Sabic

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

2.7m t of engineering thermoplastics consumed in 2012 / National strategy to raise domestic output / Self-sufficiency does not preclude imports

New multimodal HDPE grades for blow moulding applications available / Improved production process

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

New technology centres open in China and India

Study to build cracker and PE complex in the US / Project led by shareholder Odebrecht / Option to purchase land from Sabic

Decision to stop construction of UHMW-PE plant with Petrokemya

Business “on track” for 2013, CEO says / Polymer investment proceeding as planned

EPSE Awards 2013: Recognition of special polycarbonate applications in construction and design / Awards ceremony during K 2013