Sabic

India's Reliance and China's CNOOC announce plans for gas imports from the US / Feedstock to be used for domestic crackers

Wilton cracker to be upgraded to enable the processing of ethane / Latest player to respond to US shale gas boom

Sabic declares force majeure for LDPE from Wilton

Plans for Saudi MMA and PMMA complex finalised / Start-up targeted for mid-2017

Standard-Thermoplastics Trend June 2014: Polyolefins notching up / Most producers net more than the cost rise / PVC gaining ground / Monomer decline not fully factored in to PS / All signs point toward further rises

China Engineering Thermoplastics April/May 2014: Feedstock notations tending soft / Engineering thermoplastics prices largely unchanged / Business volume expected to remain stable until the end of Q2

Agreement for “Nexlene” high-performance PE joint venture / Plan to set up network of global facilities

China Standard Thermoplastics April/May 2014: Ethylene and propylene import prices rebound while styrene recedes / Polymer import quotes firm / Domestic prices see active dynamics / Labour Day holiday period dampens total uptake

Introducing renewable polyolefins portfolio based on waste fats and oils

HDPE and PP resins added to caps and closures range

Third "Stamax" resin facility to be located in China / Shanghai facility to better serve growing regional automotive markets

New circular polymer venture / Brainchild of Dutch entrepreneurs / Construction of recycling plant at chemical park in Geleen

China Engineering Thermoplastics March/April 2014: Benzene firm, styrene rising and butadiene soft / Domestic feedstock notations firm but trending up / Most polymers roll over / ABS surges / Demand for PA 6.6 “made in China” rising

China Standard Thermoplastics March/April 2014: Ethylene and propylene import prices fall while styrene firms / Polymer import quotes soft / Domestic prices rising / Demand largely normal

Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2014: Widespread upward momentum / PE increases still marginal / PP costs could escalate / PVC continues to soften / Moderate rises for PS and EPS

High strength film developed for beverage industry combines PP and LLDPE

China Engineering Thermoplastics February/March 2014: Feedstock prices decline / Some grades firming / Factories gradually resume normal production after Chinese New Year holiday

Arab region's first PBT plant to come on stream this year / 63,000 t/y facility built by ThyssenKrupp

Ageing populations and packaging growth boost global consumption / European market robust despite challenging economics / New medical products showcased at “Pharmapack Europe” in Paris

China Engineering Thermoplastics January/February 2014: Feedstock and polymer prices soft or falling / Factories shuttered for holiday break / Slow start to the lunar new year / Consumption levels will continue to rise

China Standard Thermoplastics January/February 2014: Chinese New Year hiatus takes feedstock import quotes down / Declines across the entire polymer board / Adequate stock levels see prices continue soft even after the holidays

Engineering thermoplastics consumption recovers slightly in 2013 / Gains driven by ABS and PMMA / Import volumes of PC, PA and SAN down / Asian producers increasingly step into the fold / Low local capacity utilisation rates / Plastinfo report

German sales activities of non-automotive PP and PE types restructured / ML Plastics to distribute portfolio in northern Germany, Pio Kunststoffe in the south

"Plastivision Arabia 2014" set for April in Sharjah / "GPCA PlastiCon" during the exhibition

Polymer capacity continues to rise / PE accounts for most regional output / Saudi Arabia is largest production base / Conversion sector focused on packaging and construction