PLASTICISERS Former ECPI organisation now called European Plasticisers	04.05.2017
EXXONMOBIL / SABIC Texas chosen for cracker-PE complex / Substantial investment aid / Start-up after 2020	25.04.2017
US PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY Second wave of the shale revolution rolls in / Formosa and ExxonMobil plan mammoth investments	15.03.2017
NEXEO SOLUTIONS Distribution of DSM's resins portfolio in Nordic countries / Deal with K.D. Feddersen	09.03.2017
EXXONMOBIL Shanghai technology centre to be expanded / Facility will support customer collaboration and growth / Seven-layer cast film line to be added	28.02.2017
ASSOCIATIONS Ignacio Marco appointed new CEO of PlasticsEurope Iberia	22.12.2016
USA Appointments to Trump cabinet have ties to industry / ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson to be secretary of state / Fracking proponents at the helm / “Foxes guarding henhouses”	21.12.2016
AGRICULTURAL FILMS Global market to grow by 7% per year, led by Asia / Grand View Research report	15.12.2016
USA Shale gas carousel turns faster / Giant field found in west Texas / President-elect Trump expected to promote fracking / Much of new plastics output earmarked for export	30.11.2016
EXXONMOBIL Beaumont PE capacity to be increased by 65% / Multi-billion dollar investment in Texas takes advantage of “vast” new shale gas supplies	17.11.2016
TALKE Logistics contract with ExxonMobil for Houston PE hub / First entry into US market	01.11.2016
EXXONMOBIL World's largest PE producer returns to “K” / Introducing new “Exceed” LLDPE types	26.10.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America September 2016: Upward momentum across many segments / Rising feedstocks push up polyolefins and PS / Engineering thermoplastics producers still under pressure	11.10.2016
INEOS Shale gas arrives at Grangemouth after delay / “Hugely important day” for the UK / Fewer fracking applications this year	30.09.2016
EXXONMOBIL New technology separates aromatics from crude oil using reverse membrane osmosis / Significant energy savings / Further tests necessary	23.08.2016
EXXONMOBIL Lifting “Santoprene” output at Newport facility / Global TPV capacity to rise by 25%	08.08.2016
EXXONMOBIL / SABIC Petrochemical giants examine the building of a joint complex in the US	29.07.2016
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics May 2016: Feedstock costs slide despite maintenance cycle / Aside from PA, all polymers point down / Consumption levels considered average / Positive outlook for June	08.06.2016
FRANCE Police slowly clear union barricades blocking refineries / Public mood flags / Union threatens to extend strikes to rail and nuclear plants / More force majeure declarations	25.05.2016
FRANCE Petrochemical output increasingly threatened by strike / Most refineries affected / Many FM declarations / Minister says the country has been taken hostage	25.05.2016
EXXONMOBIL Metallocene PE resin introduced for production of improved shrink films	25.05.2016
PLASTIC ADDITIVES Global demand to expand by 4.5% per year to 2022 / Growth driven by rising industrial output in emerging markets / Grand View Research report	11.04.2016
BIESTERFELD Distributing ExxonMobil's “Santoprene” TPVs in Brazil	14.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics January 2016: Butadiene and styrene rise while other feedstocks point down / Polymer prices firm / ABS and PC rise slightly / Consumption in line with expectations / Processors gearing down for Chinese New Year holidays	10.02.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS White oil: ExxonMobil declares force majeure in France / Availability of TPE tightening / So far little impact on PS and EPS	27.01.2016

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