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VESTOLIT
PVC producer up for sale? / Consolidation in western Europe takes another big step forward
18.07.2014
BASF
Sale of Americas EPS business to Mexico's Alpek / Partners swap portfolios in Polioles JV
14.07.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic declares force majeure for LDPE from Wilton
09.07.2014
KRATON
Board withdraws recommendation for proposed SBC merger with LCY / Response to Taiwanese's group's poor Q1 performance
08.07.2014
BRASKEM
New UHMW-PE project planned in USA / Start-up scheduled for 2016
07.07.2014
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL
Alpha olefins expansion gets go-ahead / Part of major investment plan for Texas sites
04.07.2014
STYROCHEM
Merger with packaging producer BEWi / New company will include DS Smith units
01.07.2014
STYROLUTION
Ineos buys BASF's share in 50:50 styrenics joint venture for EUR 1.1 bn
30.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Basell Orlen Polyolefins announces FM for polypropylene
30.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total declares force majeure for homopolymeric PP from Feluy
30.06.2014
COCA-COLA
Investing EUR 16m each at sites in France and UK / New preform line in Grigny / Wakefield set to receive additional bottling line
30.06.2014
BRASKEM
Antitrust committee recommends blocking Solvay Indupa purchase / Q1 revenues up 25%
30.06.2014
DAK AMERICAS
Acquisition of PET bottle recycling operation in Argentina / Recyclate to be integrated into Zarate manufacturing plant / Single-pellet solution to benefit customers
27.06.2014
INEOS / SOLVAY
European chlorvinyls activities to merge under new Inovyn 50:50 jv / Operations expected to commence in Q4 / Solvay to exit after three years
26.06.2014
JBF
Belgian PET plant successfully starts up / First volumes hit the market
25.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Work on US Gulf Coast crackers and PE plants gears up / ChevronPhillips and ExxonMobil lead the way / Some 30% of expanded US commodity plastics output to be exported by 2020
23.06.2014
BASF
German chemical giant opposes prolonged use of HBCD flame retardants in EPS/XPS foams
19.06.2014
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PIE speaks to Klaus Ries, business manager Styrenic Foams & Styrene Monomers at BASF / EPS market expected to continue consolidating / New impulses brought by PolyFR flame retardant
18.06.2014
INEOS TECHNOLOGIES
“Innovene S” license awarded for petrochemical hub in Turkmenistan / Large-scale HDPE line to go up at Caspian Sea
13.06.2014
SUNPOR
First phase in expansion of grey EPS output commissioned
13.06.2014
TRINSEO / STYRON
Former Dow business finally goes public / Flotation expected to net USD 170-190m
12.06.2014
AVANTIUM
Latest financing round for first commercial-scale PEF plant / Coca-Cola, Danone among leading investors in technology for bio-based PET alternative
12.06.2014
INEOS / SASOL
Plans for HDPE joint venture finalised / Debt-financing details being worked out
12.06.2014
INDORAMA
Artenius TurkPET acquisition wrapped up
06.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Versalis lifts FM for EVA from Oberhausen
05.06.2014
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