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DOW
Deborah Borg appointed president of Dow USA
18.12.2014
CHEVRON PHILLIPS
Ethylene capacity expansion in Texas brought on stream
15.12.2014
BASF
Breaking ground on new Mumbai-based Innovation Campus / EUR 50m investment
15.12.2014
SHELL
Versalis' Porto Marghera cracker to pick up the slack for Moerdijk? / Rumours of possible restart of Italian unit
08.12.2014
GLOBAL BIOENERGIES
Breakthrough claimed in biological production of butadiene /Direct fermentation
08.12.2014
SAMSUNG
Majority share in Chemicals to be sold to Hanwha / Proposed transaction also includes stake in Samsung Total joint venture
01.12.2014
HIP PETROHEMIJA
Ethylene and PE production resumes following maintenance turnaround
01.12.2014
DOW
Follow-up: Chemicals giant reaches agreement with Third Point investor / Four independent directors to join management board
26.11.2014
EXXONMOBIL
Neil Chapman likely to fill the shoes of outgoing president Stephen Pryor
26.11.2014
INEOS
Petchems giant prepared to invest up to USD 1 bn in UK shale gas exploration and wants to be “biggest player” / Licences to be awarded next year
24.11.2014
BP
Upgrading PTA plants in Belgium and the US / New technology to improve cost competitiveness and reduce environmental footprint
20.11.2014
SAMSUNG / TOTAL
Expanded Korean aromatics hub starts / New PX, benzene and EVA units / China major buyer
20.11.2014
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PIE speaks to Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe / “Clearly the vast majority of our investment today is going to be in the USA” / Manufacturers have no chance in Europe / Shale exploration could restore competitiveness
19.11.2014
DOW
Third Point hedge fund launches renewed attack on management / Expanding PE capacities in Argentina / Shares in Kuwaiti joint ventures to be divested
14.11.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell moves closer to building US shale gas-fed complex / Land purchase in Pennsylvania but no final commitment / USD 4bn cracker would produce 1.5 m t/y
13.11.2014
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Hi-Bis joint venture doubles special bisphenols output in Germany / Feedstock for “Apec” PC production in Antwerp
13.11.2014
BOREALIS
Third quarter profits reach EUR 185m thanks to strong polyolefins results / Borouge 3 start-up contributes to 41% year-on-year rise
11.11.2014
DSM
Dutch chemical group may spin off or sell plastics business / Acrylonitrile and caprolactam in view
11.11.2014
SHELL
Moerdijk site to resume styrene production by end of the year / Cracker will likely remain off stream until mid-2015
10.11.2014
ARTLANT
Plans to restart Portuguese PTA plant in Sines / Modern production line a La Seda heirloom
10.11.2014
MITSUBISHI
Cheap Chinese PTA dogs Japanese in India, too / “Existential crisis” / Higher anti-dumping duties?
06.11.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol declares force majeure for C2 from Tarragona
04.11.2014
WESTLAKE
Expanded US vinyls complex dedicated / Cracker converted to ethane / Raising output in Lake Charles
31.10.2014
SABIC / SHELL
Expansion plans for Saudi Arabia-based Sadaf joint venture scrapped / Feasibility studies “not encouraging”
29.10.2014
SASOL
South African group finalises US Gulf petchems investment / USD 8 bn cracker will produce 1.5m t/y of ethylene / Two PE plants also part of Louisiana complex
29.10.2014
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