BASF / SINOPEC New isononanol plant in China / German partner shifts plans for plasticiser feedstocks after quitting Petronas project	25.01.2013
BASF / PETRONAS Agreement on new Malaysian joint venture is terminated / Existing partnership to be continued	23.01.2013
MOSSI & GHISOLFI USD 1 bn engineering and construction contract for Texas PET/PTA complex to Sinopec / 1m t/y of polymer	16.01.2013
SINOPEC Wuhan cracker commissioned / Catalytic cracking unit starts up in Guangdong	07.01.2013
EXXONMOBIL Mega polyolefin complex in Singapore is commissioned / Naphtha cracker in start-up phase / US group now world's largest polyolefin producer	04.01.2013
ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS Balance of worldwide capacity has shifted to Asia / Polyamide is a rare exception / European market holds up relatively well / Massive expansion in China likely to continue	02.01.2013
STANDARD THERMOPLASTICS Global capacities exceed 252m t/y / PET output spearheads expansions in 2012 / More than half of global output found in Asia / China will continue to extend its lead in the coming years / Sabic still slightly ahead of Sinopec	21.12.2012
CHINA Protests in Ningbo elicit official pledge to halt petrochemical expansion / “Green” sentiment among the public rising / Is official acquiescence to demands linked to tendency towards petrochemical oversupply?	02.11.2012
SINOPEC Eight engineering units merged into one / Potent challenger for Western petrochemical contractors	11.09.2012
LANXESS New EPDM plant to start up in China in 2015 / “World's largest” facility to cost EUR 235m	06.09.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS New massive propane dehydrogenation line in China / Country's propylene capacities set to triple until 2015	31.08.2012
HUNTSMAN Studying MDI capacity expansion in Geismar / Reaping the benefits of US shale gas reserves	15.08.2012
SINOPEC Promise to help Hong Kong clean up PP pellets spill / Cargo washed ashore after tropical storm	13.08.2012
SINOPEC Petrochemicals production declines in H1 / Synthetic resins output 1.95% lower	26.07.2012
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL 14m t of new petrochemical capacity brought on stream in 2011 / Saudi Arabia leads the pack / Regional players are setting their sights to the east / Feedstock surplus will sweep global markets in near future	18.07.2012
ARGENTINA Repsol nationalisation sparks row over shale gas deposits / Investors cautious amid ongoing economic uncertainty	19.06.2012
MITSUI EPDM joint venture with Sinopec in Shanghai / Commercial production to start in 2014	01.06.2012
SABIC / SINOPEC Groundbreaking ceremony for new PC plant in Tianjin / Commissioning expected in 2015	11.04.2012
SINOPEC China's leading petrochemical player breaks all previous records in financial 2011 / State-owned group produced about 10m t of ethylene last year	28.03.2012
CHINA Dawn of the “Great Ethylene Era” / Five Year Plan calls for massive increase in domestic C2 capacities / Pinpointed regional investments / Foreign players race to form joint ventures	14.03.2012
INEOS TECHNOLOGIES Ineos Technologies' “Innovene” PP process selected for 350,000 t/y Inner Mongolian PP plant	17.02.2012
BASF / SINOPEC Second Nanjing expansion phase completed / USD 1.4 bn project / New acrylic acid plant	12.01.2012
SINOPEC New PP unit commissioned at relocated refinery in south China	11.01.2012
MITSUI / SINOPEC Joint venture for EPT plant in China	04.01.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Shell test drills confirm shale gas reserves in China's Sichuan basin / Sinopec chairman says country's shale gas reserves surpass those of US	14.12.2011

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