Braskem

Falling demand bites as operating profit falls by 27% year-on-year / Currency effects help increase sales / Market share in thermoplastic resins continues to rise

Modernisation and expansion of US propylene splitter / Engineering contract awarded to Jacobs

Poor petrochemicals prospects prompt building delays / Construction of three Brazilian plants postponed to 2013

Agreement to sell Braskem's “green” PE in Asia-Pacific / Latest bioplastics investment

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

Butadiene expansion in Triunfo commissioned ahead of schedule

Takeover of propylene splitter at Philadelphia refinery / Backward integration of PP line

Standard Thermoplastics in June 2012: Polyolefin prices follow petrochemicals down / Bleeding margins / PVC producers manage to pass on costs / Styrenics also down / Buyers' market / July will see clearance sales as prices bottom out

Bioplastics production unaffected by Brazil sugarcane shortage / Capacity of 200,000 t/y "green PE"

Agreement with Plantic Technologies for use of sugarcane-derived PE

Mulling new US plant fed by cheaper shale gas feedstock / Decision to be made this year

Net profit plunges 50% in Q1 hit by high naphtha costs / Resins demand improves

Ultra-high barrier bio-based food packaging launched / Partnership with Braskem boosts renewable content

Mexican petrochemical giant seeks IPO

Fernando Musa named CEO of Braskem America

Looking to enlist in South Korean stock exchange / Bid to secure new capital

Sugarcane-based PE for packaging of Johnson & Johnson´s sun care range

Plans to focus activities on Brazil this year / USD 5 bn in investments / Exploring options for PE in North America?

Global demand to reach 1m t/y in 2015 / Largest gains predicted for non-biodegradable bioplastics / Brazil emerges as leading producer / Market shift away from Europe, US / New Freedonia report

Standard thermoplastics in November 2011: Producers pass on most cost reductions / PE film margins squeezed further / Supply and demand balanced / December could be calmer

FKuR to distribute Brazilian group's “green” PE in Europe / Recyclable polymer captures CO2

New agreement signed with Petroperu to build PE complex in Peru

Currency fluctuations result in Q3 net loss / EBITDA falls on lower resin prices / Brazil PVC project to start up in May 2012 / Brazilian resin demand flat

Mexico PE complex more expensive than planned / Start up in 2015 / Ethane feedstock from Pemex

Alternative feedstocks rejuvenate global plastics sector/ Oilfield licences to be awarded in Brazil / Shale gas fever rages on three continents / Middle East resources still firmly driving / Saudi Arabia, Iran are major players / GlobalData reports