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BASF broke ground on its $10 bn verbund site here on 23 November. When complete it will be BASF’s third largest worldwide following Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.
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China exported 4.7m mattresses and cushions fitted with cellular rubber or plastics in Q1 2020, down by 32% from Q1 2019.
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China exported 1.7bn pairs of shoes in Q1 2020, down by 24.1% compared with Q1 2019.
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China exported 11m refrigerators and freezers in Q1 2020, down by 3.9% compared with Q1 2019.
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National polyol and diisocyanate producers and India's only listed flexible foam maker have all announced production shutdowns.
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Polyurethane production in Japan fell by 8.1% in February 2020, compared with the same month in 2019.
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Kenyan foamer, Superfoam has donated 50 mattresses to the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi.
