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BASF
Back in the PS business after Styrolution exit / Marketing crystal clear GPPS packaging grades
05.10.2015
MB BARTER
Exclusive marketing of PE in Germany and Poland from Egypt's Ethydco
02.10.2015
LYONDELLBASELL
PP plant at Carrington off line / Allocation but no force majeure declaration
01.10.2015
KEM ONE
Work on Lavéra electrolysis membrane plant begins
28.09.2015
INEOS
Preparing Grangemouth for investors / New GBP 20m headquarters / Refinery posts GBP 16.4m loss in 2014
22.09.2015
OLTCHIM
Potential takeover by China's JunLun Oil?
22.09.2015
DOW / OLIN
Olin shareholders give green light for asset merger with Dow / New chlor-alkali leader
18.09.2015
PETKIM
Efficiency improvements implemented over past year contribute to leap in operating profit in H1 2015 / Reduced energy costs
17.09.2015
INOVYN
Plans to close German PVC production site in Schkopau / Failure to negotiate VCM supply contract
16.09.2015
UNIPETROL
Technip appointed as contractor for new 270,000 t/y PE unit / Start-up in mid-2018
15.09.2015
W.R. GRACE
Unipol license awarded to South Korea's Hyosung / New PP line set to start up in 2017
14.09.2015
SLOVNAFT
New LDPE line in Bratislava officially inaugurated / Output mostly earmarked for export
11.09.2015
FORMOSA PETROCHEMICALS
Feasibility study for USD 9 bn ethane cracker and polyolefins units in Louisiana / Construction on two-phase project could start in 2016 / Future growth in US, says CEO
11.09.2015
ROSNEFT
Share in ChemChina acquired / Chinese group in turn enters into Nakhodka mega-project
10.09.2015
NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
First-half 2015 operating profit jumps / Sales in Europe decline as Asia grows / Study continues on olefins and polymers complex
02.09.2015
SINOPEC
Chemicals segment returns to profit in H1 2015 / Ethylene output and demand rise / Steady growth forecast for H2
01.09.2015
INOVYN
Spanish authorities allege breach of electricity interruptibility deal at Martorell site / Demand back-payments / Decision could damage PVC hub's future viability
31.08.2015
LYONDELLBASELL
CEO Patel announces renewed ethylene and PE capacity expansions in Texas / Plans to invest USD 4 bn by 2020
28.08.2015
ROSNEFT
Russian government refuses to give financial backing to four of five large-scale projects / Polyolefin plant in Angarsk also affected
28.08.2015
SLOVNAFT
New LDPE line ready to go / Cracker undergoes cleaning process ahead of start-up / Logistics from Talke already in place
24.08.2015
DKR
“Systalen” recyclate with new range of colours
21.08.2015
LYONDELLBASELL
Follow-up: Petchems giant confirms sale of Argentine PP producer Petroken to YPF
20.08.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Full operations at Unipetrol's Litvinov cracker unlikely to resume for months / Investigation into fire ongoing
19.08.2015
COCA-COLA
European bottling partners to merge into USD 13 bn company / More than 50 plants
18.08.2015
BOREALIS
Polyolefins producer delivers record second-quarter results / Best margins in eight years / Final Borouge 3 unit due by year-end
17.08.2015
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