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LYONDELLBASELL
Subsidiary Equistar to build propylene plant at US Channelview site
26.07.2022
BOREALIS
JV Baystar ethane cracker commissioned in Texas jointly with TotalEnergies
25.07.2022
BASF
Final approval for Zhanjiang Verbund site / First wholly owned cracker due onstream in 2026 / Complex to be bigger than Nanjing site
25.07.2022
MALAYSIA
First PE line of the Rapid project is running again / On-spec generation not expected until 2023
22.07.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PET: Indian JBF the first producer to supposedly declare force majeure / High costs cause plant cutbacks in Europe
21.07.2022
BASF
Final stage of North American MDI upgrade / Capacity doubled from 2016 / Feedstock made from shale gas
21.07.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
Ukraine war hits major German industries / Ifo study
20.07.2022
HUNTSMAN
Start-up of new MDI splitter in US / Increase in proportion of high-quality products
19.07.2022
BASF
Q2 results above market expectations on higher selling prices, strong dollar, and improved income from gas unit
18.07.2022
SHELL
Billions of euros for sustainability / 2032 goal for net zero emissions / Construction of Dutch pyrolysis plant / Increased capture, storage of carbon
18.07.2022
ENERGY MARKETS
Qatar finalises gas North Field Expansion contracts / Five energy majors participating / Total, Shell, Exxon with the largest stakes
15.07.2022
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Outlook for mid-sized firms worst in over a decade / Plastics and chemical sector struggles with costs, shortages – DZ Bank poll
15.07.2022
PETROCHEMICALS ITALY
Union leader Pirani praises, blasts Versalis strategy / Says future of basic chemicals “uncertain”
15.07.2022
INDORAMA
Licensing deal to build, own, and run Chinese plant for propylene oxide, TBA, MTBE
14.07.2022
ADVANCED POLYOLEFINS
Saudi company secure financing for future C3/PP facilities / Construction likely to be delayed
12.07.2022
VERSALIS
New strategy looks like the old one / Overhaul continues / Sugar-based biopolymers in focus
08.07.2022
BASF
Feasibility study for large heat pump at German headquarters / Collaboration with MAN Energy Solutions
07.07.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrene: Covestro declares force majeure after plant failure in the Netherlands / Propylene oxide also affected
06.07.2022
INTERVIEW
“A 100% circular economy is feasible” – PIE spoke with Covestro board member Sucheta Govil about what she calls the “journey” / Plastics recycling, green energy remain important topics
06.07.2022
AVANTIUM
Offtake agreement with Carlsberg / Further step in commercialisation of PEF / Fibre beer bottle to be trialled at European summer festivals
04.07.2022
LYONDELLBASELL
Deals with US renewable energy suppliers / CO2 emissions to be cut some 225,000 t/y
04.07.2022
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
C2, C3, PE: Borealis reports cracker shutdown in Sweden / Throttling of local PE lines
01.07.2022
BOREALIS
OMV refinery in Austria to be down longer than expected / Crackers, polyolefin plants probably more severely affected
30.06.2022
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM
US PVC subsidiary OxyVinyls plans conversion, expansion / Over EUR 1 bn investment in Texas
29.06.2022
INEOS
VAM expansion in UK off the table / Plans for acetic acid, downstream products in US
24.06.2022
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