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Long-term PolyFR supply agreement with Albemarle / Flame retardants production to take place in Israel and The Netherlands

Post-merger material science company to be headquartered in Midland / New company's name will include Dow

New study points to ways of “triggering a revolution” in the plastics industrial ecosystem / Strategies for improving material flow, recycling and reuse / Part of “Project Mainstream” / Release at WEF in Davos

First European Plastics Innovation Awards bestowed / Seven categories

Margins increase in 2015 as crude oil prices continue to decline / “Chronically volatile macroeconomic environment” / Performance Plastics unit helps boost operating profit

James Fitterling promoted to president and COO / Liveris touts plans to retire by H2 2017

Flame retardants producer says availability of PolyFR in Europe suffices to meet demand / Israeli production facility operating at commercial scale

Sales and operating profit slide / Repositioning of business / Proposed merger with Dow is a priority

Imminent commissioning of new large-scale global plants / Export-oriented production lines in Mexico and Saudi Arabia waiting in the wings / Uncertainty about Borouge / Iran makes a return / Europe as key export destination

Daniel Coombs new head of global Olefins and Polyolefins business

PlasticsEurope appoints Javier Constante and Daniele Ferrari as vice presidents

Dow/YPF joint venture will triple shale gas output in Argentina / “Extraordinary results” from drilling

Large Texas propylene line begins commercial operations / Propane dehydrogenation using shale gas as feedstock

Deal to combine with fellow consumer goods giant Jarden Corporation / Latest mammoth merge would create USD 16 bn mega-company / Completion expected in Q2 2016

Workforce cuts of 10% in USD 700m cost savings plan / Chattanooga plant in the US to close

Follow up: Companies confirm “merger of equals” / Mega fusion receives the unanimous support of each player's board / Plan to split into three separate units / Liveris oversees plastics activities

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

First LLDPE line starts up / C8 grades manufactured using Dow's technology

US chemicals giant said to be in talks with DuPont over potential merge / Combination would create company worth USD 120 bn / Plans for three-way split of activities / Response to shareholder pressure?

Positive outlook for GCC chemicals / Saudi Arabia offers opportunities to downstream investors / New petrochemical projects temporarily halted / Exports to China continue to grow

LLDPE precision packaging resins introduced

Despite overcapacities, plans to lift output in Asia / Global consumption stands at 4m t/y / Decline in optical data storage devices pressures sector / Market unsettled by BPA controversy / Opportunities for lighting technology and automotive applications

High-pressure production: LDPE becoming increasingly tight in Europe / Global importance wanes / New plants mostly flexible and easily switched to EVA / Specifically targeted types more expensive

Stake in MEGlobal sold to Equate as Kuwaiti ventures restructured / MEG plant to be built on US Gulf Coast / Options under review for agrochemicals unit / Plastics leads gains in Q3 volumes but lower prices and foreign exchange hit sales

Leadership restructured / New roles for Fitterling and Ungerleider / Harlan adds Latin America to regional responsibilities