DUPONT

Building first “Zytel HTN” PPA plant in Europe / Germany-based facility to start up by mid-year

DUPONT

Sales and operating profit slide / Repositioning of business / Proposed merger with Dow is a priority

CORRECTION - POLYOLEFINS

Imminent commissioning of new large-scale global plants / Export-oriented production lines in Mexico and Saudi Arabia waiting in the wings / Uncertainty about Borouge / Iran makes a return / Europe as key export destination

POM

Output grows continuously by 7% a year / Consumption doubled over past decade / Global capacities approach 2m t/y / Situation unclear in China / EU imports pressure recyclate grades

NEWELL RUBBERMAID

Deal to combine with fellow consumer goods giant Jarden Corporation / Latest mammoth merge would create USD 16 bn mega-company / Completion expected in Q2 2016

DUPONT

Workforce cuts of 10% in USD 700m cost savings plan / Chattanooga plant in the US to close

DOWDUPONT

Follow up: Companies confirm “merger of equals” / Mega fusion receives the unanimous support of each player's board / Plan to split into three separate units / Liveris oversees plastics activities

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

DOW

US chemicals giant said to be in talks with DuPont over potential merge / Combination would create company worth USD 120 bn / Plans for three-way split of activities / Response to shareholder pressure?

COVERIS

Eric Grégoire to become president of EMEA Food & Consumer Products

DUPONT

Edward Breen appointed CEO

DUPONT

New corporate reshuffle splits and regroups polymers / Changes effective from January 2016

DUPONT

Biesterfeld Plastic appointed distributor for Russia

DOW

Stake in MEGlobal sold to Equate as Kuwaiti ventures restructured / MEG plant to be built on US Gulf Coast / Options under review for agrochemicals unit / Plastics leads gains in Q3 volumes but lower prices and foreign exchange hit sales

DUPONT

PA and thermoplastic elastomer resins developed for auto industry / Improved temperature and acid resistance in air duct applications

EVENTS

“Future of Polyolefins 2016” conference to take place in Amsterdam in January / PIE discount

DUPONT

CEO Ellen Kullman to retire / Search for replacement underway

EVENTS

“European Biopolymer Summit 2015” to be held in London in December

CHEMOURS

Closure of US TiO2 plants / Production will end in September 2015 / Part of transformation plan

SAFIC-ALCAN

French distributor buys chemical trading business of Bulgaria's Chimsnab / Majority stake in US speciality chemicals distributor ChemSpec acquired / Part of strategic expansion plans

CHEMOURS

DuPont spin-off with USD 18m loss in Q2 / Transformation plan aims to cut costs by USD 350m

ENGINEERING PLASTICS / BLENDS

Global demand expanding by 4.5% per year / PC and PA dominate market with highest growth rates / BCC Research study

CHEMOURS

New pre-compound for fluorinated rubber / Cost effective alternative in automotive applications

EVENTS

“2015 European Biopolymer Summit” to be held in London in December

DUPONT

Performance Chemicals business successfully spun off as The Chemours Company