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Issuer:     Trinseo PLC (TSEOF)
CIK:        0001519061
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-12-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-22-018794
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.05, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Trinseo plans plant closures in Germany, Mexico, Finland; expects $79M-$89M restructuring charges
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- Approves restructuring plan to close Boehlen, Germany styrene plant, partial Stade polycarbonate line, Matamoros PMMA sheet site, and cut Hamina SB latex capacity.
- Expects total restructuring charges of $79M-$89M, with $55M-$61M in Q4 2022; cash portion $67M-$77M through 2024.
- EU Commission fines company €32.6M for styrene purchasing probe; fine already accrued and paid in December 2022.
- Plan aims to reduce costs, improve profitability, and address cyclical markets and high natural gas prices.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519061/000155837022018794/0001558370-22-018794-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519061/000155837022018794/tse-20221213x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-22-018794

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