DSM

Shruti Singhal will be DSM's next president of engineering plastics

VICTREX

CEO-designate Jakob Sigurdsson joins high-performance polymers producer

VICTREX

David Hummel to retire / Jakob Sigurdsson steps in as CEO

SADARA

"PlasChem Park" to include automotive cluster / OEM suppliers will be located on-site

DOW

First foreign company to receive Saudi trading licence / Diversification of economy

DOW

Kuwait public prosecutor reviews K-Dow cancellation / Parliament unhappy with the way the pull-out was handled / Papers name officials and managers involved

POLYONE

Donald Wiseman becomes president of Performance Products and Solutions

DOW

Arbitration court orders Kuwait to pay damages of USD 2.16 bn in K-Dow case / Breach of contract

DOW

US chemical giant plans to source ethane from shale gas reserves / New feedstock avenues open the way to raising North American cracker capacities

DOW

Earnings rise sharply, but analysts unimpressed with Q2 results / Gains from Styron sale pad

PLASTICS ECONOMY

Producers begin to emerge from recession / Capacity cutbacks help boost the bottom line / Asian rebound fuels hopes for worldwide recovery / Overextended players still dealing with crisis

DOW CHEMICAL

“Decisive action” leads to earnings growth despite recession / Styron sale still hanging in balance