VERSALIS Plans to produce hydrocarbon resins at Priolo site / Agreement with Neville Venture	12.08.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Versalis: Force majeure for EVA from Oberhausen facility	07.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics July 2013: All products rise despite stagnating costs / Market tight due to poor supply and normal demand / Monomer-plus-margin strategy drives calls for hikes	05.08.2013
ENI Plan to revamp Gela refinery / Project to restore efficiency and profitability / Training and safety centre planned / Biofuels research continues	26.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2013: Moderate increases for most products / Sharp output cuts / Demand still sluggish / Rising crude oil notations support producer hike plans	12.07.2013
LANXESS First bio-based PBT produced in German commercial-scale plant / Genomatica's process technology utilising BDO key	26.06.2013
VINYLS ITALIA Bankruptcy staved off once again / Ministry of economics roundtable slated for June	30.05.2013
VERSALIS Ambitious recovery plan for Italian producer / Set to reduce commodity dependency	02.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2013: Producers hold onto half of cost reductions / Falling naphtha strengthens converters' waiting game / Intensity of demand revival will decide further developments	15.04.2013
VERSALIS JV for renewable butadiene is finalised	15.04.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Technical glitch takes out Versalis' ethylene cracker in Priolo	05.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in February 2013: Most notations show little change / PE largely rolls over / PP and PVC up slightly / PS and EPS slightly softer / Demand slack / Upturn likely in March	05.03.2013
GENOMATICA First large-scale commercial production of bio-based 1,4-butanediol / Collaboration with DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products in the US	20.02.2013
VERSALIS Partnering with US biomaterials group Yulex on guayule-based bio-rubber materials / Projected southern European production plant to focus on medical, consumer and tire industries	06.02.2013
VERSALIS Elastomers joint venture with Honam Petrochemical / Raising Asian profile	10.10.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in September 2012: Cost momentum in first half drives polymers / Supply adequate despite production cuts / Slack ordering pressures the market / Price zenith evidently reached	03.10.2012
VERSALIS New office in Shanghai / Licensing and business partnerships in Asia / Joint venture agreement with Petronas	18.09.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend 2012: Producers win more than their increased costs / Margins up, volumes down / Demand shows distinct signs of slowing down / Market is becoming tense	14.09.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in August 2012: Polyolefin producers regain margins as costs spiral / PVC and styrenics players restricted to passing on higher costs / Supply tight / Further price rises on the horizon	05.09.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2012: Market suddenly turns around / Polyolefins, PS and EPS rise significantly / PVC also up / Prolonged phase of price increases likely in store	13.08.2012
BIOPLASTICS Renewable route to butadiene / Versalis, Novamont and Genomatica cooperate	26.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2012: Producers pass on only part of their cost reduction / Rising oil increases margin pressure / Some producers stop orders as inventories shrink / Prices likely to bottom out	13.07.2012
ASSOCIATIONS Italian and Thai bioplastics associations sign MoU for knowledge sharing, joint research and development	19.06.2012
ITALY One of the weakest links in the European industrial chain / Plastics machinery performs below average / Polymer production shrinking / Company formerly known as Polimeri to move more into specialities	30.05.2012
ITALY Visitor numbers at leading plastics fair “Plast” down slightly / Share of Turkish, eastern European attendees grows / Excellent fair structure / Italy's plastics machinery sector under pressure	23.05.2012

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