ExxonMobil

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

Beaumont PE capacity to be increased by 65% / Multi-billion dollar investment in Texas takes advantage of “vast” new shale gas supplies

Logistics contract with ExxonMobil for Houston PE hub / First entry into US market

World's largest PE producer returns to “K” / Introducing new “Exceed” LLDPE types

North America September 2016: Upward momentum across many segments / Rising feedstocks push up polyolefins and PS / Engineering thermoplastics producers still under pressure

Shale gas arrives at Grangemouth after delay / “Hugely important day” for the UK / Fewer fracking applications this year

New technology separates aromatics from crude oil using reverse membrane osmosis / Significant energy savings / Further tests necessary

Lifting “Santoprene” output at Newport facility / Global TPV capacity to rise by 25%

Petrochemical giants examine the building of a joint complex in the US

China Engineering Thermoplastics May 2016: Feedstock costs slide despite maintenance cycle / Aside from PA, all polymers point down / Consumption levels considered average / Positive outlook for June

Police slowly clear union barricades blocking refineries / Public mood flags / Union threatens to extend strikes to rail and nuclear plants / More force majeure declarations

Petrochemical output increasingly threatened by strike / Most refineries affected / Many FM declarations / Minister says the country has been taken hostage

Metallocene PE resin introduced for production of improved shrink films

Global demand to expand by 4.5% per year to 2022 / Growth driven by rising industrial output in emerging markets / Grand View Research report

Distributing ExxonMobil's “Santoprene” TPVs in Brazil

China Engineering Thermoplastics January 2016: Butadiene and styrene rise while other feedstocks point down / Polymer prices firm / ABS and PC rise slightly / Consumption in line with expectations / Processors gearing down for Chinese New Year holidays

White oil: ExxonMobil declares force majeure in France / Availability of TPE tightening / So far little impact on PS and EPS

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

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

Ethane imports will soon feed Europe's ethylene crackers / Sunoco opens its terminal in Pennsylvania / Ineos to supply FEP's Mossmorran cracker from Grangemouth

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

Range of mPE resins now includes extrusion coating and lamination grade / Opportunities to improve package sealing performance

10th “Annual GPCA Forum” to take place in Dubai in mid-November

Changes in executive leadership and management / Martin Pugh named interim COO

Low-pressure production: HDPE and LLDPE output linked / Number of global swing plants rising / European lines no longer competitive / Local converters increasingly dependent on imports / Exclusive PIE report