www.pieweb.com

Companies Polymer Materials Petrochemicals

DOW
Three plants to close in Louisiana with loss of 2,500 jobs / Savings over USD 100m annually / USD 1.3 bn Rohm & Haas synergies on track
07.07.2009
HUNTSMAN
Agreed USD 1.73 bn settlement with Hexion lenders
26.06.2009
NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
Full year profit of EUR 170m reported / Fall in Q4 selling prices
25.06.2009
INEOS
Talks with PetroChina about future of Grangemouth refinery
24.06.2009
REPSOL
SM/PO line to be idled for three months
22.06.2009
INEOS
Future for Grangemouth G4 plant uncertain
17.06.2009
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Exit from caprolactam and styrene production / Consolidation of ethylene activities in Mizushima
12.06.2009
INEOS
Creditors likely to extend covenant waiver / Two-thirds must approve debt restructuring / CFO hints at sell-offs
26.05.2009
ITALY
Vinyls Italia may seek “extraordinary administration” / Minister meets with ENI in yet another crisis session
26.05.2009
BRASKEM
Caprolactam production suspended in Brazil
20.05.2009
BOREALIS
CEO Garrett favours quarterly olefins contracts / Better fit with long-term customer relationships
18.05.2009
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Company to exit PX and PTA production in Japan / Negotiations on withdrawing from PS / Chlorine facilities including PVC to be liquidated
18.05.2009
PEOPLE
LyondellBasell: James L. Callogly to be new CEO / Volker Trautz retiring
15.05.2009
VINYLS ITALIA
Sartor declares company insolvent / Entrepreneur says he was duped / Workers on strike
07.05.2009
LYONDELLBASELL
“We will emerge from Chapter 11 a stronger company” / International president de Vries in exclusive interview
29.04.2009
SABIC
First net loss for five years reported for Q1 2009 / Operating levels maintained / Demand fall hits SIP
27.04.2009
LYONDELLBASELL
Holding company added to Chapter 11 filing / Protection of European assets from US claims
24.04.2009
ITALIAN PETROCHEMICALS
Latest twist in the Vinyls Italia saga: Sartor threatens to declare the company insolvent / Seven-point plan to salvage Italy's chemical industry
24.04.2009
PETKIM
JV with NPC to build PE and methanol plant
24.04.2009
PETRO RABIGH
Cracker start-up as complex nears completion / MOU is signed for Rabigh II feasibility study
23.04.2009
OLTCHIM
Finance ministry willing to part with Petrom shares in return for Arpechim / New petrochemicals group could be created / Investment of EUR 500m required up to 2012
22.04.2009
NOVA CHEMICALS
Shareholders approve acquisition by IPIC
21.04.2009
BASF
Short-time working likely for up to 3,000 employees at Ludwigshafen / Low capacity use
16.04.2009
BORSODCHEM
Sale of PVC division now definite / CEO Büchele wants to concentrate on isocyanates
14.04.2009
ITALY
Definitive agreement on future of vinyls industry / Sartor and Ineos finally sign on the dotted line
03.04.2009
Seite 117 von 126
Topic search
Plastics Information Europe
  • Polymer Prices (6.159)
    • Petrochemicals (520)
    • Standard Thermoplastics (983)
    • PET (252)
    • Engineering Thermoplastics (259)
    • Recyclate (382)
      • General (5)
      • Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate (188)
      • Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate (189)
    • Polyurethanes (252)
    • High Performance Polymers (2)
    • Composites (186)
    • Announcements (2.582)
    • World Regions (595)
      • China (300)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (151)
        • Engineering Thermoplastics (149)
      • North America (171)
      • Russia (124)
    • Spot Prices (129)
    • Forecasts (17)
  • Companies (35.260)
    • Polymer Materials (17.369)
      • Petrochemicals (3.142)
      • Charge (1.874)
        • General (89)
        • Masterbatches (342)
        • Additives (788)
        • Colours (385)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (270)
      • Polymers (11.173)
        • General (724)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (3.870)
          • General (113)
          • Polyolefins (1.970)
          • Polystyrenes (345)
          • PVC (675)
          • Polyester (566)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (201)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (3.289)
          • General (351)
          • Styrene Copolymers (262)
          • PC/PMMA (467)
          • Polyamides (919)
          • POM/PBT/PP (321)
          • Technical Compounds (969)
        • PUR (798)
        • Other (2.492)
          • General (101)
          • Composites/Thermosets (411)
          • High Performance (624)
          • Biopolymers (703)
          • Elastomers/TPE (373)
          • Recyclate (280)
      • Distribution (1.180)
    • Machinery (1.112)
      • General (29)
      • Plant Construction (142)
      • Core Machines (755)
        • General (91)
        • Extrusion (181)
        • Injection Moulding (379)
        • Blow Moulding (72)
        • Foam (12)
        • PUR (16)
        • Compression Moulding (4)
      • Peripherals (181)
        • General (32)
        • Control Systems (4)
        • Automatisation (34)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (98)
        • Components (13)
      • Finishing (5)
    • Processing (7.253)
      • General (906)
      • Extrusion (2.373)
        • General (125)
        • Flexible Films (1.147)
        • Rigid Films/Sheet (384)
        • Pipes (351)
        • Profiles/Rods (259)
        • Other (107)
      • Injection Moulding (1.757)
      • Blow Moulding (520)
      • PUR (318)
      • Other (1.139)
        • General (123)
        • Foam (310)
        • Composites/Thermosets (355)
        • Thermoforming (222)
        • Rotational Moulding (32)
        • Additive Manufacturing (97)
      • Finishing (240)
    • Application (7.461)
      • General (130)
      • Packaging (3.221)
      • Construction (737)
      • Automotive / Transport (1.709)
      • Electrical Appliances (346)
      • Consumer Goods (694)
      • Medical (404)
      • Technical (220)
    • Other (2.065)
      • Recycling/Disposal (1.658)
      • Services (256)
      • Logistics (151)
  • Commercial Register (143)
    • Insolvency (138)
    • Changes (5)
  • Markets (23.879)
    • Polymer Materials (10.304)
      • Petrochemicals (2.530)
      • Charge (871)
        • General (38)
        • Masterbatches (97)
        • Additives (345)
        • Colours (160)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (231)
      • Polymers (6.510)
        • General (824)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (2.471)
          • General (74)
          • Polyolefins (1.237)
          • Polystyrenes (159)
          • PVC (506)
          • Polyester (354)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (141)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (1.303)
          • General (89)
          • Styrene Copolymers (108)
          • PC/PMMA (156)
          • Polyamides (450)
          • POM/PBT/PP (111)
          • Technical Compounds (389)
        • PUR (468)
        • Other (1.444)
          • General (47)
          • Composites/Thermosets (297)
          • High Performance (306)
          • Biopolymers (433)
          • Elastomers/TPE (143)
          • Recyclate (218)
      • Other Materials (60)
      • Distribution (333)
    • Machinery (521)
      • General (130)
      • Plant Construction (14)
      • Core Machines (305)
        • General (115)
        • Extrusion (37)
        • Injection Moulding (131)
        • Blow Moulding (15)
        • PUR (5)
        • Compression Moulding (2)
      • Peripherals (72)
        • General (21)
        • Automatisation (17)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (34)
    • Processing (1.724)
      • General (445)
      • Extrusion (623)
        • General (20)
        • Flexible Films (302)
        • Rigid Films/Sheets (126)
        • Pipes (74)
        • Profiles/Rods (90)
        • Other (11)
      • Injection Moulding (179)
      • Blow Moulding (43)
      • PUR (82)
      • Other (307)
        • General (20)
        • Foam (80)
        • Composites/Thermosets (140)
        • Thermoforming (20)
        • Rotational Moulding (8)
        • Additive Manufacturing (39)
      • Finishing (45)
    • Applications (4.205)
      • General (47)
      • Packaging (2.037)
      • Construction (321)
      • Automotive / Transport (989)
      • Electrical Appliances (224)
      • Consumer Goods (263)
      • Medical (210)
      • Technical (61)
      • Other (53)
    • Regions and Countries (4.143)
      • World (195)
      • German-speaking Countries (490)
      • Europe (2.016)
        • General (491)
        • Italy (144)
        • France (155)
        • Spain/Portugal (103)
        • Great Britain/Ireland (513)
        • Low Countries (75)
        • Central Europe (179)
        • Scandinavia (46)
        • Russia (113)
        • Eastern Europe (54)
        • Southeastern Europe (143)
      • North America (496)
      • Asia (680)
        • General (123)
        • China (392)
        • Japan (51)
        • Korea (27)
        • India (87)
      • Middle East (144)
      • Other (40)
      • South America (82)
    • Other (2.982)
      • Recycling/Disposal (2.150)
      • Economic Trend (467)
      • Services (41)
      • Logistics (251)
      • Energy (73)
  • Production and Engineering (3.805)
    • Polymer Materials (2.371)
      • Petrochemicals (60)
      • Charge (443)
        • General (14)
        • Masterbatches (112)
        • Additives (229)
        • Colours (53)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (35)
      • Polymers (1.837)
        • General (30)
        • Standard Themoplastics (367)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (603)
          • General (19)
          • Styrene Copolymers (63)
          • PC/PMMA (64)
          • Polyamides (208)
          • POM/PBT/PP (69)
          • Technical Compounds (180)
        • PUR (73)
        • Other (764)
          • General (22)
          • Composites/Thermosets (108)
          • High Performance (160)
          • Biopolymers (248)
          • Elastomers/TPE (114)
          • Recyclate (112)
      • Other (31)
    • Machinery (95)
      • Extrusion (20)
        • General (8)
        • Flexible Films (5)
        • Calender (3)
        • Rigid films/Sheets/Thermoforming (1)
        • Pipes/Profiles (3)
      • Injection Moulding (32)
        • General (16)
        • Process (10)
        • Tools (4)
        • Automatisation (2)
      • Blow Moulding (10)
      • Other (33)
    • Research (438)
      • Polymer Materials (144)
      • Technical (15)
      • Product Development (41)
      • Process (83)
      • Application (93)
      • Patents (4)
        • Polymer Materials (2)
        • Process (2)
      • Other (58)
    • New Products (862)
      • Packaging (568)
      • Construction (35)
      • Automotive / Transport (100)
      • Electrical Appliances (27)
      • Consumer Goods (49)
      • Medical (37)
      • Technical (8)
      • Other (38)
    • Other (39)
  • Management (743)
    • Purchasing (105)
    • General Management (170)
    • Company organisation (44)
    • Marketing/Sales (15)
    • Human Resources (7)
    • Finances (96)
    • Logistics (306)
  • People (1.503)
  • Industry (6.345)
    • General (1.238)
    • Associations/Institutions (2.419)
    • Legislation (1.383)
    • Environment / Health (1.295)
    • plas.TV - Plastics unite(d) (10)
  • Events (1.161)
  • Plastic Fantastic (560)
  • Commentaries (84)
  • Interviews (148)
  • Notes by Publisher (73)
© 2025 by Plastics Information Europe, Bad Homburg
Date of print: 03/11/2025
Ref: av2e4n45l3fuqs45pp004pae
KIVBHI
All rights reserved.
Access and use is subject to our terms and conditions.
URL: https://pieweb.plasteurope.com/Default.aspx?node=100096&page=117&pageid=302