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COVESTRO Shareholders come up empty-handed due to dismal FY results / Company sees steep decline in 2023 EBITDA at group level and Performance Materials	06.03.2023
BASF Management swings the axe / Production of TDI, caprolactam to end at HQ site / Plans to reduce adipic acid output / Company forecasts weak H1	28.02.2023
COVESTRO EUR 200 mn chlorine plant onstream in Spain / European MDI network strengthened / Energy saving by up to 25%	16.02.2023
COVESTRO EUR 300 mn net income loss surprises markets / Impairments cut earnings / High energy, material costs hit results	17.01.2023
BASF Groundbreaking for MDI production expansion at US site	17.01.2023
KUMHO MITSUI CHEMICALS Major increase of South Korean MDI production	02.01.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PC, MDI: Covestro declares force majeure following outage in Uerdingen, Germany	07.12.2022
COVESTRO Production begins at Thai isocyanate plant / Output supports elastomer manufacturing	28.11.2022
POLYURETHANE MARKET Economic uncertainties dampen demand in EMEA and Americas / Production static in Europe in 2022 but up in Americas / IAL Consultants reports	25.11.2022
HUNTSMAN Belt-tightening in Europe / Job cuts in high-wage countries / Retreat from markets in Asia and South America	17.11.2022
COVESTRO Plans for major new MDI plant put on ice again / No new start-up date / “Increasingly volatile” economic environment	08.11.2022
DUPONT Takeover of Rogers fails / Chinese hurdles end USD 5.2 bn bid	04.11.2022
COVESTRO Q3 profits collapse on high prices for energy, raw materials / Sales up 7.3% / Performance Materials unit hit hard	28.10.2022
COVESTRO German chemical giant starts work on Belgian aniline plant / Start-up expected by 2025	18.10.2022
MOMENTIVE Italian plant for PU additives goes into operation	14.10.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TDI: Supply situation suffers bottlenecks / Plant shutdowns in Europe / Italian furniture industry desperate for material	12.10.2022
HUNTSMAN Speciality chemicals group lowers forecast / Further cost cutting under review	20.09.2022
KIMPUR Sales more than double at Turkish PU firm / Plant expansion continues after IPO / TPU distribution for Wanhua	01.09.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TDI: Possibly none of European plants in operation / BASF material on allocation	19.08.2022
MOL Q2 earnings up on higher hydrocarbon prices / Petrochemical sales, margins down significantly	17.08.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TDI: Covestro declares force majeure for production in Dormagen, Germany	15.08.2022
COVESTRO CEO Steilemann says Europe is heading for a long, deep recession / “Every watt counts”	10.08.2022
COVESTRO Full-year 2022 earnings forecast adjusted downward	01.08.2022
BASF Final stage of North American MDI upgrade / Capacity doubled from 2016 / Feedstock made from shale gas	21.07.2022
HUNTSMAN Start-up of new MDI splitter in US / Increase in proportion of high-quality products	19.07.2022

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