TotalEnergies

Qatari group massively expands availability of “Lotrene” PE in Europe / Antwerp as main logistics hub / No more third-party service providers

Chemical sites inaugurated by Saudi king / Saudi Aramco joint ventures with Dow and Total

Joining hands with Total in PLA joint venture / Construction of new plant in Thailand kicks off / Double-digit growth forecast to 2025

PIE speaks to Sabic CEO Yousef Abdullah al-Benyan and executive vice president Polymers Abdulrahman al-Fageeh ahead of "K 2016" / Company committed to "diversifying its feedstock sources" / Confident in European and American PC markets

Surface finishing technology specialist Atotech sold to investor Carlyle

“Sustainability in Packaging Europe” conference to take place in Barcelona in early November

US biotechnology company receives USD 14m financial injection from group of investors led by Bill Gates / Greater collaboration with France's Total

New HDPE “Circular Compounds” range launched / Blending post-consumer recyclate with virgin material / Initial volumes to become available next year

Global production increasingly consolidated / PS market declining / Capacity expansions in Asia / Worldwide EPS demand continues to rise / Germany is the exception / Insulation segment largely switching to grey EPS

Two Moscow airport workers plead guilty in Total CEO's death / Airport safety breach

French refineries and crackers almost back to normal operations

Situation on petrochemicals front appears to be easing / Pilots announce strikes coinciding with start of UEFA Championship

Police slowly clear union barricades blocking refineries / Public mood flags / Union threatens to extend strikes to rail and nuclear plants / More force majeure declarations

Petrochemical output increasingly threatened by strike / Most refineries affected / Many FM declarations / Minister says the country has been taken hostage

PE, PP, PS: Strike leads Total to declare force majeure for Gonfreville / Other sites also affected

Investors plan merger with Italian composites producer Polynt / Deal expected to close this year

Agreement to buy French battery company Saft / Accelerating growth in renewable energy sector

Future benzene deliveries in eastern Germany to come by pipeline / Massive investment project with partner Total Leuna

Polyolefins, EPS: Total lifts FM for Feluy

Polyolefins, EPS: Total declares force majeure for Feluy / Truck strike in Belgium prevents deliveries

MoU for petrochemicals hub in Iran

Fierce competition and high volatility drive consolidation in Germany / French state fund for renovations / New UK market leader is born / Cladding segment increasingly trends towards grey EPS / Prolonged use of HBCD has no notable market relevance

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

Carbon fibre-reinforced SMC production begins in Germany / Maleic acid anhydride capacity raised