Sabic

PIE speaks to Sabic CEO Yousef Abdullah al-Benyan and executive vice president Polymers Abdulrahman al-Fageeh ahead of "K 2016" / Company committed to "diversifying its feedstock sources" / Confident in European and American PC markets

PC capacity in Shanghai doubled / EUR 3 bn investment programme for global PC headquarters wrapped up

Caprolactam market consolidates as a result of excess capacities in China / European PA 6 notations crumbling / Feedstock market shifts start to impact Europe / PA 6.6 prices sliding / Adipic acid availability continues to lengthen

Saudi Arabia and China explore investment opportunities / MOUs signed at "G20 Summit"

Polymershapes business goes to US company Blackfriars / Joint semi-finished products holding with Laird and Amari Plastics

Personnel reshuffle continues following change at the helm / Gary Miller appointed COO

“Lexan” PC resin and plasma technology used by Toyota for rear quarter window / First use of “Exatec” in a commercial vehicle / Meeting driver visibility regulations

Dutch research partnership collaborates with Sabic on development of starch-based films / Combination of waterproofing and oxygen barrier in low-cost production of food packaging

Petrochemical giants examine the building of a joint complex in the US

PP grade introduced for production of injection moulded rigid packaging / Improved balance in stiffness and impact strength

Agreement with Saudi Aramco to study oil-to-chemicals project in Saudi Arabia

Customised packing lines developed with Coperion / Process improvement at Italian compounding plant

PIE talks to World Plastics Council chairman Abdulrahman al-Fageeh and PlasticsEurope executive director Karl H. Foerster / WPC as platform for sharing best practices / Localising global solutions / Focus on marine debris / Increasingly global scope

Distribution group continues to expand / Acquisition of Aectra Plastics

Nippon Paper secures licence to produce “Pure-Pak” drinks cartons in Japan / Coatings based on renewable PE

New research centre inaugurated at Geleen / “Milestone in innovation journey”

Marketing Sabic's polyolefin elastomers in Europe

European sales arrangement for “Ryton” PPS reorganised / Distribution now handled by Biesterfeld Plastic and Nevicolor

Output of transparent plastic continues to grow / Most capacities located in Asia / Key applications include optoelectronics, underground engineering and automotive / New production processes are more economical

Demand for polymeric applications increasing steeply throughout the world / German medical devices providers report record sales / Russian market caves in / Significant potential in ASEAN region

Fire at Jubail United Petrochemical leaves 12 employees dead / Operations at ethylene-production plant reportedly not affected

Global demand to expand by 4.5% per year to 2022 / Growth driven by rising industrial output in emerging markets / Grand View Research report

Two-day high-level conference on “Zero Plastics Waste to the Oceans” draws industry, government and private sector together / Need for collaborative efforts across the chain / Design for end of life / Calls for system change

Investor WL Ross acquires majority stake in plastics distributor / “Ideal platform to further roll up the fragmented plastics distribution space”

Controlling share in Dutch UD tapes producer Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics acquired