Keyword: Plastics and Polymers
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30.10.2012
- Dow Chemical will take a fourth-quarter charge of as much as $1.1 billion related to last week's announcement that it will close 20 plants, write down the value of its lithium ion...
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25.10.2012
- Belgian chemicals and plastics maker Solvay reported a larger-than-expected core profit on Thursday, with record results from its consumer chemicals and speciality plastics. The...
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25.10.2012
- Dow Chemical Chief Executive Andrew Liveris defended on Wednesday his decision to slash spending on capital projects, saying the cuts will not deter the chemical maker from meeting...
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25.10.2012
- Road Map - Outwardly, at least Thierry Le Hénaff is unruffled by the prospect that French chemical producer Arkema --- along with similar sized-players in Germany and The...
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31.07.2012
- China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) , Asia's largest refiner, and German chemicals giant BASF said on Tuesday that they are looking at setting up a second chemicals joint...
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27.07.2012
- Belgian chemicals and plastics group Solvay reiterated its full-year forecast as its high growth divisions and cost cuts offset tough conditions in its PVC operations. Solvay's net...
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26.07.2012
- European oil refiners are set to lose a vital export market because the U.S. petrochemical industry is shifting away from reliance on oil products, notably naphtha, and using cheap...
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26.07.2012
- BASF's business performed solidly in Q2. The company improved sales by 6% to €19.5 billion and income from operations (EBIT) before special items increased by €253 million to €2.5...
