INOVYN Chlorovinyls joint venture finally receives EC approval / Business starts up on 1 July / BASF sells 25% stake in SolVin to partner Solvay	03.07.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE Consumption grows 1% in 2013 / Polyolefins, PU and PET see gains / PVC and PS demand continues to fall / Producers under rising pressure / USA as most important trade partner	09.01.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Europe struggles to remain competitive amid US shale gas onslaught / Industry organisations call on EU to help / Oxford study analyses chances and risks	05.01.2015
YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 Part 2 – Plastics Production: Shale gas revolution drives Europe into a corner / Ailing facilities are consolidated / Massive changes in PVC market / Shale oil reserves change the balance once again	12.12.2014
YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 Part 1 – Overview: European plastics industry ploughs on / High energy costs and bag bans still an issue / Realities of shale revolution start knocking on Brussels' doors	11.12.2014
INEOS Petchems giant prepared to invest up to USD 1 bn in UK shale gas exploration and wants to be “biggest player” / Licences to be awarded next year	24.11.2014
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PIE speaks to Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe / “Clearly the vast majority of our investment today is going to be in the USA” / Manufacturers have no chance in Europe / Shale exploration could restore competitiveness	19.11.2014
STYROLUTION Ineos acquires BASF's 50% stake in styrenics joint venture	19.11.2014
POLYTALK PlasticsEurope conference highlights petchems producers' negative outlook for future of European manufacturing / Producers call for more support from Brussels / Authorities highlight benefits of circular economy	10.11.2014
INEOS Swiss petrochemicals group offers UK homeowners, communities 6% of shale gas proceeds / Emulating US example	01.10.2014
SHALE GAS US fracking activities gather speed / Excessive ethane earmarked for export / Argentina said to possess large reserves / Poland to begin commercial production in 2016 / Environmental impact contested	15.08.2014
PVC MARKET European production landscape undergoing massive changes / Global capacity shifts drive consolidations / Overcapacities mean additional closures cannot be avoided / Who will be the next victim in this game of Russian roulette?	29.07.2014
INEOS Moody's assigns provisional “Aa1” rating to UK-backed Grangemouth bonds / Cracker to be shale-gas fed from 2016 / Holding improves EBITDA 22% in Q2 2014	22.07.2014
STYROLUTION Ineos buys BASF's share in 50:50 styrenics joint venture for EUR 1.1 bn	30.06.2014
INEOS Mulling entry into UK shale gas exploration / Working group assessing benefits and risks	18.06.2014
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
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
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
SHALE GAS British Plastics Federation welcomes government committee's support towards exploring UK shale gas reserves / Ineos considers role in future UK extraction	18.12.2013
YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 Part 2 – US shale gas advantage a game changer for European plastics industry / Players seek to level the playing field but authorities slow to react	17.12.2013
YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 Part 1 – General overview: US shale gas boom has European plastics players worried / Commodity sectors dogged by overcapacity, insolvencies / Italy goes all out for biopolymers / Mixed picture for European converters	13.12.2013
INEOS Grangemouth to reopen after labour dispute ends / UK agrees to grants, loans for ethane terminal	28.10.2013
INEOS Shuttering VAM production unit in UK	07.10.2013

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