Ineos

Strategic realignment spells end to styrene and polystyrene production in Marl / Raising output in Ludwigshafen, Ulsan and Vadodara

Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2012: Polyolefin and PVC producers pursue margin improvement / Stable cost base for PS, EPS / Cracker outages tighten supply / Upward price pressure continues

Trial of four Porto Torres managers on pollution Charges / Postponement on a technicality

Ineos declares force majeure for LDPE and LLDPE from Cologne

Engineering Thermoplastics in February 2012: Situation relatively calm / Long-term agreements ease pressure / ABS and PP compound prices on the rise / PA and PBT surging / Rate of price increases likely to quicken

Standard Thermoplastics in February 2012: Polyolefins see triple-digit rises as margins improve / PVC producers also enjoy some margin relief / Styrenics reach limit / Olefin costs will rise again in March

Renewed price hike for S-PVC

Earnings hit new record in 2011 / Plastics profits decline in weak Q4 / Feedstock rise hits margins

Ineos declares FM for propylene from Cologne after cracker leak

Market for standard thermoplastics grapples with old and new challenges / WTO entry will force lower import tariffs that could further pressure local producers / Price developments similar to western Europe

Ineos Technologies' “Innovene” PP process selected for 350,000 t/y Inner Mongolian PP plant

North America January 2012: PE and PP hold firm / PVC sees a slight rise / PS follows costs upward / Engineering plastics still moving sideways / C3 cost explosion in February will propel notations upward

Engineering Thermoplastics in January 2012: Rollover predominates / Initial increases for ABS, PA 6 and PP / Restocking / Automotive and E&E sectors take off / Feedstocks rise by triple digits

Immediate price increase for PVC

European Commission lifts provisional anti-dumping duties on North American VAM imports / Releases all funds secured so far

Sun European Partners acquires Spanish ABS subsidiary Elix Polymers / Meeting remaining EC preconditions for styrenics jv

Standard Thermoplastics in December 2011: Notations still tending soft / No more bargains for polyolefin buyers / Supply nearly balanced again / Demand robust / Rising costs to drive January notations

Plastics industry braces for fresh surprises and more business as usual in 2012 / Price volatility and economic uncertainty / For some segments 2011 beats expectations / Fracking and plastic bag ban are key issues

Standard Thermoplastics Trend December 2011: Weak rollover for most products / HDPE very firm / Producers clear inventories / Bonus targets and end markets stimulate demand / Quiet end to the year

Engineering Thermoplastics in November 2011: Prices down but rate of decline slows / Only POM suffers triple-digit decrease / More moderate reductions for ABS, PC, PA and PMMA / PBT remains firm / Lacklustre demand / Stability likely at year-end

Standard thermoplastics in November 2011: Producers pass on most cost reductions / PE film margins squeezed further / Supply and demand balanced / December could be calmer

Portfolio development focused on innovation / Increased plastics investment in emerging markets / New CEO outlines German group's forward strategy up to 2020

Strengthening its commitment to the styrene chain / Plans to expand chemical activities

Mexico PE complex more expensive than planned / Start up in 2015 / Ethane feedstock from Pemex

Standard Thermoplastics Trend November 2011: PE, PP and PS prices fall in line with the cost reductions / PVC still stable / EPS wins small margin improvement / Flood of special offers coincides with revival in demand