Chemical companies are preparing for a potentially disruptive Brexit as the U.K. withdrawal from the European Union threatens an integrated market underpinning more than 40 billion euros ($42 billion) a year in two-way trade. Marco Mensink, director general of the European Chemical Industry Council representing manufacturers such as BASF SE, Akzo Nobel NV and Dupont Co., said the U.K. and its EU partners are starting two years of talks on Britain's departure with widely differing posi tions. That's a particular risk for the chemicals industry because of the intensity of its cross-Channel shipments, he said.
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机译：化工公司正在为潜在的破坏性英国退欧做准备，因为英国退出欧盟威胁到一个整合的市场，该市场每年为双向贸易提供超过400亿欧元（420亿美元）的基础。欧洲化学工业理事会总干事马科·门辛克（Marco Mensink）代表巴斯夫SE，阿克苏·诺贝尔（Akzo Nobel NV）和杜邦（Dupont Co.）他说，由于跨渠道运输的强度，这对化工行业来说是一个特别的风险。
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