DOW First XPS product with “PolyFR” technology made in Europe / Japan conversions complete with Europe and North America to follow	17.04.2014
CHEVRON PHILLIPS Groundbreaking ceremonies held for 1.5m t/y Cedar Bayou ethane cracker / Ethylene largely for domestic consumption / Two 500,000 t/y PE plants part of USGC project	07.04.2014
DOW Start-up of new chlor-alkali joint venture in Texas / Facility replaces older unit	04.04.2014
SHALE GAS Ukrainian crisis raises the temperature of energy discussion / Security of Europe's supply threatened? / Imports of LNG from the US a hot-button topic / Petrochemical chieftains weigh in	28.03.2014
GREENPAK Chinese barrier film producer predicts uptake in local demand / “Evolution” blown film line from Germany's Reifenhäuser	20.03.2014
TRINSEO / STYRON Flotations plans revived / Former Dow business hopes to raise USD 200m and pay down debt	19.03.2014
PETROCHINA Start-up of massive Pengzhou petrochemical site begins / PP line already commissioned / W.R. Grace's "Unipol" license	17.03.2014
TRINSEO / STYRON EBITDA falls 7% in 2013 to USD 227m / Net loss recorded / Sales drop by 3% / Engineered polymers segment sees adjusted EBITDA crash / Volumes down in styrenics	14.03.2014
EPS INSULATION Syndicate plans to lobby EU to prolong use of HBCD as flame retardant / Decision expected by year's end / Ban already enforced in Switzerland / German association members plan to follow in mid-2014	11.03.2014
SOLVAY / INEOS Revised remedy package for proposed PVC joint venture / Additional plants suggested for divestiture	04.03.2014
DOW Switching global XPS lines to sustainable "PolyFR" technology / Japanese facilities first in a phased process	19.02.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT United Airlines replaces "Styrofoam" XPS cup with green alternative / MicroGREEN's “InCycle” cup made of 50% recycled materials	17.02.2014
VERSALIS Major revamp at Porto Marghera to cost EUR 200m / Six-month shutdown / Unions agree	13.02.2014
CHINAPLAS 2014 Sustainability as key theme at this year's plastics mega-event in Shanghai / Organisers expect almost 3,000 exhibitors / “Green Forum” co-organised by PIE / Last call for registrations for exclusive readers' trip to China	04.02.2014
DOW Performance Plastics division drives business in Q4 and full-year 2013 / Liveris defends integrated strategy	31.01.2014
DOW Hedge fund buys US billion dollar stake, stirs troubled waters / Third Point wants to see petchem spin-off	23.01.2014
AMERICAS STYRENICS Expansion of Mississippi port activities near New Orleans / Greater opportunity for styrene monomer exports	15.01.2014
BRASKEM A "no go" from Argentine stock exchange regulators on Solvay Indupa public share purchase	07.01.2014
DOW Additives plant at Grangemouth to close / Scottish petrochemical site is dealt fresh blow	20.12.2013
YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 Part 1 – General overview: US shale gas boom has European plastics players worried / Commodity sectors dogged by overcapacity, insolvencies / Italy goes all out for biopolymers / Mixed picture for European converters	13.12.2013
W.R. GRACE Update: Purchase of Dow's PP Licensing and Catalysts business now complete	06.12.2013
DOW Chlorine and epoxy businesses to be put up for sale / Assets worth USD 5 bn / Texas plant to close	05.12.2013
DOW Tarragona cracker temporarily idled / PE production running at reduced rate / Response to weak European market	04.12.2013
SADARA CHEMICAL Signing of supply chain agreement for mega-complex / Cracker to be ready by 2015	25.11.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend November 2013: PE and PP producers pass on lower costs / Signs point to stabilisation / PVC stands its ground / Styrenics fall in line with monomer	14.11.2013

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