector	28.01.2009
DOW US regulatory authority approves Rohm & Haas takeover plan / Two-day closing ruled out	27.01.2009
AUTOMOTIVE German and US alliances target lithium ion battery technology / Efforts to reduce dependence on Asian producers	19.01.2009
DOW Slight hope that K-Dow is not dead / Acquisition of Rohm and Haas still hanging in the balance	09.01.2009
SABIC EUROPE Launch of UHMWPE / Production start-up scheduled for Q2 2009	09.01.2009
LYONDELLBASELL Chapter 11 filing in New York / Finance holding Basell Germany involved, other non-US business unaffected	07.01.2009
DOW Liveris threatens Kuwait with legal action / Sabre rattling in pursuit of break-up fee for scuttled jv?	07.01.2009
KRATON Production of SBCs suspended at key sites in Europe and USA	06.01.2009
ARKEMA Production cutbacks for PA, PMMA and PVC	26.11.2008
TOYS China and EU sign revised product safety agreement / Trilateral meeting in Brussels / Call for common standards	24.11.2008
VISIOCORP Considering strategic options / New working hours to generate savings	18.11.2008
LUCITE INTERNATIONAL Mitsubishi acquires UK producer for USD 1.6 bn	17.11.2008
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS Production of engineering thermoplastics reduced by 20%	06.11.2008
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Recovery not expected before 2010 / Both OEMs and suppliers are feeling the heat	03.11.2008
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Financial crisis exacerbates car makers' slump / Suppliers adopting a wait-and-see attitude / Impact could be most severe for SMEs / First victims are being identified / Eastern Europe unlikely to be OEMs' white knight	31.10.2008
SABIC Stamax LGF PP now available worldwide / Plans to expand production	10.10.2008
LANXESS Reported bid for DSM's elastomers division	02.10.2008

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