KEM ONE

Sale of PVC maker completed / Acquired by Apollo Global Management

KEM ONE

Energy surcharge: PVC price hiked again / Filling the books ahead of the sale?

KEM ONE

Sale of PVC maker possible by end of year / Exclusive talks with Apollo Global Management

KEM ONE

PVC producer now out of external administration / Investments of EUR 300m for several projects

KEM ONE

Investors de Krassny and OpenGate to restructure French PVC producer

KEM ONE

Purchase of Kem One Innovative Vinyls from Klesch completed

KEM ONE

EU Commission approves state aid package / “Appropriate response” to company's woes / Investment projects proceeding / Now Europe's second largest PVC producer

KEM ONE

EU competition authorities approve the takeover of the downstream activities by OpenGate investor

YEAR IN REVIEW 2014

Part 2 – Plastics Production: Shale gas revolution drives Europe into a corner / Ailing facilities are consolidated / Massive changes in PVC market / Shale oil reserves change the balance once again

KEM ONE

EU investigates French state subsidies for PVC manufacturer / Doubts about compatibility with restructuring plans

KEM ONE

Converting mercury chlorine and caustic soda electrolysis at French site in Lavéra / State partially funds switch to bipolar membrane technology

PEOPLE

Alain de Krassny appointed Kem One president

KEM ONE

Joint takeover by industrialist and private equity / No indication of planned closures

KEM ONE

OpenGate leading in the stretch / Unions present project "Phoenix" / Further potential delays to final decision

KEM ONE

OpenGate and Alain de Krassny seen as top bidders for insolvent PVC maker