CORRECTION - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS LyondellBasell declares force majeure for PP from Wesseling and Knapsack	15.05.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Vinnolit announces force majeure for S-PVC from Knapsack / Germany	13.05.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Slight reduction in output in 2014 / Market's current zigzag movements prove exhausting	11.05.2015
YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 Part 2 – Plastics Production: Shale gas revolution drives Europe into a corner / Ailing facilities are consolidated / Massive changes in PVC market / Shale oil reserves change the balance once again	12.12.2014
WESTLAKE Expanded US vinyls complex dedicated / Cracker converted to ethane / Raising output in Lake Charles	31.10.2014
VESTOLIT SVC Global sells German PVC producer to Mexichem / Further changes in the European PVC market	07.08.2014
WESTLAKE Vinnolit acquisition wrapped up / “Major step” on US PVC producer's strategic path	01.08.2014
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
VINNOLIT PVC prices to rise	30.06.2014
SOLVAY Benvic PVC compounding subsidiary divested to OpenGate Capital / European market reshuffle continues	05.06.2014
WESTLAKE North American PVC producer acquires Vinnolit / Latest consolidation in the global PVC market	28.05.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Production volumes recover in 2013 / Automotive, building and foreign trade drive sales / PlasticsEurope Deutschland president sees dark clouds	21.05.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS South German ethylene pipeline dedicated in Munich	19.07.2013
CHINAPLAS Growing number of international visitors and exhibitors in Guangzhou / Focus on sustainability and production efficiency	12.06.2013
VINNOLIT First time at Chinaplas / PVC specialities for Chinese market	10.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2013: Falling costs upstream dash producers' hopes of triple-digit hikes / Polyolefins rise less than costs / Higher input prices added to PVC, PS and EPS / Supply in line with demand	14.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics PVC February 2013: Minor increases for base polymer / Additives stable / Paste grade flat / Weak building demand pressures / Pronounced upswing expected in spring	05.03.2013
VINNOLIT New world-scale plant for paste PVC on stream in Burghausen / Total PVC specialities output will rise to over 500,000 t/y	16.10.2012
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
VINNOLIT Raising European paste and extender PVC prices	01.10.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS South German ethylene pipeline in trial / All disputes settled / 240,000 t/y of C2 in first phase	24.09.2012
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
VINNOLIT Raising specialty PVC output in Cologne	14.08.2012
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

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