2.2.Partijen hebben op 15 februari 2006 een zogenoemd Memorandum of Understanding ondertekend. Het Memorandum luidt onder meer als volgt:
‘DSM (..) has decided tot discontinue the marketing and sales of TAS;
(..)
Subject to the terms and conditions of this MOU, DSM undertakes to sell and transfer to CPH, and CPH undertakes to buy and take and accept from DSM, as per March 13, 2006, (the marketing and sale of) the total and existing DSM TAS business, however excluding the swap deal with [B], which DSM will continue to handle and address itself (the transferred business to be referred to as the ‘TAS Business”). (..)
As consideration for the transfer of the TAS Business, CPH undertakes to pay to DSM a running goodwill remuneration (..).
DSM shall continue the production of TAS at a reference annual output of 41 kt (including 8kt for [B]) till the moment the existing TAS crystallizer unit will be transformed (planning: end October 2007) or its use is in any way discontinued or substantially affected. DSM shall inform CPH not later than June 1, 2007 whether or not said transformation shall take place by the end of 2007, in order to enable CPH to inform its customers in due time and to arrange for alternative TAS supply, when needed.
DSM undertakes to sell and deliver to CPH, as CPH undertakes to buy and take from DSM (..) 33kt TAS per calendar year at an Ex Works Geleen price of €68/mt (..). This price is including goodwill as set out in section 2.above and fixed till end 2007. (..)
(..) The positive margin result (..) will be shared between Parties on a 50/50 basis. (..)
(..)
11. This MOU shall come into effect on March 13, 2006, and will remain in force as long as DSM is able to manufacture at least 33 kt TAS per calendar year in Geleen, or unless previously terminated in accordance with its provisions. DSM is entitled to terminate this MOU, without liability for DSM, upon the occurrence of the situations described in Section 3 and this Section 11. Either party is entitled, without any liability or form of compensation being due, to terminate this MOU with at least an 18 months prior written notification to the other party, taking effect by the end of a calendar year.’