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ANELLOTECH
Bioplastics collaboration with Suntory moves ahead / Commercial plant planned / Discussions underway with potential partners
22.01.2016
BP / ROSNEFT
Restructuring of German refinery assets okayed by boards / EU approval expected soon
21.01.2016
BRASKEM IDESA
Large PE hub starts up in Mexico / HDPE and LDPE exports could commence in March
15.01.2016
SIBUR / SINOPEC
Chinese state-owned group completes acquisition of minority stake in Russian petchems producer / Collaboration at proposed Amur hub?
14.01.2016
EVONIK
New speciality copolyesters plant to be built in Germany / Meeting rising demand for BPA-free coatings
13.01.2016
INDORAMA
Agreement to acquire BP's PX and PTA complex in Decatur / Backward integration into PET
08.01.2016
SHALE GAS
Fracking yes, but get it right, UK task force says / Incentives can sweeten the pill for communities
04.01.2016
AXIALL / LOTTE
Plans for US ethane-based cracker receive definite go-ahead / Lake Charles plant to start up in 2019
04.01.2016
SHELL
Moerdijk cracker restarted / Lengthy SM/PO repair works finally completed / Singapore-based cracker down / Preparing for expansions in China and the US
23.12.2015
INEOS
21 new shale gas licenses acquired in the UK / Now country's “leading shale gas company”
23.12.2015
DOW
Large Texas propylene line begins commercial operations / Propane dehydrogenation using shale gas as feedstock
22.12.2015
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS
New California office will focus on electronics OEMs / Proximity to Silicon Valley
15.12.2015
VERSALIS
Eni head confirms plans for sale / Losses too high / Unions in uproar
14.12.2015
TVK
Name changed to MOL Petrochemicals / Polymer brand names remain unchanged
11.12.2015
POLYNT
Carbon fibre-reinforced SMC production begins in Germany / Maleic acid anhydride capacity raised
10.12.2015
DOW
US chemicals giant said to be in talks with DuPont over potential merge / Combination would create company worth USD 120 bn / Plans for three-way split of activities / Response to shareholder pressure?
09.12.2015
ARAB GULF STATES
Positive outlook for GCC chemicals / Saudi Arabia offers opportunities to downstream investors / New petrochemical projects temporarily halted / Exports to China continue to grow
08.12.2015
COVESTRO
MDI line in Tarragona to be shuttered / “Non-competitive production cost”
08.12.2015
UNIPETROL
Contract to repair Unipetrol's damaged cracker in Litvinov
08.12.2015
SHELL
Huge alpha olefins plant to go up in Geismar / Largest global site for LLDPE co-monomers
03.12.2015
VERSALIS
Potential sale has employees worried / Emergency flaring activities in Brindisi and Ferrara
27.11.2015
ANQORE
DSM Acrylonitrile is renamed / New name for Caprolactam unit soon to be unveiled
24.11.2015
BP
Alabama PTA business put up for sale / Company restructures to remain competitive / Upgrades underway in Belgium and US
23.11.2015
CELANESE
Entry into PEEK compounding market / Base polymer from Solvay? / Acetic acid and VAM output to be widened at Clear Lake site
20.11.2015
PTT
Ineos licenses for new HDPE line in the US / Final decision on North American facility looming
19.11.2015
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