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MOL
Hungarian oil group plans to significantly expand its propylene chain / Polyols as key end market
22.11.2016
RELIANCE
Indian group takes delivery of first US ethane shipment / Mitsui to supervise fleet
18.11.2016
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
New EnCO2re partnership to promote commercialisation of CO2 conversion / Industrial and academic teams / Climate-KIC and Covestro at the forefront
17.11.2016
HONEYWELL
Ninth MTO license in China awarded to Jilin Connell / New C2 and C3 facility to go on stream next year
10.11.2016
DOWDUPONT
EU pauses merger review again / Australia takes a close look at competition for copolymers
09.11.2016
BASF
Ludwigshafen's northern port resumes operations following deadly blast / Federal prosecutor still investigating
08.11.2016
LYONDELLBASELL
North American maintenance hits third-quarter results / Strong polyolefins demand persists / Investments to bear fruit in 2017
08.11.2016
UPDATE - INVISTA
Shanghai-based PA 6.6 plant officially opened
08.11.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: MOL declares force majeure for HDPE and PP from Hungary / Slovnaft's PP homopolymers also affected
07.11.2016
DOW
EBITDA, revenue and volumes improve in Q3 / Strong showing by Performance Plastics
04.11.2016
ROSNEFT
Majority share in Russian oil giant Bashneft acquired / Deal also includes petchems producer Ufaorgsintez
01.11.2016
BASF
Number of casualties from Ludwigshafen explosion rises to four
01.11.2016
BASF
Cutting disk could have ignited explosion at Ludwigshafen / Greatest impact on ethylene and propylene chains
31.10.2016
LG CHEM
Cracker capacity upgrade to focus on “lucrative items” / PS plants to produce ABS
26.10.2016
POLYAMIDE
PA 6.6 market in uproar / Solvay confirms force majeure for HMD / Radici's availability unrestricted
24.10.2016
CORRECTION - BASF
Cause of explosion remains unclear / Federal prosecutor says site still poses a danger / Measurements confirm that blast did not threaten the population
23.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Solvay encounters delivery problems for HMD feedstock
20.10.2016
BASF
Ludwigshafen crackers successively ramping up again / Force majeure for feedstock purchases
20.10.2016
UNIPETROL
Litvinov cracker up and running again
20.10.2016
UPDATE - BASF
Explosion leaves three dead and six injured / Fire extinguished / 20 plants temporarily off stream / All activity at northern port at a standstill
18.10.2016
UPDATE - BASF
Deadly explosion rocks northern port at Ludwigshafen headquarters / Crackers switched off / Separate incident in Lampertheim leaves several injured
17.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Isocyanates: Covestro's force majeure on MDI and TDI likely to remain in place until December
17.10.2016
BASF
Chemicals giant imposes stricter controls on externally supplied plant technology / Response to recent series of glitches
14.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Ineos' Norwegian cracker offline after blaze
10.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Isocyanates: Covestro declares force majeure for TDI and MDI / Significant delivery delays
07.10.2016
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