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AMENDEMENT No 1
STYRENE MONOMER SUPPLY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN STYROCHEM AND ELF ATOCHEM
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Elf Atochem agrees to extend the first termination notice from October 14/th/
1999 to December 31/st/ 1999.
At the same time the validity of the contract shall be extended from October
14/th/ 2000 to December 31/st/ 2000.
All the other articles included in the styrene monomer supply agreement
concluded between Elf Atochem and Styrochem on January 1998 shall remained
unchanged.
Date: 24/11/99 Date: 01/12/99
Elf Atochem
/s/ Eric Quenet /s/ Thomas L. Springer
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Eric QUENET Thomas L. SPRINGER
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Elf Atochem SA
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