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History<br />
Innovene established.<br />
NOVA Innovene joint venture established.<br />
EVC Compounds renamed <strong>INE</strong>OS Compounds.<br />
<strong>INE</strong>OS acquires BASF's US and Canadian Polystyrene Business.<br />
<strong>INE</strong>OS Phenol acquires Cumene Plant in Port Arthur (500 ktpa) from<br />
Chevron Phillips.<br />
<strong>INE</strong>OS acquires Innovene from BP.<br />
• 2006 <strong>INE</strong>OS renames Innovene and forms <strong>INE</strong>OS Nitriles, <strong>INE</strong>OS Olefins, <strong>INE</strong>OS<br />
Olefins & Polymers USA, <strong>INE</strong>OS Oligomers, <strong>INE</strong>OS Polyolefins, <strong>INE</strong>OS<br />
Refining and <strong>INE</strong>OS Technologies.<br />
Creation of <strong>INE</strong>OS <strong>Chlor</strong>Vinyls joint management board.<br />
<strong>INE</strong>OS acquires the EO/EG business from BP in Köln.<br />
<strong>INE</strong>OS Enterprises acquires White Salt Business from Salt Union.<br />
• 2007 <strong>INE</strong>OS Fluor agrees joint venture with Zhejiang Xing Teng Chemical Company<br />
Limited to produce HF.<br />
<strong>INE</strong>OS <strong>Chlor</strong>Vinyls completes sale of E-PVC Business to Vinnolit.<br />
<strong>INE</strong>OS acquires Borealis AS and 50% of the Noretyl Cracker.<br />
<strong>INE</strong>OS acquires 51% of ABS Business from LANXESS and forms <strong>INE</strong>OS ABS.<br />
Expanded <strong>INE</strong>OS NOVA styrenics joint venture launched.<br />
• <strong>2008</strong> <strong>INE</strong>OS acquires Hydro Polymers and the remaining 50% share of the Noretyl<br />
Cracker from Norsk Hydro.<br />
Snapshot<br />
• Business Global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products<br />
• Turnover Approximately $ 45 billion<br />
• Personnel 16,600<br />
• Pedigree Amoco, BASF, Bayer, Borealis, BP Chemicals, Degussa, Dow, Enichem,<br />
Erdölchemie, Hoechst, ICI, Innovene, LANXESS, Norsk Hydro, Monsanto,<br />
Solvay, Unilever and Union Carbide.<br />
• Sites 76 manufacturing plants in 20 countries<br />
• Volume 53 million tonnes<br />
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