STYRON Texan PC line to be shuttered / Outcome of weak 2013 performance	27.05.2014
BASF Spanish XPS plant now switched to PolyFR flame retardant / All plants to be converted by year's end / ECHA opens consultation on petition for exceptions from the 2015 HBCD phase-out	21.05.2014
INEOS / SOLVAY EU greenlights PVC joint venture / Divestment plan accepted / World's third largest producer	13.05.2014
DOW Performance Plastics drives sales and earnings growth again in Q1 2014 / Margin expansion is “solid proof” of good portfolio management, CEO says / Investments and divestments on track	28.04.2014
DOW Pack Studios Shanghai innovation centre opens / New water-based adhesive for flexible film laminates in food packaging at "Chinaplas"	25.04.2014
RUSSIA Specialty chemicals market to grow by 5.6% to 2018 / Government targets reduction in imports to 12% / TechSci Research report	23.04.2014
CHINA POLYETHYLENE MARKET Current five-year plan sees new production plants brought on stream / Dependence on imports declines / International producers see sales fall short of expectations / Will the next PE flood come in before the shale gas volumes?	22.04.2014
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

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