PETKIM Efficiency improvements implemented over past year contribute to leap in operating profit in H1 2015 / Reduced energy costs	17.09.2015
PETKIM Turkish petchems producer commissions ethylene and PTA capacity expansion at group headquarters	21.11.2014
PETKIM New plastic packaging plant starts up in Turkey / PET and PTA capacity expansions on track	20.08.2014
TURKEY Plastics industry continues to see solid growth rates / Europe's second largest plastics processing country / More than 8m t of polymers converted in 2013 / Activities centre around Istanbul / Strongly dependent on feedstock imports	25.02.2014
PETKIM Ethylene and PTA capacity expansions to go on stream at the end of 2014	24.01.2014
OLTCHIM Losses continue to mount / Capacity estimated at below 20% / Reportedly 10 contenders with interest to purchase insolvent company	29.08.2013
PETKIM Socar to invest EUR 7-8 bn in Turkish chemical park / Earnings rebound in Q1 2013	29.05.2013
TURKEY Plastics industry grows strongly again in 2012 / Processing business expands by around 9% / Nevertheless, margins under increasing pressure and investment activity declines / Highly dependent on international raw material markets	06.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2013: Slight margin improvement for polyolefin producers / No sharp order rise at month's begin / PVC and EPS still weak / PS moving in tandem with costs	15.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in December 2012: PE slide halted / PP follows monomer downward / PS producers recoup cost rises / PVC and EPS prices softer / Polyolefin producers will seek triple-digit hikes in January	04.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend December 2012: Notations tend unusually firm / Occasional increases for PE / Only building applications weaker / Fear of triple-digit rises in January	12.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in November 2012: Autumn mist softens notations / Producers see fresh margin losses / Supply stabilises / December could see an unusual stabilisation	05.12.2012
POLYPLEX Plans for new PET plant in Turkey / Indian films specialist will also produce granules for bottle manufacture	11.06.2012
PETKIM Exposure to feedstock price volatility leads to operating loss in Q4 2011 / Fitch downgrades petrochemical group's rating	19.04.2012
FAIRS Second Caspian International Plastics and Rubber Exhibition in Baku	14.02.2012
PETKIM Turkey puts its stake in country's largest petrochemical producer up for sale / Construction of new mega-refinery reportedly continues apace	09.02.2012
PETKIM Construction of USD 5.5 bn mega-refinery on track / Commissioning expected in 2015 / Start-up will significantly reduce Turkey's dependence on feedstock imports	07.12.2011
TURKEY Plastics industry continues to boom / Processing sector expected to grow by 15% in 2011 / Extremely dependent on raw material imports / Saudi Arabia by far most important plastics supplier / Industry association Pagev reports	28.11.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in October 2011: PE, PP and PVC down despite stable costs / PS in triple-digit fall / EPS margins improve / Production cuts with limited impact / Targeted hikes have little chance of success	03.11.2011
OLTCHIM Still running at half throttle / CEO Roibu offers to resign / Shareholders PCC and Carlson plan to bid in case of privatisation / Need for profound restructuring	30.08.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in May 2011: Oil price slide reveals market limits / Polyolefin margins crumble / Producers left sitting on costs / Converters' resistance shifts the balance / Price pressure remains	06.06.2011
TURKEY Europe's fourth-largest plastics converter processed 3.5m t of plastics in 2009 / Packaging applications lead the way / Extrusion as most common processing technique / AMI reports	29.04.2010
TURKEY Plastics industry on the road to recovery / Petkim to invest USD 60m in additional restructuring / Feedstock access crucial for future development	26.02.2010

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