INEOS TECHNOLOGIES “Innovene S” license awarded for petrochemical hub in Turkmenistan / Large-scale HDPE line to go up at Caspian Sea	13.06.2014
INEOS / SASOL Plans for HDPE joint venture finalised / Debt-financing details being worked out	12.06.2014
SOLVAY Benvic PVC compounding subsidiary divested to OpenGate Capital / European market reshuffle continues	05.06.2014
KOCH INDUSTRIES Acquisition of PetroLogistics for USD 2.1 bn / World's largest PDH plant processes shale gas	03.06.2014
WESTLAKE North American PVC producer acquires Vinnolit / Latest consolidation in the global PVC market	28.05.2014
INEOS / DOEFLEX Plans for PVC compounding merger / Deal awaits completion of Ineos-Solvay jv	23.05.2014
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 Ethane vessel order increased from four to six / Value of over EUR 1 bn / Grangemouth tank approved	20.05.2014
STYROLUTION New line for speciality SAN started up in India / Growing demand from key industries	14.05.2014
INEOS / SOLVAY EU greenlights PVC joint venture / Divestment plan accepted / World's third largest producer	13.05.2014
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
INDIA Newest anti-dumping duties on PVC imports revealed / Korea exempted, Chinese producers face stiff penalties	11.04.2014
KRAHN CHEMIE Acquisition of Italian speciality chemicals distributor Pietro Carini / “Solid base for further growth”	10.04.2014
RESYSTA KraussMaffei Berstorff develops specifically designed extruder for rice-based hybrid material / Reinforcement in PVC building products	02.04.2014
INEOS Grangemouth: Cracker shuttering moved up / Facilities shut down / TGE contracted to build ethane tank	28.03.2014
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
INEOS Lawsuit filed against Sinopec over alleged acrylonitrile patent infringement / Seeking more than USD 1 bn in compensation / Latest quarrel picked by chairman Ratcliffe	24.03.2014
TRINSEO / STYRON Flotations plans revived / Former Dow business hopes to raise USD 200m and pay down debt	19.03.2014
INEOS / SOLVAY Follow-up: European Commission revises the revised remedy package for proposed PVC joint venture / Schkopau out, Wilhelmshaven in / Runcorn facilities to be considered	13.03.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos chairman Ratcliffe sees demise of European chemical industry if energy questions not resolved / Open letter to EU president Barroso / “Rabbits with our trousers down”	12.03.2014
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
CELANESE Global VAM price hike / “Sales controls” for Europe and the Americas	10.03.2014
SOLVAY / INEOS Revised remedy package for proposed PVC joint venture / Additional plants suggested for divestiture	04.03.2014
BASF Focus on petrochemical strengths boosts earnings power / CEO Kurt Bock says Europe should embrace shale gas / “Happy shareholder” in styrenics jv Styrolution	27.02.2014
INEOS US ethane supply agreement with Consol Energy / European crackers to be fed by Appalachian-sourced feedstock from 2015	17.02.2014

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