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
POLYMER PRICES 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	24.04.2014
CHINA POLYETHYLENE MARKET Current five-year plan sees new production plants brought on stream / Dependence on imports declines / International producers see sales fall short of expectations / Will the next PE flood come in before the shale gas volumes?	22.04.2014
POLYMER PRICES 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	17.04.2014
BASF / SINOPEC Nanjing-based BASF-YPC joint venture commences acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers production	11.04.2014
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics February/March 2014: Feedstock prices decline / Some grades firming / Factories gradually resume normal production after Chinese New Year holiday	27.03.2014
SINOPEC Chemicals profits fell 26% on lower prices in 2013 / Strong polyolefins output	26.03.2014
INEOS Lawsuit filed against Sinopec over alleged acrylonitrile patent infringement / Seeking more than USD 1 bn in compensation / Latest quarrel picked by chairman Ratcliffe	24.03.2014
MITSUI CHEMICALS MDI, TDI and phenolic lines to be shuttered in Japan / Plans to restructure PTA business	13.02.2014
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2013/January 2014: Feedstock and polymer prices a mixed bag / Little movement in either direction / Market prepares for lunar new year holidays	23.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics November/December 2013: Feedstock prices a mixed bag / Resins stable to soft / Processors cautious about inventory levels / Production in full swing ahead of lunar new year	03.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics November/December 2013: Feedstock import costs rise / PE prices continue to strengthen while PS loses steam / Domestic producers impose hikes / Preparing for Chinese New Year	19.12.2013
DOW Chlorine and epoxy businesses to be put up for sale / Assets worth USD 5 bn / Texas plant to close	05.12.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics October/November 2013: Most feedstock prices fall / Almost all engineering thermoplastic prices remain unchanged / Business returns to normal levels after the holiday breaks	21.11.2013
KRAHN CHEMIE Distribution of Sinopec styrene block copolymers in Europe	07.11.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics September/October 2013: Butadiene prices surge while other feedstocks remain stable to soft / Demand weak due to holidays / YuYao trading centre floods	28.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics September/October 2013: Ethylene import pricing surges while styrene and propylene remain soft / Import quotes see firm to modest increases / Domestic manufacturers raise prices after the National Day Holidays	21.10.2013
SINOPEC H1 chemicals loss declines on improved demand / Resin sales volumes climb 0.4% / Growth expected to continue in H2	29.08.2013
SINOPEC Produces first commercial-grade ethylene at Wuhan facility / Commissioning now complete of petrochemicals complex	22.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics June/July 2013: Butadiene crashes / Feedstock mixed / Sales flat / Prices remain unchanged to trending slightly lower	16.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics June/July 2013: Feedstock prices rise considerably / Domestic market entering slow season / Pricing steady to trending soft / LDPE outperforms other grades	15.07.2013
SINOPEC Chinese company plans first gas-based ethylene production in Qingdao / Future of coal-based plants in question	02.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock prices remain generally soft / Butadiene retreats / Pricing stable to slight drop	18.06.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock pricing strengthens / Commodity business picks up / Prices lift on renewed optimism	13.06.2013
BASF Sales of EUR 25 bn targeted in Asia through 2020 / Strategy creates 9,000 jobs	07.06.2013

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