The US chemical company Dow is no longer ruling out the closure of two plants in Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony. These are plants in Schkopau (Saxony-Anhalt) and Böhlen (Saxony), as the company announced. Both are among the more energy-intensive and cost-intensive plants at the various Dow sites. The company did not disclose the number of employees affected.
"Dow is considering various options, the most likely of which are a temporary shutdown or closure of the plants," the company said. It spoke of a continuing challenging demand situation.
