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FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
BASF restarts Ludwigshafen cracker
07.06.2011
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Thermoplastics in May 2011: Butadiene price explosion triggers triple-digit rise for ABS / Higher costs for PA 6, PMMA and PP / Limited feedstock supplies / High stock levels dampen ordering activity / Calls for fresh increases
07.06.2011
STYROLUTION
PS price adjusted downward again in June/ ABS rolls over
03.06.2011
STYROLUTION
EU approves BASF-Ineos joint venture plans / Tarragona ABS unit must be divested
02.06.2011
BASF
Higher prices for plastics additives and pigments
02.06.2011
STYROLUTION
Deal creating joint venture is signed
31.05.2011
BASF
New fully integrated 300,000 t/y European TDI plant to start up in 2014 / Largest single-train unit
30.05.2011
UNIGEL
ABS project planned in Brazil / Output will substitute imports
25.05.2011
STYROLUTION
EU sets 1 June for Styrolution decision / Plant disposal likely / Deal to create EUR 5 bn business
24.05.2011
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks in May 2011: Margins on polyols improve further / Pure MDI moves up, TDI sideways / Many buyers on allocation / Order volume robust / No price hikes announced for June
24.05.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS
Production volume and value back at pre-crisis level in 2010 / Margin stabilisation is the target / Strong demand from China
18.05.2011
LOGISTICS
New rail freight line halves transport time from Chongqing to Antwerp / Safer and cheaper
18.05.2011
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2011: Prices near market limit / Producers unable to pass on costs in full / Oil price dip pressures polymers / PVC and EPS somewhat better / Buyers stage boycott
13.05.2011
SOLVAY
Operating profit on plastics more than doubles in Q1 2011 / Continued improvement since 2010 / French financial markets authority approved bid to acquire Rhodia
12.05.2011
AOC
Manufacturing agreement for UPR with BASF / Products produced at BASF site in Spain
11.05.2011
BASF
North American “Styropor” prices to rise
10.05.2011
BASF
Higher volumes and higher selling prices buoy plastics division in Q1 2011 / Hambrecht retires
09.05.2011
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in April 2011: Polyolefin producers almost cover costs / HDPE, PVC with stronger rises / PS follows SM down / EPS improves / Chronic bottlenecks / Feedstocks up again / Fresh hikes
04.05.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF's larger Ludwigshafen cracker to undergo maintenance turnaround
27.04.2011
BASF
Simulation brings considerable weight savings for PA 6 parts
13.04.2011
BASF
Automotive materials design tool wins SPE award / 30 different product samples
12.04.2011
BASF
New PU Systems House in Dubai
11.04.2011
STYROLUTION
April's PS price adjusted downward / ABS rolls over
05.04.2011
BASF
“Uvinul” light stabiliser approved for food contact applications
30.03.2011
AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS
How severely will the Japanese catastrophe hit the international automotive industry? / Supply problems reach Europe / Regional shifts in polymer demand possible / Plastixx automotive price indices continue to rise unabated
29.03.2011
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