BOREALIS Follow-up: LDPE line in Stenungsund being started up	23.03.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Technical glitch takes out Borealis' LDPE line in Sweden	15.03.2012
BOREALIS Random copolymer PP introduced for rigid packaging applications	08.03.2012
BOREALIS Volatile economic climate hits 2011 operating profit / Polyolefins margins eroded / Borouge 2 expansion achieves full performance levels	28.02.2012
RUSSIA Market for standard thermoplastics grapples with old and new challenges / WTO entry will force lower import tariffs that could further pressure local producers / Price developments similar to western Europe	21.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2012: Producers improve margins / Only styrenics players fail to cover their costs / Icy conditions hamper production / Upward price trend likely to continue up to Easter	14.02.2012
BOREALIS High clarity blow moulding PP introduced for cosmetics and baby bottles	17.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2012: Complete change of direction / Producers succeed only in factoring in extra costs / Supply generally balanced / Possibility of improved margins before end of month	13.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in December 2011: Notations still tending soft / No more bargains for polyolefin buyers / Supply nearly balanced again / Demand robust / Rising costs to drive January notations	04.01.2012
BOREALIS PE and PP price increase in new year	23.12.2011
BOREALIS First PP grade for squeezable tubes is specified for L'Oréal Clube	14.12.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend December 2011: Weak rollover for most products / HDPE very firm / Producers clear inventories / Bonus targets and end markets stimulate demand / Quiet end to the year	13.12.2011
BOREALIS Random PP copolymer for thin walled food packaging	29.11.2011
BOREALIS Net profit nearly doubles in Q3 / Management sees increasingly challenging European market	16.11.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in October 2011: PE, PP and PVC down despite stable costs / PS in triple-digit fall / EPS margins improve / Production cuts with limited impact / Targeted hikes have little chance of success	03.11.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in September 2011: Prices soften on a broad front / Polyolefins tend downwards / PVC in weak rollover / PS and EPS producers pass on feedstock relief / Output cuts to avoid surpluses	06.10.2011
BELGIUM Leading global per capita consumer and producer of plastics / High capacity utilisation rates / Above-average EU salaries impede capacity to compete on world stage	26.09.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend September 2011: PE in a strong rollover / PVC struggles to stabilise / Trend to improved margins for PP, PS and EPS / Euro crisis raises production costs / Export window opens	14.09.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in August 2011: Worldwide turbulence gradually settles / Month ends with firm rollover for PE / Margin losses abound / Notations likely to firm again in September	05.09.2011
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET LFT PP demand growing in most applications / Increasing role in automotive design / AMI report	25.08.2011
BOREALIS Operating profit falls in Q2 / “Increasingly difficult” market / Borouge 3 on track	16.08.2011
PEOPLE Borealis announces new Film & Fibre and Moulding division appointments	13.07.2011
IPIC European Commission approves Cepsa acquisition	12.07.2011
BOREALIS Two melamine lines in Linz are shuttered / Freezing investments in low pressure material	08.07.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in June 2011: Price cuts go beyond cost reductions / Notations down across the board / Special offers widely available / More reductions expected in July	05.07.2011

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