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12.03.2009 CHINA NATIONAL SALT  Construction of PVC complex in Shanxi province begins

11.03.2009 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Total: Force majeure for LDPE from Gonfreville

11.03.2009 BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE  German MDI plant at Brunsbüttel shuttered until further notice / Customers supplied from Uerdingen

11.03.2009 BASF / DOW  New HPPO plant at Antwerp completes start-up phase

11.03.2009 HUNTSMAN  Fourth quarter “most challenging in the history of our industry” / 13% drop in MDI volumes

10.03.2009 DOW  Delayed takeover of Rohm & Haas sealed / Closing on 1 April 2009 / Price unchanged, but deal restructured

10.03.2009 BORSODCHEM  Job cut plan suspended following government intervention

09.03.2009 LA SEDA  Plant closure after 2008 losses / Acquisition spree Ended / PET merger with Indorama not yet clear

09.03.2009 A. SCHULMAN  International realignment as 2009 guidance withdrawn

06.03.2009 NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM  Start-up of PE production / Total polymer capacity now 600,000 t/y / Industrial park

04.03.2009 BAYER  Profits of MaterialScience plunge 85% in Q4 2008 / PC capacity use down by half, with six plants mothballed / No short term recovery expected

03.03.2009 DSM  Distribution agreement with Resinex in Turkey

02.03.2009 LYONDELLBASELL  US court grants injunction against claims by US creditors against European arm / 60-day reprieve

02.03.2009 FRX POLYMERS  Uhde to build and run flame retardants pilot plant

27.02.2009 BASF  Production, spending and headcount will shrink to fit markets / First quarterly loss since 2001 / Setbacks for plastics

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