Companies Polymers Standard Thermoplastics

North American PVC producer acquires Vinnolit / Latest consolidation in the global PVC market

Gazprom and Sibur enter into Omsk-based PP joint venture with Titan / Collaborating on feedstock supply and distribution

Plans for PVC compounding merger / Deal awaits completion of Ineos-Solvay jv

ExxonMobil declares FM for polypropylene from Lillebonne

Spanish XPS plant now switched to PolyFR flame retardant / All plants to be converted by year's end / ECHA opens consultation on petition for exceptions from the 2015 HBCD phase-out

Borouge 3 mega facility in Emirates ready for start-up / HDPE in Burghausen set to go offline in October

Net profits jump in Q1 2014 on better performance / Borouge 3 starting up / Rebranding to reflect company transformation

EU greenlights PVC joint venture / Divestment plan accepted / World's third largest producer

Third "Stamax" resin facility to be located in China / Shanghai facility to better serve growing regional automotive markets

Selenis is sole bidder for Italian PET plant / Ottana may appeal against exclusion due to an irregularity

Engineering contract awarded to Jacobs for Stenungsund XLPE expansion

Launching of an all plastic window profile / Shide as development partner in co-extrudable PBT alternative to steel reinforcement / Asian market forecast to quadruple in size by 2025

"Chinaplas" exclusive: PIE speaks to Sibur managing director and head of Basic Polymers Sergey Komyshan / Sell-and-build strategy / Focus on integrated sites / Export share expected to rise / Ukraine crisis has no significant impact on operations

Operating profit rises in first quarter / Americas hit by bad weather and maintenance / Higher margins and better volumes boost Europe polyolefins / Texas ethylene projects progress

Performance Plastics drives sales and earnings growth again in Q1 2014 / Margin expansion is “solid proof” of good portfolio management, CEO says / Investments and divestments on track

Record sales of over USD 3 bn achieved in 2013 / Highest quarterly PET production volume / Salalah complex expansion boosts output

Pack Studios Shanghai innovation centre opens / New water-based adhesive for flexible film laminates in food packaging at "Chinaplas"

Strengthening global position in wire and cable industry / Investment projects with Borouge / XLPE capacity expansion at two sites

Polief subsidiary commissions PET expansion / Output further reduces Russia's dependence on imports

First XPS product with “PolyFR” technology made in Europe / Japan conversions complete with Europe and North America to follow

Majority share in Turkish PET producer Sasa Polyester acquired / In control of most polyester production in Adana

Groundbreaking for Indian CPVC plant / USD 50m facility to start operations next year

Hungarian polyolefin producer back on track / Export activity focused on Italy, Poland and Germany

LyondellBasell declares force majeure for PP from Brindisi / C3 increasingly tight as Versalis' cracker appears to be off stream too

Serbian polyolefin player has its back to the wall / Limited feedstock supply / In need of EUR 200m investment / Searching for a strategic partner