Financial Performance and Strategy news (page 27)

Versalis focuses on innovation, green chemicals, and emerging markets. Investments target growth, site upgrades, and elastomers, aiming for a 50% sales increase and €400m EBIT improvement by 2015.

The sale of the Sines ETBE plant will slightly boost Neste Oil's Q2 results. The plant, with a 50,000-tonne capacity, was converted to ETBE production in 2005.

The new center in La Wantzenau consolidates R&D for NBR, enhancing product innovation and global competitiveness. The site also focuses on sustainability, reducing energy costs by 90%.