Ineos

Two-day high-level conference on “Zero Plastics Waste to the Oceans” draws industry, government and private sector together / Need for collaborative efforts across the chain / Design for end of life / Calls for system change

Investing in Bahia cracker to enable shale gas input / 10-year offtake agreement with Enterprise Products Partners

Tom Crotty, group director at Ineos: UK test drills could begin this year / Despite low oil price, fracking still economically viable / Mulling new cracker in Norway / Offshore North Sea assets: Ineos enters the oil business

Solvay to exit vinyls jv early / Ineos to take full control / Ratcliffe “comfortable” with deal

First transatlantic ethane shipments underway / Leaked UK government paper fans flames of opposition to shale / Scottish First Minister under fire over unclear stance on moratorium

Jorge Oliveira takes over responsibility for group operations in Spain and Portugal

PVC group plans to divest all downstream units / Write-offs almost reach USD 1 bn / Poker game over takeover continues

Plastics industry in strong recovery mode in 2015 / Thermoplastics consumption rises by 3% to 5.5m t / Strong acceleration in Q4 / Demand from automotive segment particularly high / Biotechnology continues to play an important role

2015 EBITDA comes in at a record EUR 2.2 bn

Falling oil hits earnings in 2015 / Lower costs passed on / Plastics hold up well / Outlook for 2016 rather shaky / TDI plant at Schwarzheide to stay on stream a few more months

Ineos still bullish on shale despite falling prices / Plans to begin test drills this year / UK may override local planning authorities / Cuadrilla appeal to be heard in March

Board summarily rejects latest Westlake takeover proposal / Shareholders addressed in open letter

Company is renamed to reflect new ownership structure / Triple Shift strategy to be continued

Fierce competition and high volatility drive consolidation in Germany / French state fund for renovations / New UK market leader is born / Cladding segment increasingly trends towards grey EPS / Prolonged use of HBCD has no notable market relevance

Fracking yes, but get it right, UK task force says / Incentives can sweeten the pill for communities

First qualitative report on sustainability highlights styrenics' characteristics / Lifecycle approach and optimised use of resources

21 new shale gas licenses acquired in the UK / Now country's “leading shale gas company”

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries

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

Timothy Mann confirmed as CEO and president

Labour agreement renewed but no bets are on about the future of Sardinian PET production / Talks over feedstock supply at a stalemate / Rumours of an Indorama exit persist

Ineos licenses for new HDPE line in the US / Final decision on North American facility looming

HDPE: Ineos lifted FM from Lavera, Sarralbe and Rosignano

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

Controlling interest in Clipper gas field acquired / Fairfield divests 25% stake