SHELL Plans to build USD 11 bn cracker and downstream petrochemicals hub in Iraq	30.01.2015
QATAR Search for ethane outlet continues following Shell's exit from Al-Karaana	22.01.2015
QATAR PETROLEUM Al Karaana petrochemicals joint venture with Shell scrapped / Prohibitive capital costs	16.01.2015
UPDATE - VERSALIS Reports indicate that Porto Marghera cracker is in start-up mode / Shell allegedly contracted for olefin volumes	15.01.2015
BASF 50% stake in Ellba Eastern SM/PO joint venture sold to Shell / Moerdijk jv not part of transaction	19.12.2014
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
SHELL Versalis' Porto Marghera cracker to pick up the slack for Moerdijk? / Rumours of possible restart of Italian unit	08.12.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Shell moves closer to building US shale gas-fed complex / Land purchase in Pennsylvania but no final commitment / USD 4bn cracker would produce 1.5 m t/y	13.11.2014
SHELL Moerdijk site to resume styrene production by end of the year / Cracker will likely remain off stream until mid-2015	10.11.2014
SHELL Petrochemical group appoints former DuPont CEO Charles Holliday as chairman	05.11.2014
SABIC / SHELL Expansion plans for Saudi Arabia-based Sadaf joint venture scrapped / Feasibility studies “not encouraging”	29.10.2014
BASF EBITDA up 1% in Q3 / Moerdijk outage hits European chemicals / Outlook for 2015 revised downward as global economy cools / German outlook negative / Shale bolsters North America	27.10.2014
LEHMANN & VOSS New high-performance compound based on polyketone / Multi-use material rivals PA and POM / Former Shell patent	17.10.2014
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Everything is not so awesome for Lego and Shell	17.10.2014
BUTADIENE MARKET Global volumes to rise by 4.4% per year to 2020 / Strong automotive demand for butadiene rubber and ABS / Asian players dominating / Grand View Research report	16.10.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Follow-up: Shell's Moerdijk plant likely off stream until year's end / Olefin availability tightens	08.10.2014
SHELL Renewed incident in Moerdijk takes out plants / Central cracker appears to be affected	07.10.2014
POLYURETHANES Middle East drives production growth in EMEA / Region consumed 5.8m t last year / Steady gains / Flexible foam most dominant end application / Latest IAL Consultants report	22.09.2014
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
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Joint venture plant for styrene and propylene oxide in Moerdijk offline until year's end / Allocations for PO remain stable	16.07.2014
SHALE GAS CHINA US-Chinese partnerships explore opportunities for unconventional gas in the People's Republic / Restructuring of energy mix / Chinese firms also participating in US fracking projects	25.06.2014
HYOSUNG Commercial polyketone production to commence in South Korea in 2015 / Small orders of compounds already available / Röchling extrudes semi-finished parts	17.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Shell's SM/PO plant in Moerdijk rocked by explosion and blaze / Two workers suffer minor burns / Cause still unclear	04.06.2014
SINOPEC Ethylene projects shelved or delayed in response to pressure from cheap US shale gas / Projects with more than 4m t of C2 hanging in the air / Increasingly exploring options for coal-to-olefins	01.05.2014
CHEVRON PHILLIPS Groundbreaking ceremonies held for 1.5m t/y Cedar Bayou ethane cracker / Ethylene largely for domestic consumption / Two 500,000 t/y PE plants part of USGC project	07.04.2014

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