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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Vinnolit declares force majeure on deliveries from Knapsack / Defect in VCM production	11.07.2017
USA Appointments to Trump cabinet have ties to industry / ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson to be secretary of state / Fracking proponents at the helm / “Foxes guarding henhouses”	21.12.2016
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY 2015 production drops 3% over 2013 / Increase in plastics processing / Growth in packaging, automotive engineering and medical devices / Recycling as key economic factor / Consultic study 2015	12.12.2016
USA Shale gas carousel turns faster / Giant field found in west Texas / President-elect Trump expected to promote fracking / Much of new plastics output earmarked for export	30.11.2016
LOTTE Vice chairman's death called suicide / Close ties to family owners / Corruption scandal in South Korea	05.09.2016
WESTLAKE Takeover of Axiall completed / Creation of North American olefins and vinyls leader	02.09.2016
WESTLAKE US and Canadian authorities nod off Axiall acquisition / Deal could close by end of August	22.08.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America July 2016: PE still trending stable / PP may have bottomed out / PVC and PS under latent upward pressure / Engineering thermoplastics notations mostly calm / Price offensive for PA 6	05.08.2016
AXIALL / LOTTE Groundbreaking ceremony for Louisiana ethane cracker / Start-up expected in 2019	17.06.2016
WESTLAKE USD 3.8 bn is the magic number / Latest takeover bid accepted by Axiall / Combined company will become North America's second-largest PVC producer	15.06.2016
AXIALL South Korea's Lotte Group issues unsolicited offer for vinyls producer / Onset of a bidding war with Westlake?	09.06.2016
WESTLAKE Latest bid for Axiall summarily rejected again / CEO Chao issues open letter to shareholders / Calls for new board	06.04.2016
AXIALL / WESTLAKE PVC group plans to divest all downstream units / Write-offs almost reach USD 1 bn / Poker game over takeover continues	03.03.2016
AXIALL Board summarily rejects latest Westlake takeover proposal / Shareholders addressed in open letter	03.02.2016
VINNOLIT CEO Josef Ertl to retire in October / Karl-Martin Schellerer to take the lead	20.07.2015
BILCARE RESEARCH Price hike for rigid PVC film	29.05.2015
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
NPE Several raw material suppliers book space for "Customer Service Centres" in Orlando / Fair at 94% of total capacity	11.08.2014
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
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
INDIA Newest anti-dumping duties on PVC imports revealed / Korea exempted, Chinese producers face stiff penalties	11.04.2014

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