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Basic chemical plant closures highlight strain on European industry

Sabic has reversed its decision to refit and re-open its olefins cracker in Teesside, UK; Prax group, operator of the UK’s Lindsey oil refinery on the banks of the Humber river, has entered administration; and Dow Chemical has confirmed that it will close three European chemicals sites by the end of 2027.