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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis' LDPE line in Stenungsund back on stream / FM on cracker products lifted
27.09.2012
GAIL
Feedstock supply and support for Indian plastics park / Industry companies invited to set up shop
26.09.2012
OLTCHIM
Media mogul Dan Diaconescu hands in highest bid / No agreement on final contract / Government denies any wrongdoing
26.09.2012
INEOS / STYROLUTION
Ceasing all SM and PS production in Marl in October
25.09.2012
OLTCHIM
Romanian prime minister Ponta slams all three potential investors / “Difficult situation”
24.09.2012
HENGLI GROUP
Mega PTA line in Dalian goes on stream / Environmentally friendly operations
24.09.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrolution lifts force majeure for styrene in North America / Polystyrene still tight
20.09.2012
OLTCHIM
CEO Roibu and entire management resigns / Workers launch hunger strike
17.09.2012
BASF / TOTAL
Port Arthur joint venture streamlines assets and adopts new name / More than 900,000 t/y of ethylene output
13.09.2012
SHELL
Foster Wheeler wins engineering contract for Qatar MEG project
11.09.2012
POLYPLASTICS
Acquisition of LCP feedstock supplier Leuna Carboxylation / Is jv's majority owner Daicel attacking Ticona's supply chain?
07.09.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BP declares force majeure for PX and PTA from Geel
07.09.2012
MITSUI
Ethylene cutbacks and HDPE plant closure in Chiba / Responding to weak demand in Japan and competition from Middle East and China
06.09.2012
TPC GROUP
Largest US butadiene producer sold to private investor
05.09.2012
TVK
Q2 losses contained / Revenues sinking / Plans to launch butadiene line in Tiszaujvaros
04.09.2012
OLTCHIM
Chlorine electrolysis down / 500 employees are sent home / Shares to be auctioned off in mid-September
31.08.2012
EQUATE
Follow-up: Start-up of fire-damaged MEG line postponed
31.08.2012
BASF
Raising global “PolyTHF” capacity / Demand for chemical intermediate strongest in Asia
28.08.2012
HIP PETROHEMIJA
Green light for capacity expansion / All plants to be idled until year's end / Ministerial working group intervenes
27.08.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis declares FM for cracker products from Stenungsund / Reduced LDPE and HDPE output
24.08.2012
VERDEZYNE
US biotechnology group receives patent for non-petroleum based adipic acid / Cheaper and more environmentally friendly process for PA 6.6 production
23.08.2012
SANORS
Russian petrochemical group plans new MMA plant in Samara / Mitsubishi contracted for licence / Downstream PMMA facility to be built simultaneously
23.08.2012
MEXICHEM
Plans for shale gas cracker joint venture with Occidental / Backward integration
21.08.2012
OMAN
Plans to build third petrochemical hub in Duqm / Creating an entirely new city from scratch
20.08.2012
BOREALIS
Weak market hits second quarter 2012 profits in European polyolefins business / Borouge joint venture performs well
16.08.2012
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