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BRASKEM
Resins company adds LDPE alternative to its green plastics portfolio (23.05.2013)

BRASKEM
Higher resins prices boost Q1 operating profits (21.05.2013)

LYONDELLBASELL
European re-structuring includes German HDPE site / Under-performing production line to be mothballed late 2013 (17.05.2013)

BOREALIS
Profits hit by Borouge turnaround / Soft market conditions add to pressure on earnings / Final work on third stage at Ruwais JV is underway (17.05.2013)

JAPAN
Three major PP compounders to merge jv assets / GRP business still strategic (10.05.2013)

FORMOSA PLASTICS
Fire breaks out injuring 14 / Force majeure for PE line apparently in place (09.05.2013)

LYONDELLBASELL
Net profit up 50% in Q1 2013 / Europe continues “difficult” / More PE capacity planned (30.04.2013)

INEOS
Q1 profits fall by 11% following Lavera cracker outage / North America business benefits from low-cost feedstocks (30.04.2013)

JIANGSU SAILBOAT PETROCHEMICAL
Chinese olefins, polyolefins units licence Honeywell and LyondellBasell processes (30.04.2013)

DOW
EBITDA up 30% at USD 2.22 bn in Q1 2013 / Performance plastics segment leads the way in operating profit increase (29.04.2013)

TVK
2012 not a good year for the polyolefins group / Restructuring continues / Positive outlook remains for 2013 (29.04.2013)

LUKOIL
Kalush plants to resume production soon / Agreement reached with Ukrainian government (17.04.2013)

RICOAL
Coal chemical company plans new polyolefin production in Rostov-on-Don / Start-up set for 2016 (17.04.2013)

SIBUR
Tighter price spreads contribute to fall in operating profit in petrochemicals segment / Acquisitions boost group sales (11.04.2013)

EGYPT
New PE plant to start up in Alexandria in 2015 / Engineering contract awarded to Toyo and ENPPI / Part of national Petrochemicals Master Plan (04.04.2013)

NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
Licensing LyondellBasell technology for new PP plant (27.03.2013)

DOW
New specialty plastics plants to be built on US Gulf Coast / Cheap shale gas-derived feedstock (21.03.2013)

DOW
Licensing, plastics additives up for sale / Divestments worth USD 1.5 bn planned (19.03.2013)

PERTAMINA
Partnering with Thailand's PTT for proposed Indonesian petrochemical hub / Joint venture to be established before end of 2013 (18.03.2013)

INEOS
Downturn in European olefins and polyolefins business hits 2012 operating profit / Cheaper feedstocks benefit US (12.03.2013)

POLYETHYLENE
North America: Sasol building swing line / ExxonMobil plans to raise exports / New player eyeing facility in the Appalachians (11.03.2013)

NOVA CHEMICALS
Lower margins lead to fall in operating profit / Record cash generation enables debt reduction of over USD 1 bn (11.03.2013)

BASELL ORLEN
Quarrel ignites between joint venture partners Basell and Orlen / Poland demands compensation (06.03.2013)

BOREALIS
Acquisition of DEXPlastomers jv completed / DSM also sells LLDPE Compact Solution Technology (05.03.2013)

ORIENTAL ENERGY
Dow's "Unipol" license for PP plant in Shanghai / Propylene sourced from propane dehydrogenation unit (05.03.2013)

SABIC
HDPE plant in Gelsenkirchen to switch to bimodal types / Producers of blow-moulded containers targeted (04.03.2013)

LYONDELLBASELL
Job cuts at Italian research centre in Ferrara / Sale of Terni site to Novamont in progress? (28.02.2013)

BOREALIS
2012 net profits pulled down by poor polyolefins demand / European operations to be optimised further / Austrian PP catalyst plant onstream / Borouge 3 expansion on track (27.02.2013)

SIBUR
Uniform system of PP grading codes to be introduced by joint venture with Moscow Oil Refinery / Trading subsidiaries established in Turkey and Ukraine (26.02.2013)

POLIOM
PP plant in Omsk starts operations / C3 supply through propane fractioning (18.02.2013)

BRASKEM
Q4 operating profits soar on gains from divestments / Polyolefins and PVC sales volumes improve (12.02.2013)

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for PP from Tarragona / Unable to obtain necessary propylene feedstock (08.02.2013)

SABIC
Strike in Geleen comes to an end / Production returns to normal (06.02.2013)

DOW
EBITDA sinks 11% in 2012 on global slowdown / Feedstock strength to boost performance plastics (04.02.2013)

LYONDELLBASELL
Record operating profit of USD 5.86 bn in 2012 / Olefins and polyolefins businesses in North America “set the pace” / Lower volumes and margins hit Europe, Asia and international segment / Strong 2013 anticipated by CEO (04.02.2013)

BOREALIS
Plans to invest EUR 46m to upgrade European sites / C4 project in Stenungsund to improve n-butene supplies / Heater replacement at Porvoo phenol complex (04.02.2013)

SABIC
Union launches strikes in Geleen / Cracker to continue operating / Additional effects remain unclear (01.02.2013)

MITSUI CHEMICALS
Raising PP compound output in the US to meet rising automotive demand (31.01.2013)

DSM DYNEEMA
Singapore technical centre to serve Asia Pacific region (24.01.2013)

NOVA CHEMICALS
Canadian LDPE line restarts after modernisation / Returning to the LDPE market (21.01.2013)

SASOL
Follow-up: Iranian activities remain contested / Political pressure for a withdrawal from the Islamic Republic rises (11.01.2013)

DOW
Middle East business unit now includes North Africa and Turkey / Markus Wildi to head new “MENAT” division (11.01.2013)

ADVANCED
Turkey PP project with Bayegan is scrapped (10.01.2013)

SAUDI KAYAN
MOU with Petrokemya for 35,000 t/y UHMWPE plant at Al Jubail / Operation as 50:50 joint venture (09.01.2013)

KERMANSHAH HDPE
New HDPE line in north-western Iran goes on stream / Additional plants due to follow along West Ethylene pipeline (07.01.2013)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos cracker in Lavera is down / Reports of forces majeures for downstream products / So far FM only confirmed for C4 chain (04.01.2013)

EXXONMOBIL
Mega polyolefin complex in Singapore is commissioned / Naphtha cracker in start-up phase / US group now world's largest polyolefin producer (04.01.2013)

PERTAMINA
MoU with SK Global, PTT and Mitsubishi for petrochemical joint venture in Indonesia / Commissioning expected in 2017 (02.01.2013)

SASOL
No plans to quit Iranian petrochemical joint venture, news reports suggest / Activities could prompt international sanctions (21.12.2012)

RELIANCE
LyondellBasell's “Lupotech T” technology selected for Jamnagar LDPE/EVA plant (17.12.2012)

PETRONAS
LyondellBasell technology for two new PP lines in Pengerang (13.12.2012)

NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
License from Ineos for two new PE plants / Commissioning in 2015 (07.12.2012)

SHENHUA
LyondellBasell license for new LDPE/EVA swing plant in Xinjiang (05.12.2012)

PETRONAS
Ineos gets award for new HD/LLDPE swing plant / Part of mega-petchem project in Johor (04.12.2012)

MITSUI
Prime Polymers subsidiary building new metallocene LLDPE plant in Singapore / Part of medium-term growth strategy (27.11.2012)

BRASKEM IDESA
Construction of PE complex progressing on schedule / Start-up expected mid-2015 (26.11.2012)

REPSOL
Spanish Puertollano LDPE plant converted to EVA (26.11.2012)

BOREALIS
Profits and sales increase in Q3 2012 / Higher prices boost polyolefins result / Borouge 3 expansion on track (21.11.2012)

SHENHUA
New PP line in Urumqi / License from Ineos (21.11.2012)

DEXPLASTOMERS
Borealis will also acquire Exxon's stake in jv (20.11.2012)

HIP PETROHEMIJA
Modernised HPDE plant due on stream before year's end / Capacity upgrade to 90,000 t/y (20.11.2012)

BRASKEM
Q3 operating profits decline 1% on higher feedstock costs / Brazilian thermoplastic resins demand remains flat (16.11.2012)

LYONDELLBASELL
LDPE plant at Wesseling to restart in mid-2013 (15.11.2012)

SAUDI POLYMERS
Al Jubail complex trips over technical issues / Outage expected to last for four weeks (14.11.2012)

DSM
Stake in DEXPlastomers jv to go to Borealis / Production of C8 plastomers and LLDPE (13.11.2012)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Phillips' New Jersey refinery out for several weeks in the wake of “Sandy” / PP output also affected (08.11.2012)

DIOKI
Croatian polymer manufacturer ceases ethylene and PE production / Talks with investors over PS facilities (06.11.2012)

LYONDELLBASELL
Operating profit falls by 13% in Q3 2012 to USD 1.56 bn / Gains in Americas Olefins and Polyolefins help staunch fall in EBITDA / European O&P business records loss (29.10.2012)

INEOS
Group earnings improve year-on-year in Q3 / European olefins, polyolefins are weak spots (25.10.2012)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Force majeure remains in place for Total's PE output in Antwerp / Customers still on allocation (24.10.2012)

BOROUGE
Khalifa Port becomes new hub for global polyolefin exports (23.10.2012)

DOW
Marketing agreement reached for Sadara complex / Dow to sell majority of output (16.10.2012)

BOREALIS
Extending distribution agreement with Nexeo / “Bormed” products now sold across North America as well (10.10.2012)

SABIC
Saudi Kayan starts trial operations at Al Jubail LDPE line (08.10.2012)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Stavrolen cracker resumes operations / Downstream units also back on stream (27.09.2012)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis' LDPE line in Stenungsund back on stream / FM on cracker products lifted (27.09.2012)

GAIL
Feedstock supply and support for Indian plastics park / Industry companies invited to set up shop (26.09.2012)

BRASKEM
Call for government support for biopolymers investments / New measures necessary for green PP project to move forward / Comperj project could be downsized (25.09.2012)

NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
New ABS line to be commissioned this year / Standard thermoplastics output stable (21.09.2012)

VERSALIS
New office in Shanghai / Licensing and business partnerships in Asia / Joint venture agreement with Petronas (18.09.2012)

JIUTAI ENERGY
License agreement for Dow's “Unipol” PP process / New methanol-to-olefin plant in Inner Mongolia (17.09.2012)

SHELL
Foster Wheeler wins engineering contract for Qatar MEG project (11.09.2012)

LYONDELLBASELL
Majority owner Apollo in 17.5m share offering / Access declines to participate / S&P 500 listing (07.09.2012)

MITSUI
Ethylene cutbacks and HDPE plant closure in Chiba / Responding to weak demand in Japan and competition from Middle East and China (06.09.2012)

TVK
Q2 losses contained / Revenues sinking / Plans to launch butadiene line in Tiszaujvaros (04.09.2012)

LYONDELLBASELL
Terminating production of several PP grades from Wesseling (29.08.2012)

HIP PETROHEMIJA
Green light for capacity expansion / All plants to be idled until year's end / Ministerial working group intervenes (27.08.2012)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis declares FM for cracker products from Stenungsund / Reduced LDPE and HDPE output (24.08.2012)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for several HDPE grades from Poland / Problems encountered during post-maintenance restart (23.08.2012)

BRASKEM
Falling demand bites as operating profit falls by 27% year-on-year / Currency effects help increase sales / Market share in thermoplastic resins continues to rise (20.08.2012)

BOREALIS
Weak market hits second quarter 2012 profits in European polyolefins business / Borouge joint venture performs well (16.08.2012)

HIP PETROHEMIJA
CEO quits petrochemical group / Cracker and polyolefin lines to resume operations in August (31.07.2012)

LYONDELLBASELL
EBITDA improves by 11% in first quarter of 2012 / Higher margins in European olefins business/ Ethylene production cost falls provide boost to North American PE earnings (31.07.2012)

SABIC IP
Raising “Stamax” long glass-fibre PP composites output in Belgium / Meeting rising demand from the automotive sector (26.07.2012)

BRASKEM
Poor petrochemicals prospects prompt building delays / Construction of three Brazilian plants postponed to 2013 (24.07.2012)

INEOS TECHNOLOGIES
Innovene licenses awarded to Rosneft subsidiary for new petrochemical complex near Vladivostok (13.07.2012)

UNIPETROL
Plans to modernise HDPE line in Litvinov / New bimodal facility to replace older one (13.07.2012)

BRASKEM
Takeover of propylene splitter at Philadelphia refinery / Backward integration of PP line (10.07.2012)

SAUDI KAYAN
Jacobs Engineering contracted for new UHMWPE line in Al Jubail (04.07.2012)

HIP PETROHEMIJA
Plans to raise HDPE output in Pancevo / Line will be idled for three months in Q4 2012 (21.06.2012)

SADARA CHEMICAL
Engineering contract awarded for Saudi PE project / Start-up expected in 2015-2016 (15.06.2012)

ADVANCED
Agreement to source propylene from Aramco-Total joint venture in Al Jubail (13.06.2012)

NATPET / A. SCHULMAN
New polypropylene joint venture in Saudi Arabia / Two-phase project (12.06.2012)

EXXONMOBIL
New ethane cracker and PE plants at Baytown / Cheap US shale gas gives price advantage (05.06.2012)

SAUDI ARAMCO
Rabigh II petrochemicals expansion in Saudi Arabia approved / Investment cost estimated at USD 7 bn / Start-up expected in 2016 (04.06.2012)

BRASKEM
Bioplastics production unaffected by Brazil sugarcane shortage / Capacity of 200,000 t/y "green PE" (04.06.2012)

HIP PETROHEMIJA
Frost-idled plants back to normal / Revamp should boost plant efficiency (31.05.2012)

LYONDELLBASELL
Third production unit at Wesseling could be restarted soon / Aftermath of January explosion (30.05.2012)

MITSUI
Raising PP compound output across the globe / Acquisition in Brazil / Meeting increased demand from global automotive sector (22.05.2012)

BRASKEM
Mulling new US plant fed by cheaper shale gas feedstock / Decision to be made this year (17.05.2012)

BRASKEM
Net profit plunges 50% in Q1 hit by high naphtha costs / Resins demand improves (14.05.2012)

SK GLOBAL
Building new plastomer and elastomer plant in Ulsan (14.05.2012)

SIBUR
Launching PP imports to battle tightness in Russian market (14.05.2012)

INEOS
Possible sale of two HDPE plants / Increased focus on integrated assets (11.05.2012)

HPCL-MITTAL
Guru Gobind Singh refinery and PP plant officially commissioned (09.05.2012)

ADVANCED
Saudi group sets up joint venture with Turkey's Bayegan / Integrated PP plant to go on stream in Turkey in 2015 (09.05.2012)

DATONG COAL MINE
Construction works for mega petrochemical project kick off / Manufacturing PE, PP and POM from coal (08.05.2012)

CHEVRON PHILLIPS
Sweeny picked as location for two new polyethylene lines / Shaw Group will design Cedar Bayou cracker (07.05.2012)

LYONDELLBASELL
EBITDA sinks 12% year-on-year in Q1 2012 / Improvement seen against final 2011 quarter (02.05.2012)

ALPEK
Mexican petrochemical giant seeks IPO (02.05.2012)

INEOS
EBITDA down 19% in Q1 / “Healthy” phenol margins reflect tight supply / Debt refinancing (23.04.2012)

W. R. GRACE
Agreement with Dow to develop next generation catalysts for PP production / Commercial start in 2012 (16.04.2012)

POLIMERI EUROPA
Eni subsidiary changes name to Versalis / Part of strategic realignment (12.04.2012)

LUKOIL
Follow-up: Ethylene production at Stavrolen subsidiary likely to be out until August / Awaiting equipment deliveries from abroad (30.03.2012)

BOREALIS
Follow-up: LDPE line in Stenungsund being started up (23.03.2012)

SHENHUA
Ineos license for PP plant in Yulin City / Methanol-to-olefins complex starts to take shape (23.03.2012)

LUKOIL
Stavrolen subsidiary resumes PP production in Budyonnovsk / Ethylene repair works proceeding apace (22.03.2012)

LYONDELLBASELL
Source of Wesseling explosion determined / Line partially running again / Still unclear how long outage will last (14.03.2012)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Serbia's HIP Petrohemija lifts FM for Pancevo / Site currently in maintenance turnaround (07.03.2012)

FORMOSA PLASTICS
Cracker and LDPE project announced in Texas / Start-up scheduled for 2016 (02.03.2012)

BRASKEM
Looking to enlist in South Korean stock exchange / Bid to secure new capital (01.03.2012)

SHENHUA
New LDPE-EVA swing-line in Yulin / LyondellBasell provides the license (29.02.2012)

BOREALIS
Volatile economic climate hits 2011 operating profit / Polyolefins margins eroded / Borouge 2 expansion achieves full performance levels (28.02.2012)

HPCL-MITTAL
Start-up of large-scale Indian PP plant imminent (22.02.2012)

INEOS TECHNOLOGIES
Ineos Technologies' “Innovene” PP process selected for 350,000 t/y Inner Mongolian PP plant (17.02.2012)

LYONDELLBASELL
Improvement across the board in 2011 / Earnings pressure in Q4 / Refinery operations drive (15.02.2012)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Cold spell forces Serbia's HIP to declare force majeure (10.02.2012)

LUKOIL
Follow-up: Investigation of Stavrolen cracker blaze wrapped up / Corrosion and wear blamed / Renewed start-up in April? (09.02.2012)

PETKIM
Turkey puts its stake in country's largest petrochemical producer up for sale / Construction of new mega-refinery reportedly continues apace (09.02.2012)

DOW
US chemical giant reports net loss for Q4 2011 / Plastics capacity use down / Brighter outlook (07.02.2012)

LYONDELLBASELL
“Hostalen” ACP process licensed to China / Start-up of new HDPE plant in 2014 (31.01.2012)

LOTTE
Asian Development Bank supports Honam Petrochemical's polyolefin project in Uzbekistan / Start-up scheduled for 2015 (30.01.2012)

SINOPEC
New PP unit commissioned at relocated refinery in south China (11.01.2012)

DSM DYNEEMA
Swiss UHMwPE tape production plant to close up shop (04.01.2012)

BRASKEM
Plans to focus activities on Brazil this year / USD 5 bn in investments / Exploring options for PE in North America? (04.01.2012)

LUKOIL
Follow-up: Stavrolen cracker could be out until February / Investigation of blaze ongoing (02.01.2012)

SIBUR
Mulling new petrochemical hub in western Siberia / Project still has to meet board approval (23.12.2011)

LUKOIL
Blaze takes out Stavrolen cracker in the Caucasus (21.12.2011)

CHEVRON PHILLIPS
Key points of North American ethane cracker feasibility study completed / Final decision for downstream PE units to come in early 2012 (19.12.2011)

QATAR
Follow-up: Shell and Qatar Petroleum ink deal on scope of proposed Ras Laffan petrochemical hub / Output to go towards growing Asian markets (16.12.2011)

SASOL
Cracker complex planned at Lake Charles site in USA / Study to be completed in 2013 / Exit from Iran polymers jv proposed (12.12.2011)

HIP PETROHEMIJA
Breathing new life into polyolefin expansion plans / Debt restructured / NIS receives additional shares (08.12.2011)

SLOVNAFT
De-icing plans for new LDPE line in Bratislava / Raising output and modernising cracker (06.12.2011)

TOTAL
Strengthening its commitment to the styrene chain / Plans to expand chemical activities (02.12.2011)

BRASKEM
New agreement signed with Petroperu to build PE complex in Peru (29.11.2011)

BRASKEM
Currency fluctuations result in Q3 net loss / EBITDA falls on lower resin prices / Brazil PVC project to start up in May 2012 / Brazilian resin demand flat (18.11.2011)

BOREALIS
Net profit nearly doubles in Q3 / Management sees increasingly challenging European market (16.11.2011)

BRASKEM IDESA
Mexico PE complex more expensive than planned / Start up in 2015 / Ethane feedstock from Pemex (16.11.2011)

LYONDELL BASELL
Sales increase by 29% in third quarter of 2010 / Operating profit reaches record high of USD 1.79 bn / Net debt cleared (03.11.2011)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
No PE force majeure at Polimeri Europa / Explosion takes out cracker and downstream units (01.11.2011)

SINOPEC
New PP plant with “Innovene” license to be built in Maoming / Fourth Ineos license in China this year (24.10.2011)

LYONDELLBASELL
Change in logistics structure / Distributors to serve clients directly from European production sites / “Alastian” online sales service to shut up shop in November (24.10.2011)

POLIMERI EUROPA
Realignment towards higher-value products / Plans to invest EUR 1.6 bn up to 2016 / Huge reconstruction in Sicily (20.10.2011)

SINOPEC
Work begins on polyolefins complex in Guizhou (10.10.2011)

DOW CHEMICAL
Follow-up: Divestiture of PP business to Braskem completed (05.10.2011)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares FM for Berre polyolefins (30.09.2011)

SIAM CEMENT
Thai group invests in Indonesia's petrochemical sector / Acquires shares in Chandra Asri (22.09.2011)

SIBUR
Plans to launch PE production at the Caspian Sea reportedly taken off the shelf again / New LDPE line to start up by 2015? (21.09.2011)

CHEVRON PHILLIPS
Phillips Sumika PP plant to close / Joint venture to be dissolved (16.09.2011)

QINGHAI SALT LAKE
Another Chinese firm takes “Unipol“ licence / Coal-to-PP unit part of magnesium metals complex (16.09.2011)

CHINACOAL
Coal-based polyolefins projects gearing up / Two new PP lines will use Dow's “Unipol” process (15.09.2011)

INEOS
Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group is latest Chinese player to adopt “Innovene” PP process (09.09.2011)

INEOS
Innovene PP process selected for Yanchang Petroleum project in China (05.09.2011)

PETROBRAS
Polyolefins capacities increased in Comperj project / PET plans removed / Revised project includes second refinery (05.09.2011)

BRASKEM
Profits boosted by higher resin prices in Q2 / Recovery in sales volumes limited by power disruptions (16.08.2011)

BOREALIS
Operating profit falls in Q2 / “Increasingly difficult” market / Borouge 3 on track (16.08.2011)

FORMOSA PLASTICS
Facilities idled after renewed fire / Unclear how long the outage will last / Rising concerns across Asia (11.08.2011)

LYONDELLBASELL
After strong H1, polyolefins group sees “positive” outlook for 2011 / Quarter to quarter improvement (05.08.2011)

DOW CHEMICAL
Polypropylene business sold to Brazil's Braskem for USD 340m / Focus on downstream solutions / Sale consolidates Braskem's PP leadership in North America (28.07.2011)

OPAL
Italy's Tecnimont charged with realisation of new PP and PE lines in India's Dahej Special Economic Zone (28.06.2011)

LOTTE
Will Honam Petrochemical subsidiary quit Qatar project? (24.06.2011)

REPSOL
Plans to raise EVA capacity in Spain / Focus on higher VA content grades (07.06.2011)

LYONDELLBASELL
Plans to sell Berre refinery in France announced / LDPE and PP production will be continued (03.06.2011)

OMAN
Sohar refinery expansion will facilitate feedstock delivery to plastics / USD 1.5 bn investment (30.05.2011)

BOREALIS
Operating profit soars in Q1 as Borouge 2 expansion kicks in (23.05.2011)

LYONDELLBASELL
Surge of 119% in Q1 EBITDA / Margins improve despite feedstock gains / US cracker expansion? (05.05.2011)

KAZAKHSTAN
Plans for new 500,000 t/y PP complex / Lummus supplies licence and engineering work (19.04.2011)

DIOKI
Croatian polymer manufacturer in dire straits / Huge losses in 2010 / Sale as the last remaining option? (06.04.2011)

TORAY
Advanced films unit resumes films production after Japan earthquake / ABS resins and PP films plants running at close to regular rates (05.04.2011)

BRASKEM
Venezuela PE project remains on hold / PP project on track / Full year EBITDA rises 27% (25.03.2011)

GALLOO PLASTICS
Recyclate output to quadruple by 2015 / Plans to start polyamide compound production (23.03.2011)

BOREALIS
Operating profit rises to EUR 349m in 2010 / Borouge 2 start up adds to improved results (01.03.2011)

BRASKEM
Quattor acquisition approved by Brazilian authorities (01.03.2011)

AMIR KABIR
LDPE line in Iran's Mahshar now on stream (24.02.2011)

TITAN
PP project in Omsk to be completed in August (23.02.2011)

LYONDELLBASELL
Strong earnings rebound after Chapter 11 exit / Feedstocks impact European performance (22.02.2011)

INEOS
Strikes and severe weather affect EBITDA in Q4 / Strong growth in profits over full year (21.02.2011)

UZBEKISTAN
Follow-up: Indorama enters into MOU with Uzbekneftegaz / Plans to establish PE joint venture / Project feasibility study currently under review (16.02.2011)

CELANESE
Plans to raise EVA capacity at Edmonton plant (14.02.2011)

UZBEKISTAN
Plans to invest USD 1.2 bn to upgrade PE complex / Indorama reported to be a key investor (11.02.2011)

A. SCHULMAN
Merger of Italian and Australian plants / Integrating ICO Polymers activities (11.02.2011)

LOW & BONAR
PP geotextiles project planned in Saudi Arabia / Joint venture with NATPET (11.02.2011)

BOROUGE
HEC awarded contract to build 80,000 t/y XLPE plant (01.02.2011)

SIBUR
Polymers production to rise 26% in 2011 / Significant increases planned for 2012-2013 (01.02.2011)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares FM for LDPE from Cologne (31.01.2011)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
One of Sabic's Geleen crackers idled unexpectedly / Polymerisation apparently unaffected (28.01.2011)

CHANDRA ASRI
Merger with Tri Polyta / Indonesia's largest petrochemical giant created (17.01.2011)

SIPCHEM
Engineering contract awarded for Jubail EVA and LDPE project (10.01.2011)

SIBUR
Russian billionaire acquires 50% of shares (05.01.2011)

QATAR
Follow-up: Shell signs MoU with Qatar Petroleum to study project / Complex to include 1.5m t MEG plant (23.12.2010)

DOW
Commercial-scale plant for polyolefin encapsulant films / Demand from photovoltaics industry (21.12.2010)

BOREALIS
Borstar plant in Porvoo to be upgraded / Capacity to rise by 15,000 t/y (20.12.2010)

SABIC
Market offensive for film materials in Poland / Future LDPE deliveries from Wilton (10.12.2010)

QATAR
Follow-up: Shell and Total Petrochemicals pursue Ras Laffan project (03.12.2010)

TOTAL
Is French oil giant about to replace ExxonMobil at mega project in Ras Laffan? (01.12.2010)

BOREALIS / IPIC
Future growth through expansions and acquisitions (29.11.2010)

SABIC
New polyolefin logistics centre in UK (25.11.2010)

DOW
Plans for MTO plant in Yulin submitted to Chinese authorities / First phase of common project with Shenhua to cost USD 10 bn (19.11.2010)

BRASKEM
Earnings suffer from low plastics prices / EBITDA sinks 7% in Q3 / Brazilian resins demand continues to strengthen (17.11.2010)

LUKOIL
Start-up of chlorine production / PVC line on stream in December / Ethylene and HDPE plants back in operation (17.11.2010)

SIBUR
Plants in Perm are now on stream (15.11.2010)

BRASKEM
Ineos process selected for Mexican PE plants / Strategic partnership signed with Ineos for HDPE and LLDPE (15.11.2010)

Q-CHEM II
Inauguration of 350,000 t/y HDPE plant in Mesaieed (10.11.2010)

SIBUR
Expansion of polymer output continues / PP to be sold in Europe / Polyethylene upgrade not yet ripe (09.11.2010)

BOREALIS
Third quarter operating profit increases by 38% to EUR 80m / Sales increase and net debt falls by EUR 103m / Price stability aids polyolefins result (09.11.2010)

DOW CHEMICAL
Official start-up of octene LLDPE line in Map Ta Phut (08.11.2010)

BOREALIS
“Water for the world” aid programme with Bourouge completes its third year / Significant milestones in providing water access and raising awareness (05.11.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Operating profits and sales increase in Q3 2010 / Auto industry recovery boosts PP compounding (02.11.2010)

BRASKEM
Progress on "green" propylene and PP project / Start-up scheduled for 2013 (01.11.2010)

BOREALIS
Pilot project to produce shopping cart and basket from recycled polyolefins / Virgin PP combination launched at “K 2010” (31.10.2010)

CARBON HOLDINGS
Engineering contract awarded for Egypt PE project (27.10.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
French sites still have reserves for polyolefin production (26.10.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total declares force majeure for PE and PS from France (21.10.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total's PP lines in France idled by strike / Force majeure extended indefinitely (20.10.2010)

BRASKEM
Modernisation of North American PP business / Expansion of one PP line and closure of another (18.10.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Public listing on New York Stock Exchange (12.10.2010)

TRANS POLYMERS
Plans to build PE plant in Pakistan / Large-scale project to include cracker and PP line (11.10.2010)

UNIPETROL
Czech polyolefin producer to strengthen its activities in German-speaking countries / HDPE and PP from Litvinov (01.10.2010)

RELIANCE
Previously shelved plans for Jamnagar cracker revived / Indian group has great ambitions for polyolefins (30.09.2010)

BRASKEM
Ethylene-from-ethanol PE plant in operation (30.09.2010)

SABIC
Environmentally-friendly solutions using HDPE (28.09.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Brindisi PP capacity to rise by 50,000 t/y / Process upgrade for more sophisticated products (27.09.2010)

PUCHENG CHEMICAL
New 400,000 t/y PP plant in China to start in 2013 (17.09.2010)

SIBUR
Joint venture in PP with Moscow Oil Refinery / Plans to acquire Russian polyolefins producer (16.09.2010)

SHELL
Chinese joint venture completes maintenance and debottlenecking / Ethylene output now 950,000 t (10.09.2010)

SINOPEC
Joint venture with DuPont kicks off EVA production in Beijing (01.09.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
New PE line in Münchsmünster running at full capacity / Uncertain future for old line in Frankfurt (30.08.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Exiting from Iran, Syria and Sudan / Polyolefin licences affected / Consequences remain unclear (27.08.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Follow-up: Polymer lines start up in Mongolia / China breaks ground on producing coal-based PE and PP (26.08.2010)

SAUDI KAYAN
Trial run for Al Jubail PP line (25.08.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell again declares force majeure for PP from Carrington (24.08.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Sales and profits jump as giant exits bankruptcy protection / Strong US ethylene margins contribute to improved earnings / Gains in Europe and Asia (19.08.2010)

BOREALIS
Earnings rebound strongly in second quarter / Polyolefin margins improve on lower feedstock (16.08.2010)

BRASKEM
EBITDA and revenues rise in Q2 / Brazil's resin demand forecast to grow 10% / Green PE production to start in September (12.08.2010)

BRASKEM
New green PE plant to start up in August / 80% of future production already sold (26.07.2010)

SABIC
MOUs to supply 600,000 t/y of polymers to eight Chinese customers / Deal worth EUR 690m (26.07.2010)

BOREALIS
New mobility unit strengthens cooperation with Borouge joint venture / Increasing supply and service capability for global automotive customers (19.07.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for PP from Brindisi (14.07.2010)

SABIC / SINOPEC
Commercial production kicks off at Tianjin petrochemical complex (14.07.2010)

SIBUR
EPS sales begin ahead of plant start-up (09.07.2010)

BOREALIS
Feedstock supply for Porvoo plant secured / FM for phenol lifted (05.07.2010)

DOW
Follow-up: Most plants in Schkopau resume operations (24.06.2010)

DOW
Several lines down following Schkopau blaze / Start-up processes begin (18.06.2010)

SIBUR
Sales and EBITDA decline in 2009 / Lower demand / Major plastics expansion projects (18.06.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
New HDPE line in Münchsmünster about to start up / Integrated plant producing 320,000 t/y of multimodal PE (15.06.2010)

BOROUGE
Expansion phase 2 kicks off as planned / Shanghai manufacturing facility inaugurated (15.06.2010)

OXEA
Oberhausen LDPE unit to go to Polimeri Europa / Future focus on oxo intermediates and derivatives (14.06.2010)

BOREALIS
New LDPE line in Stenungsund officially inaugurated (07.06.2010)

BOROUGE
Contract signed for expansion stage 3 / Linde builds cracker / Further PP compounding plant in China (04.06.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for LDPE from Berre (02.06.2010)

SABIC
New PP random copolymer allows energy savings (02.06.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Modest Q1 profit on demand rise / Improved margins / Final quarter under Chapter 11 (28.05.2010)

YANCHANG PETROLEUM
New petrochemical complex at the border to Inner Mongolia / Methanol-based plant (25.05.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Poland's Basell Orlen declares force majeure for PP (20.05.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Post-Chapter 11 business centred on “operational excellence” / Head of Europe division Anton de Vries in exclusive interview with PIE / No additional PP plant closures planned / Feedstocks tight (20.05.2010)

BRASKEM
Loss reported for first quarter / PVC expansion planned in Brazil / Focus on high priority projects (18.05.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: LyondellBasell's Aubette plant is down (14.05.2010)

BOREALIS
Profit turnaround in Q1 / Margin improvement / CEO warns that upswing may not continue (10.05.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
C3 supply problems prompt Total to declare FM for PP (07.05.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Chapter 11 exited on 30 April as planned (04.05.2010)

TOMSKNEFTEKHIM
Sibur subsidiary optimises PP output / New bagging facility for PP and LDPE materials destined for export (03.05.2010)

BRASKEM
PP project in Venezuela downsized / PE project delayed (03.05.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Exit from Chapter 11 definitively sealed / US stock listing to be sought from third quarter (27.04.2010)

SINOPEC
Production starts up at 1m t/y cracker complex with PE line in Zhenai / Chinese resins manufacturer (26.04.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
US government probes Kazakhstan payment / Polyolefins group blows the whistle on itself (09.04.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell lifts FM for PP from Carrington (07.04.2010)

ROMPETROL PETROCHEMICALS
HDPE capacity at Constanta plant to increase by 70% (06.04.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Thai jv completes PP expansion project / Output ramped up to 700,000 t/y / Packaging demand up (31.03.2010)

SINOPEC
Chinese become new partner for polypropylene plant in Kazakhstan / LyondellBasell withdraws (26.03.2010)

BOROUGE
“Borouge 2” to begin operations in mid-2010 as planned / Capacity to triple (22.03.2010)

BOREALIS
Earnings down 85% in 2009 / Turnaround in H2 / CEO sees “outstanding achievement” in recession (19.03.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Technical problem shuts down Ineos' Grangemouth PP plant / No FM (18.03.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for PP from Carrington (17.03.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Reorganisation plan approved / Chapter 11 exit is foreseen for 30 April / Apollo will have majority (12.03.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Latest Reliance offer rejected? / Polyolefins group sees sales crash, slight rise in operating profit in 2009 (04.03.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Closure of PP plant in Italy planned (26.02.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Reliance said to increase bid to USD 14.5 bn in cash and stock options / Analysts sceptical (23.02.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Payout increase in out-of-court settlement with unsecured creditors / Chapter 11 exit speeded? (17.02.2010)

OPAL
Indian company building new LDPE and PP plants based on Ineos technology (12.02.2010)

SALAVATNEFTEORGSINTEZ
Start-up of new HDPE line completed / Russia's only suspension-method HDPE production site (11.02.2010)

INEOS
“Technical issue” takes out Cologne LDPE line / No impact on customers, producer says (09.02.2010)

BOREALIS
New LDPE plant starts up in Sweden (03.02.2010)

BRASKEM
Brazilians announce the acquisition of Sunoco's PP activities / First move in planned future penetration of US market (02.02.2010)

BRASKEM
Quattor acquisition completed / Largest commodity manufacturer in the Americas / In talks to acquire US operations (27.01.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Court grants three months to exclusively prepare reorganisation plan / Damper for Reliance bid? (25.01.2010)

BRAZIL
Merger of Braskem and Quattor seems imminent / Shareholder resistance fruitless (19.01.2010)

CARMEL
Acquisition by Oil Refineries / Move to optimise production process (14.01.2010)

BOROUGE
Expansion in China / Sales office at Guangzhou flanks logistics hub / Applied R&D in Shanghai (13.01.2010)

LYONDELLBASELL
Reliance said to sweeten its offer / Court hearing on reorganisation plan set for early February (12.01.2010)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
World-scale ethylene and PE complex to be built at Ras Laffan / New cracker to start next month (08.01.2010)

BOREALIS
Exit from rotomoulding business in March 2010 / Polyolefins group cites shrinking end-user market (04.01.2010)

SIBUR
MoU signed to create Russia's largest PP complex (04.01.2010)

BRASKEM
Collaboration with Novozymes to develop green PP (22.12.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Reorganisation plan filed / Chapter 11 exit delayed for nine months / More time to reduce debt (21.12.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Cooperation with Hyundai for manufacture of PP compounds in India (14.12.2009)

TETRA PAK
Tests on green HDPE caps planned / Braskem to supply material from 2011 (09.12.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
One PP line in Wesseling to close by year's end (01.12.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Qatofin's LLDPE line in Mesaieed / Qatar officially comes on stream (30.11.2009)

BOREALIS
New Innovation Headquarters in Upper Austria / Research to centre on developing “plastic materials of the future” (25.11.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
“Preliminary, non-binding” takeover bid from Reliance / Exit from Chapter 11 to be delayed? (23.11.2009)

BRASKEM
Mexican PE complex planned with Idesa / Investment cost estimated at USD 2.5 bn (16.11.2009)

POLYMER-CHEMIE
Divestment of subsidiary Polymer-Tec to Sekisui Alveo / Hay family withdraws / Compounding activities expanded (12.11.2009)

BOREALIS
Follow-up: HDPE line in Beringen to close in March 2010 (05.11.2009)

FUJIAN REFINING & PETROCHEMICAL
ExxonMobil joint venture in China starts up cracker and downstream facilities (04.11.2009)

BOREALIS
Ashland to be sole European distributor for automotive business / Resinex is eliminated (03.11.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Al Jubail jv starts up 450,000 t/y PP plant / World's largest line operated by "Spherizone" technology (29.10.2009)

BOREALIS
HDPE production facility in Beringen to be closed (07.10.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
HIP Petrohemija restarts production / Naphtha supplier NIS converts debts into shares (02.10.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total: Ethylene ignites in Gonfreville / LDPE plant at a standstill / Group launches inspection of 13 sites in France (30.09.2009)

SIBUR
Financing secured for Tobolsk PP plant (28.09.2009)

PEOPLE
Pappas retires as Nova Chemicals CEO after less than a year on the job (25.09.2009)

APPC
Maintenance work leads to profits fall in Q2 2009 (21.09.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Reorganisation plan foresees continuation of all existing businesses / Flotation after Chapter 11 exit (16.09.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Final closure of LDPE plant in Carrington (15.09.2009)

POLYMER-CHEMIE
Plastics Compounds unit spun-off into new company called Polyblend (10.09.2009)

COMMODITY MARKETS
Qatar: Ras Laffan megacracker about to come on stream / Qatofin's LLDPE plant in Mesaieed to start operating soon (09.09.2009)

MANGALORE REFINERY & PETROCHEMICAL
Construction of a polypropylene line in southern India (03.09.2009)

DUSHANZI PETROCHEMICAL
PetroChina subsidiary starts up PE and PP lines (01.09.2009)

SABIC EUROPE
Wilton LDPE plant set to start test runs next month (24.08.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Alastian website now offers PE from Al Jubail jv (19.08.2009)

HIP PETROHEMIJA
Production to restart in mid-September / Naphtha supply deal with Lukoil / Serbian state aid sought (18.08.2009)

SINOPEC
Environmental concerns force move of petchems JV (14.08.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
New 400,000 t/y LDPE line at Al Jubail outperforms expectations / Energy efficiency is touted (13.08.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis lifts FM on HDPE from Stenungsund / Swedish steam cracker is back on stream (12.08.2009)

BOREALIS
Profits improve in second quarter 2009 / Margins remain pressured / Focus on cost competitiveness (11.08.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell's Knapsack PP plant restarted (10.08.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Bankruptcy financing extended / Creditors' lawsuit (07.08.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell PP plant at Knapsack temporarily halted / No effect on customer supply (07.08.2009)

NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
Production of LLDPE commences at Nizhnekamsk (07.08.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Creditors sue owner, execs and lenders / Charges of fraud in 2007 merger / Potter named new CFO (28.07.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell lifts force majeure on HDPE at Plock (24.07.2009)

SABIC
Chinese government approves partnership with Sinopec for Tianjan complex / Study on adding PC (23.07.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis declares force majeure on HDPE products from Stenungsund (22.07.2009)

INEOS
Dispute with LyondellBasell over future of HDPE plant at Chocolate Bayou / UK group wants to buy (17.07.2009)

HIP PETROHEMIJA
Serbian petrochemicals company on the brink / No money for feedstocks / Subsidiaries to be sold (17.07.2009)

BIESTERFELD PLASTIC
Distribution of Ineos Nova PS extended into UK and Ireland / Biesterfeld Petroplas JV established (14.07.2009)

PERSERO
“Unipol” licence for 250,000 t/y Indonesian PP line (06.07.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell: Cracker outage forces FM for some Polish-produced HDPE products / PP supplies also threatened? (30.06.2009)

EQUATE
Shuaiba expansion adds 225,000 t/y to PE capacity (23.06.2009)

BOREALIS
Third gas phase reactor started at Schwechat (22.06.2009)

SIPCHEM
EVA plant to use ExxonMobil process (08.06.2009)

POLIMERI
Plans to increase PE production in France (29.05.2009)

BOROUGE
Polyolefins expansion progressed in UAE / Compounding plant planned for Shanghai (28.05.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Distribution in Turkey to become more flexible / New regional storage warehouse (22.05.2009)

BRASKEM
Acquisition of Petroquímica Triunfo (21.05.2009)

PEOPLE
LyondellBasell: James L. Callogly to be new CEO / Volker Trautz retiring (15.05.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
HDPE production to cease at Chocolate Bayou (15.05.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
New ownership structure / Blavatnik and London partner form jv / Claims bar date extended (14.05.2009)

SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS
RheTech to produce “Stamax” LGF PP in US (13.05.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Al-Jubail petrochemical complex started up (12.05.2009)

BOREALIS
Net loss in Q1 2009 is improvement on final 2008 quarter / Focus on cash management / Projects on track (08.05.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
“We will emerge from Chapter 11 a stronger company” / International president de Vries in exclusive interview (29.04.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Holding company added to Chapter 11 filing / Protection of European assets from US claims (24.04.2009)

PETKIM
JV with NPC to build PE and methanol plant (24.04.2009)

PETRO RABIGH
Cracker start-up as complex nears completion / MOU is signed for Rabigh II feasibility study (23.04.2009)

BOREALIS
Borouge 2.5m t/y expansion enters design phase (20.04.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
LDPE plant in Fos-sur-Mer to close permanently (06.04.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Turnaround specialist named to supervisory board (02.04.2009)

SABIC
Logistics centre opened in Greece (25.03.2009)

SABIC EUROPE
Closure of LDPE autoclave unit at Geleen this year (23.03.2009)

BOREALIS
“Solid” 2008 performance despite poor Q4 (17.03.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Commitment to KPI complex confirmed (17.03.2009)

TOTAL
Petrochemicals France streamlining to cost 306 jobs / Plants at Carling and Gonfreville to close (13.03.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total: Force majeure for LDPE from Gonfreville (11.03.2009)

NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
Start-up of PE production / Total polymer capacity now 600,000 t/y / Industrial park (06.03.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
US court grants injunction against claims by US creditors against European arm / 60-day reprieve (02.03.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
US court to decide on European creditor protection this week / CFO says bond interest payment unsure (24.02.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Global healthcare applications unit set up (23.02.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Start up of delayed Saudi Arabian petrochemicals project set for end of March / Cracker and PE units (20.02.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Insolvency clock is ticking in Europe, too / “Selective” default on interest for two bonds (19.02.2009)

ICO
Resin prices and downturn bring first quarter loss (19.02.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Com-Ital and Ultrapolymers official distributors in Italy / PE from Saudi-Arabia to be introduced during Q2 (19.02.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
European assets may be threatened by US insolvency / Temporary injunction / Emergence from Chapter 11 this year? (18.02.2009)

PETROBRAS
Rio de Janeiro petrochemicals project progressed (16.02.2009)

DOW
LDPE line in Texas to be shut down (13.02.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
LDPE plants in UK and France “temporarily” idled (12.02.2009)

BOROUGE
“Borouge 2” to start up on time / Contract with Spanish engineering group is renegotiated (11.02.2009)

BOREALIS
Sirmax appointed as distributor in Italy (26.01.2009)

SABIC
Net profit plummets in Q4 2008 / Abrupt downturn in demand hits Saudi petchems giant / Markets shocked (22.01.2009)

SUNOCO
Texas 180,000 t/y PP facility to close (21.01.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
US bankruptcy court grants emergency financing / European converters are concerned about bonuses (12.01.2009)

SABIC EUROPE
Launch of UHMWPE / Production start-up scheduled for Q2 2009 (09.01.2009)

POLIMERICA
“Lupotech T” specified for 300,000 t/y LDPE plant (08.01.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Chapter 11 filing in New York / Finance holding Basell Germany involved, other non-US business unaffected (07.01.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Markets waiting for news of debt renegotiation / Highly leveraged company says bankruptcy an option (06.01.2009)

DOW
Joint venture with Kuwait is finalised / K-Dow to start up in January / PET and EG business included (04.12.2008)

POLIMERI EUROPA
Entire petrochemicals complex in Sardinia to go offline for two months / Cracker, HDPE, chlorine chain and aromatics affected / Phenol chain down for all of 2009 (01.12.2008)

ROMPETROL
Polyethylene production reduced by 55% for two months / Nearly a quarter of the workforce to be temporarily laid off (28.11.2008)

DOW
Renegotiation of polyolefins jv with Kuwait? / Financial crisis pressures Dow share price (27.11.2008)

LYONDELLBASELL
Demand crisis forces wide-sweeping cost control measures / Plant closures and job cuts / Liquidity tight through Q1 2009 (24.11.2008)

BOREALIS
“Lupotech T” specified for 350,000 t/y LDPE plant (19.11.2008)

INEOS
European olefins and polymers units to combine (17.11.2008)

APPC
455,000 t/y PP plant commissioned in Jubail (14.11.2008)

SABIC
New PP line comes on stream at Ibn Zahr / World's largest single “Unipol” facility (13.11.2008)

BOROUGE
Logistics hub in China to handle UAE expansion (27.10.2008)

TOTAL
Methanol to polyolefins process demonstrated (09.10.2008)

GAIL
Cracker expansion in northern India / Downstream plants for PE and PP (03.10.2008)

REPSOL
Expansion of petrochemicals complex in Portugal / Investment of EUR 1 bn (02.10.2008)

SLOVNAFT
“Lupotech T” technology for new LDPE plant (30.09.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Incident trips Ineos LDPE plant in Cologne / No force majeure (22.09.2008)

HIP PETROHEMIJA
EUR 140m investment in polyolefins / Privatisation stalls / Merger with NIS oil group “urgently needed” (22.09.2008)

BOREALIS
PP line for packaging grades dedicated in Burghausen / OMV completes cracker expansion and new C3 production line (16.09.2008)

TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS
PP debottlenecking in Feluy / Compounding in southern China (05.09.2008)

LYONDELLBASELL
PE and PP technology specified for 1.3m t/y world-scale polyolefins facility in Kazakhstan (28.08.2008)

TVK
High feedstock costs lead to loss in H1 2008 / Exchange rate effects compound poor result (27.08.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LLDPE line in Qatar ready in December / Mega-cracker in Ras Laffan on stream next year / LDPE expansion by 2011 (25.08.2008)

BOROUGE
Contract awarded for Shanghai logistics and compounding operations (21.08.2008)

SHANGHAI SURREY POLYMERS
Compounder expands capacity for UHMW-PE (21.08.2008)

LYONDELLBASELL
“Spheripol” process selected for Saudi PP project (15.08.2008)

LYONDELLBASELL
Mexican PP plant begins production / Canadian site sold to Shell / Slurry PP unit decommissioned (14.08.2008)

PETROCHINA
“Unipol” technology chosen for Chengdu plant (13.08.2008)

BOREALIS
Escalating feedstock prices hit first half profit (12.08.2008)

TOMSKNEFTEKHIM
Further investment announced / 65% rise in polymer production by 2011 (17.06.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure on PP from Lillo (13.06.2008)

BRASKEM
Petroquisa petrochemical interests integrated (11.06.2008)

BIESTERFELD
Contract with Ineos extended to include HDPE (21.05.2008)

LYONDELLBASELL
A giant gains stature / World's largest producer of polyolefins is focusing on backward integration / Pro forma figures for 2007 (19.05.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure on PP copolymer from Geel (14.05.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos to close former Borealis PP plant at Bamble by the end of 2008 / LDPE unaffected (05.05.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares FM for polyolefins from Grangemouth / C2 and C3 plants offline (28.04.2008)

LME
LyondellBasell resigns from plastics committee (25.04.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Strike threatens Ineos site at Grangemouth / Dispute over new pension plan (22.04.2008)

BOROUGE
Stage three to add 2.5m t/y capacity by 2014 (11.04.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fire at Lukoil subsidiary kills three / Possible PP shortage (09.04.2008)

SIBUR
“Innovene PP” process chosen for Tomsk plant (08.04.2008)

PETKIM
Turkish court rejects union's bid to halt sale / Buying consortium has 45 days to conclude deal (01.04.2008)

DAELIM
USD 960m contact awarded for Al-Jubail project (31.03.2008)

BOREALIS
Multi-billion dollar olefins and aromatics complex in Abu Dhabi / Partnership with IPIC / Start-up in 2013 (26.03.2008)

BOREALIS
Innovation helps increase 2007 profits by 28% (18.03.2008)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polimeri Europa: PE production back to normal following cracker restart (11.03.2008)

LYONDELLBASELL
Talke to provide PE logistics at Münchsmünster site (05.03.2008)

INEOS POLYOLEFINS
Expansion of Grangemouth PP and PE / Liquid pool debottlenecking complete (28.02.2008)

SIBUR
500,000 t/y PE complex proposed / Plastics capital investment up to RUB 17.7 bn in 2008 (26.02.2008)

PETROCHINA
Dow's "Unipol" process for new PP plant at Fushun / Aker Kvaerner secures construction contract (21.02.2008)

LYONDELLBASELL
HMS PP production to cease in Quebec (18.02.2008)

LYONDELLBASELL
Sales office opened in Bratislava / Slovakia (14.02.2008)

LYONDELLBASELL
EU approval for Berre refinery acquisition (08.02.2008)

SABIC
USD 1.7 bn complex in China / PE and ethylene glycol / Joint venture with Sinopec (08.02.2008)

PETROCHINA
LyondellBasell's “Spherizone” process for new PP plant at Daqing / Mammoth complex in progress (25.01.2008)

PETKIM
New owners to invest USD 10 bn / All capacities set to double by 2015 (14.12.2007)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow and Gazprom ink LOI on Russian gas processing / Link to petchems plants in Germany (30.11.2007)

DOW
PP plant will close in Louisiana by year end (16.11.2007)

BRASKEM
Operating profit down in Q3 due to dollar woes / Efficiency plan boosts resins output to new record (13.11.2007)

LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES
New name announced for merged company (08.11.2007)

PEQUIVEN
Venezuelan petrochemical group announces major expansion / Sales to reach USD 12 bn/y (02.11.2007)

BASELL
EC approves Lyondell Chemical acquisition (29.10.2007)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polimeri LLDPE plant at Brindisi restarts, but FM still in place (26.10.2007)

SAMSUNG / TOTAL
New PP line starts up in Korea (24.10.2007)

PEOPLE
Total: Petrochemicals appointments announced (10.10.2007)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polimeri declares FM on LLDPE (09.10.2007)

DUPONT
New EVA plant to be built in China with Sinopec (28.09.2007)

INEOS
Commercial metallocene production at Cologne (25.09.2007)

EXXONMOBIL
World-scale petchems complex to be built at Singapore / Cracker and 1.75m t/y polyolefins output (25.09.2007)

LUKOIL
Polymer production in Ukraine to be expanded / More than USD 1 bn investment for Karpatnaftochim (19.09.2007)

NIKOCHEM
Dow seen as possible partner in new Russian petrochemical complex / USD 3 bn investment (10.09.2007)

INEOS
Acquisition of Borealis Norway has gone ahead (06.09.2007)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos removes force majeure on LDPE from Cologne (30.08.2007)

OMAN
Sohar petrochemical complex on ice indefinitely / Delay could ease an expected ethylene glut (21.08.2007)

SUMITOMO
PP compound activities to grow in USA / Takeover of Asahi Kasei plants in Europe (17.08.2007)

BOREALIS
Strong market and shift of focus bring record profits of EUR 137m in second quarter 2007 (16.08.2007)

HUNTSMAN
Sale of US polymers business to Flint Hill closes (08.08.2007)

BASELL
Acquisition of refinery from Shell in Berre / Backward integration for the European polyolefins business (06.08.2007)

DOW
World-scale facility to make PE from sugar cane in Brazil / Joint venture with Crystalsev (02.08.2007)

TOTAL
Large petrochemical complex in Algeria in partnership with Sonatrach (26.07.2007)

REPSOL
“Innovene G” process chosen for Sines plant (24.07.2007)

BASELL
Lyondell acquired for USD 19 bn / Purchase creates polypropylene and polyethylene leader (19.07.2007)

LIAONING HUAJIN CHEMICALS
HDPE plant contract awarded to Technip (17.07.2007)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos lifts force majeure from Cologne cracker (13.07.2007)

INEOS
Two PP lines in France to be shut down / Key accounts transferred to other sites (13.07.2007)

BASELL
Alastian sales channel expanded to all polyolefins (06.07.2007)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos Olefins: Force majeure on ethylene and propylene from Cologne (02.07.2007)

BASELL
End for PP production in Canada / Slurry process no longer competitive (29.06.2007)

BASELL
Takeover of Huntsman for USD 9.6 bn / Blavatnik lands a coup after all / Lyondell option evidently abandoned (28.06.2007)

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES
Unipol licence for PP homopolymers (26.06.2007)

BASELL
Output at Brindisi PP plant increased again (11.06.2007)

INEOS
Acquisition of Norwegian activities from Borealis / Cracker and downstream polyolefin plants in Bamble to be taken over in full (07.06.2007)

CHINA
ExxonMobil and Aramco join Quanzhou project / Massive petrochemicals complex (24.05.2007)

BOREALIS
Nearly EUR 7m investment in Brazil / Additional 11,000 t/y extrusion capacity for PP compounds (18.05.2007)

BASELL
Investor Blavatnik moves on Lyondell / Possible polyolefins merger? / Bid for GE Plastics, too (16.05.2007)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure on LDPE from Cologne (15.05.2007)

SIBUR
Polyolefin joint venture with Novatek in Russia / Investment of USD 2 bn by 2012 (09.05.2007)

DOW
Joint venture with Libya´s National Oil / Ras Lanuf complex to be refurbished and expanded (02.05.2007)

BASELL
50th "Lupotech T" licence granted to Qapco (02.05.2007)

BOROUGE
Tecnimont and Tecnicas Reunidas awarded Ruwais expansion contracts worth USD 3 bn (24.04.2007)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total declares "force majeure" on all PE products from Gonfreville (16.04.2007)

BASELL
Broader PE and PP distribution pacts with Albis and Ultrapolymers (16.04.2007)

BIESTERFELD
Petroplas appointed UK distributor for PE portfolio of Ineos (13.04.2007)

BOREALIS
Restructuring continues / EUR 370m LDPE plant in Sweden / R&D phased out in Norway (23.03.2007)

BASELL
Tight European market brings record earnings / North American unit suffers second poor year (21.03.2007)

REPSOL
Spanish polyolefins pilot plant unveiled (21.03.2007)

BASELL
European business reorganised / Brussels office closes / Functions redistributed (12.03.2007)

DOW
South African PE, PP firm sold to private equity / No backward integration (09.03.2007)

HUNTSMAN
US commodities asset sale agreed with Koch Industries / Deal is worth USD 761m (21.02.2007)

SABIC
Entry into polycarbonate market / New polyolefins plants in Saudi Arabia (19.02.2007)

DOW CHEMICAL
Joint ventures in PS, PP / Backward integration and regional expansion / "Asset light" strategy (12.02.2007)

SIBUR
Polypropylene plant planned in Tobolsk (01.02.2007)

INEOS
Modernisation and expansion of polyolefins assets / EUR 150m scheme / New technology (22.01.2007)

INEOS
Review of HDPE production assets / Market improvement needed if UK plant is to survive (19.01.2007)

BASELL
"Spheripol" process selected for Chinese PP plant (17.01.2007)

BOREALIS
EUR 90m spending scheme for PP in Finland and Austria / Pipe, packaging and automotive (16.01.2007)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow ends PP "force majeure" at Wesseling (08.01.2007)

HUNTSMAN / SABIC
Saudi takeover of commodity units at Wilton completed / USD 685m in cash (03.01.2007)

BASELL
New Moscow office opens (21.12.2006)

BOROUGE
First contract for mammoth olefins expansion in UAE goes to Linde / World´s largest gas cracker (11.12.2006)

SABIC
Mammoth cracker project in China approaching / Joint venture partners sought (14.11.2006)

SABIC
Record EUR 1.14 bn profit in third quarter 2006 / Slight fall in net result for the first nine months (23.10.2006)

BASELL
"Alastian": Open for business in Russia (20.10.2006)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Basell: "Force Majeure" on some LDPE from Wesseling (16.10.2006)

WESTLAKE CHEMICAL
Eastman PE business to be bought for USD 255m / Deal includes Texas site and 320 km pipeline (16.10.2006)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic "Force majeure" for PP homopolymer at Gelsenkirchen (11.10.2006)

DOW
"Unipol" license for new coal-based PP plant in China (28.09.2006)

BOREALIS
Innovation centre for UAE in partnership with Borouge / Complements capacity expansion (28.09.2006)

BOREALIS
Stock market launch in five years? (26.09.2006)

BASELL
Stake in petrochem company in Kazakhstan / Polyolefin plants will use Basell technologies (25.09.2006)

TICONA
Force majeure on UMHW-PE in Europe (20.09.2006)

CHEMOPETROL
HDPE capacity increased (08.09.2006)

RAVAGO
Plans to buy Dow South African plastics affiliate / December closing is expected (07.09.2006)

SINOPEC
Subsidiary Tianjin Petro awards planning contract for PP plant to Uhde / Basell licence (01.09.2006)

BASELL
Geelong PP expansion completed (23.08.2006)

BASELL
"Spherizone" specified for Russian PP plant (22.08.2006)

HUNTSMAN
Plastics among commodities to be divested / Sell-off envisaged before end of 2006 (09.08.2006)

BASELL
Two new PE investments in Germany / Upgrade after 2005 blast / "Spherilene" and "Hostalen" processes (07.08.2006)

SHELL
Go-ahead for world-scale cracker in Singapore (07.08.2006)

SABIC EUROPE
Contract for Gelsenkirchen HDPE plant goes to Uhde / Central European logistics hub in Poland (04.08.2006)

POLYETHYLENE MARKET
Ineos declares "force majeure" on LDPE / Supplies from fire-ravaged Cologne plant (18.07.2006)

SABIC EUROPE
New sales office in Hungary from 2007 (14.07.2006)

BASELL
LG specifies "Spherizone" for Daesan PP plant (11.07.2006)

SLOVNAFT
Petrochemicals consolidated into subsidiary / Polypropylene production now at 225,000 t/y (10.07.2006)

POLYETHYLENE MARKET
Ineos: Explosion in Cologne LDPE plant / Unit down for several weeks? / 200,000 t/y production outage (05.07.2006)

INEOS
"Innovene S" licence for new Chinese PE plant (04.07.2006)

BASELL
"Spherizone" technology for new Thai PP plant / New jv partner for HMC (12.06.2006)

POLYETHYLENE
Construction begins on large cracker complex in Qatar (09.06.2006)

BASELL
Higher sales in Q1 2006 / Poor cracker margins / Thriving technology business / First figures for polyolefins giant under new ownership (26.05.2006)

BOREALIS
Reorganisation of R&D / International plastics research to be concentrated in Austria (02.05.2006)

DOW / ROMPETROL
PE manufacturing and marketing pact for eastern Europe / Output of 100,000 t/y planned (11.04.2006)

BASELL
Skeberis selected as sole agent in Greece / Key accounts supplied directly / Logistics support (07.04.2006)

BASELL
Worldwide licensing of "Metocene" PP (04.04.2006)

BOREALIS
Higher 2005 net profit despite cost pressure and slack European demand / Move to Vienna (20.03.2006)

BOREALIS
Closure of Norwegian HDPE plant definite (15.03.2006)

HUNTSMAN
Above-average growth in PU / Strong rise in earnings despite hurricane turbulence (13.03.2006)

BOREALIS
"Lupotech T" technology for new LDPE plant (10.03.2006)

BASELL
Takeover of Akzo polymerisation catalysts (24.02.2006)

BASELL
Pernis LIPP plant to close next year / European strategy review / Wesseling cracker back up (16.02.2006)

BOREALIS
Norwegian HDPE plant may close / Some 100 jobs at stake / Middle East cheaper (16.02.2006)

TVK
Polyolefins producer establishes Ukrainian distributor (02.02.2006)

INEOS
Innovene units to be regrouped, renamed / Huge bond issue to complete financing (02.02.2006)

BASELL
Participation in LME plastics futures trading after all / “Encouraging signals from exchange” (19.01.2006)

BASELL ORLEN
New PE and PP lines started up at Plock / PKN supplying feedstock / Further investment plans (17.11.2005)

POLIBRASIL
Suzano Petroquimica buys Basell´s stake / Brazilian company is leading PP supplier (20.10.2005)

INNOVENE
Ineos to acquire BP spin-off for USD 9m / Fourth largest independent chemical group (20.10.2005)

BASELL
Alastian PO website launched in North America (22.09.2005)

BOROUGE
Plans for new cracker firmed up / Material for high-end applications / Asian market targeted (28.07.2005)

BOREALIS
Statoil sells 50% stake to partners OMV and IPIC / Chances for growth are seen in Asia (14.07.2005)

BASELL
EU gives go-ahead for takeover by Access / Chatterjee withdraws from takeover plan (14.07.2005)

BASELL
Chatterjee to buy rest of Haldia / Financial manoeuvres to finance EUR 4.4 bn coup (02.06.2005)

BASELL
Access-Chatterjee EUR 4.4 bn bid wins race / US objections block top offer by Iran´s NPC (19.05.2005)

BOREALIS
Very good year in 2004 / Sales and earnings rise significantly / Further expansion planned (21.04.2005)

BASELL
Three bidders left in the race? / Bids expected in April / US sanctions may threaten NPC bid (24.02.2005)

BASELL
Technology licensing booms / Consortia link up to buy the company from BASF and Shell (27.01.2005)

POLYOLEFINS
Mitsui-Idemitsu merger to create Japan´s largest PP producer / EUR 1.7 bn business (13.01.2005)

TVK/SLOVNAFT
Expansion continues / Focus on automotive / Stiffer polyolefins competition in the east (23.12.2004)

DOW
New Tarragona PE unit on stream in Q2 2006 (25.11.2004)

BP OLEFINS
Takeover of Solvay stake in PE joint ventures / New petrochemicals spin-off based at Chicago (11.11.2004)

BASELL
“Surprising” number of potential buyers / IPO still an option / Back in the black in 2004 (28.10.2004)

BOREALIS
Mammoth expansion at “Borstar” PE joint venture Borouge / New PP plant in Germany? (28.10.2004)

BASELL
Sale of Cipen stake to ExxonMobil / Exit from LLDPE / Focus in future on LDPE and HDPE (14.10.2004)

BOREALIS
Portuguese petrochemicals site sold to Repsol / Deal includes cracker and PE production units (14.10.2004)

HUNTSMAN
New world-scale LDPE plant to be built at Wilton in the UK / Start-up scheduled for 2007 (30.09.2004)

SABIC EUROPETROCHEMICALS
Growing responsibility for polyolefins market / Production to be stepped up in Europe? (30.09.2004)

BASELL
Lukoil and Sabic reportedly showing takeover interest / “Only rumours”, says spokesman (02.09.2004)

BASELL
Arak Petro licenses technology for PE and PP / Tecnimont and Uhde to handle engineering (19.08.2004)

DOW CHEMICAL
Petrochemical jv agreed with Oman firm / Cracker and three world-scale PE plants (19.08.2004)

BASELL
BASF and Shell to exit jv / Share sale or ipo / Continued financial, strategic support for now (05.08.2004)

TVK
Major expansion in polyolefins / Investment of EUR 430m / Competition for Basell jv? (24.06.2004)

SABIC EUROPETROCHEMICALS
Integration into Saudi parent group makes progress / “Stamylan” brand names replaced (10.06.2004)

BASELL
Closure of Spanish HDPE plant on the agenda? (27.05.2004)

BP
Plans to exit polyolefins / IPO in second half of 2005 / Leading positions in PE and PP (13.05.2004)

BASELL
New product class for low-cost online sales / Large quantities and “no frills” purchasing (13.05.2004)

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