Ineos

Ineos still bullish on shale despite falling prices / Plans to begin test drills this year / UK may override local planning authorities / Cuadrilla appeal to be heard in March

Board summarily rejects latest Westlake takeover proposal / Shareholders addressed in open letter

Company is renamed to reflect new ownership structure / Triple Shift strategy to be continued

Fierce competition and high volatility drive consolidation in Germany / French state fund for renovations / New UK market leader is born / Cladding segment increasingly trends towards grey EPS / Prolonged use of HBCD has no notable market relevance

Fracking yes, but get it right, UK task force says / Incentives can sweeten the pill for communities

First qualitative report on sustainability highlights styrenics' characteristics / Lifecycle approach and optimised use of resources

21 new shale gas licenses acquired in the UK / Now country's “leading shale gas company”

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

Timothy Mann confirmed as CEO and president

Labour agreement renewed but no bets are on about the future of Sardinian PET production / Talks over feedstock supply at a stalemate / Rumours of an Indorama exit persist

Ineos licenses for new HDPE line in the US / Final decision on North American facility looming

HDPE: Ineos lifted FM from Lavera, Sarralbe and Rosignano

Ethane imports will soon feed Europe's ethylene crackers / Sunoco opens its terminal in Pennsylvania / Ineos to supply FEP's Mossmorran cracker from Grangemouth

Controlling interest in Clipper gas field acquired / Fairfield divests 25% stake

Azerbaijani president lays foundation stone for Socar Polymer polyolefins hub in Sumgayit / One of the largest investments in the region

CEO lowers sales and earnings forecast for 2015 after weaker than expected Q3 / Declining demand from China and lower oil prices pressure / Plastics businesses perform well

Acquisition of 12 North Sea gas fields planned / UK government mandates sale in national interest / Ratcliffe sees “great entry point” for upstream / Scotland extends fracking moratorium

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

Acquisition of Axiall's aromatics businesses / Plans for further development

Back in the PS business after Styrolution exit / Marketing crystal clear GPPS packaging grades

Cracker in Carling to be shut down on 5 October

ABS distribution agreement with Amco Polymers in USA and Canada

Preparing Grangemouth for investors / New GBP 20m headquarters / Refinery posts GBP 16.4m loss in 2014

Plans to close German PVC production site in Schkopau / Failure to negotiate VCM supply contract