PEOPLE Borealis: Rochas new vice president of energy & infrastructure	31.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics April/May 2013: Mixed bag of perspectives / Ethylene pricing continues depressed / Largely stable pricing / Some slight upward movements / Downstream processing capacity utilisation 70%	22.05.2013
PEOPLE 3B Fibreglass appoints Hubert CEO	17.05.2013
BOREALIS Profits hit by Borouge turnaround / Soft market conditions add to pressure on earnings / Final work on third stage at Ruwais JV is underway	17.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in March 2013: Producers find it hard to pass on costs / Cold weather, soft markets and reluctant buyers dash hike hopes / Cost reduction and rising demand jockey for position in April	04.04.2013
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
BOREALIS Acquisition of DEXPlastomers jv completed / DSM also sells LLDPE Compact Solution Technology	05.03.2013
BOREALIS 2012 net profits hampered by poor polyolefins demand / European operations to be further optimised / Austrian PP catalyst plant onstream / Borouge 3 expansion on track	27.02.2013
BOREALIS Plans to invest EUR 46m to upgrade European sites / C4 project in Stenungsund to improve n-butene supplies / Heater replacement at Porvoo phenol complex	04.02.2013
BOREALIS PE and PP price hike in January	21.12.2012
STANDARD THERMOPLASTICS Global capacities exceed 252m t/y / PET output spearheads expansions in 2012 / More than half of global output found in Asia / China will continue to extend its lead in the coming years / Sabic still slightly ahead of Sinopec	21.12.2012
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Borealis' executive vice president Polyolefins Alfred Stern talks to PIE about the global and European market situation and the company's experiences with “Borstar”	17.12.2012
YEAR IN REVIEW Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks	14.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend December 2012: Notations tend unusually firm / Occasional increases for PE / Only building applications weaker / Fear of triple-digit rises in January	12.12.2012
BOREALIS Profits and sales increase in Q3 2012 / Higher prices boost polyolefins result / Borouge 3 expansion on track	21.11.2012
DEXPLASTOMERS Borealis will also acquire Exxon's stake in jv	20.11.2012
BOREALIS Transparent PP grade developed for frozen food applications / Higher flow and improved stiffness	19.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend November 2012: Polyolefins continue to crumble / PVC, PS and EPS producers try to resist declines / Costs down slightly / Bonus-linked orders start to flow in / Few bargains	13.11.2012
DSM Stake in DEXPlastomers jv to go to Borealis / Production of C8 plastomers and LLDPE	13.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend October 2012: Polyolefin prices slip as costs decline slightly / First signs of deterioration? / PVC stable / Styrenics somewhat firmer / Pressure on notations increases	12.10.2012
BOREALIS Extending distribution agreement with Nexeo / “Bormed” products now sold across North America as well	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
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Borealis' LDPE line in Stenungsund back on stream / FM on cracker products lifted	27.09.2012
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

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