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
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
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
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were	11.12.2015
ARAB GULF STATES Positive outlook for GCC chemicals / Saudi Arabia offers opportunities to downstream investors / New petrochemical projects temporarily halted / Exports to China continue to grow	08.12.2015
SHALE GAS Ethane imports will soon feed Europe's ethylene crackers / Sunoco opens its terminal in Pennsylvania / Ineos to supply FEP's Mossmorran cracker from Grangemouth	13.11.2015
POLYETHYLENE High-pressure production: LDPE becoming increasingly tight in Europe / Global importance wanes / New plants mostly flexible and easily switched to EVA / Specifically targeted types more expensive	30.10.2015
EXXONMOBIL Range of mPE resins now includes extrusion coating and lamination grade / Opportunities to improve package sealing performance	29.10.2015
EVENTS 10th “Annual GPCA Forum” to take place in Dubai in mid-November	22.10.2015
TRINSEO Changes in executive leadership and management / Martin Pugh named interim COO	13.10.2015
POLYETHYLENE Low-pressure production: HDPE and LLDPE output linked / Number of global swing plants rising / European lines no longer competitive / Local converters increasingly dependent on imports / Exclusive PIE report	09.10.2015
LANXESS Half of rubber carve-out to be sold to Aramco / Joint Venture set to start in Q1 2016 / First back integration for German producer / Farther-reaching Middle East projects envisaged	24.09.2015
DOW Polymers boost group performance in Q2 / Revenue from plastics down but earnings up / Capacity upgrades on track / Chlor-alkali merger with Olin almost wrapped up	30.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES North America June 2015: PE inches sideward / PP producers improve their margins / PVC remains stuck at the bottom / PS down by triple digits / Slight uptrend for engineering thermoplastics	07.07.2015
DOW Takeover of Univation Technologies complete / Leading technology licensor to global PE industry	12.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES North America March 2015: PE and PS bottom out / PP oscillates amid good C3 availability / PVC in unsustainable upwards trend / ABS and PC price erosion largely stopped / PA remains under pressure	09.04.2015
SHALE GAS Chevron to quit Romania, too / Oil multinational will close European exploration chapter	25.02.2015

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