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Ineos reduces phenol, acetone output at Gladbeck on feedstock issue

London, February 10, 2012, 758 am EST/1258 GMT

Ineos, the world's largest producer of phenol and acetone, reduced output at its Gladbeck facility, in western Germany, as freezing temperatures across Europe have been causing problems with the supply of feedstock cumene, a company executive said February 10.

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Iranian Oil Sanctions: Iran moves to speed ban on oil exports to EU

February 8, 2012

Members of the Iranian parliament are moving to accelerate a bill that would halt oil exports to the European Union ahead of an EU ban on oil imports from Iran that comes into force on July 1, and which would also ban imports of goods from the EU, Iranian news agencies reported February 7.

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