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WESTLAKE
US resin maker with record results / Acquisitions, high prices provide impetus
10.08.2022
LYONDELLBASELL
European profits plunge in Q2 / Further cost pressure from energy, raw materials / CEO Vanacker expects positive effects from reopening of Chinese ports
08.08.2022
SABIC
Materials initiative supports shift to electric power / Initial focus on electric vehicles
08.08.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: LyondellBasell declares force majeure in France after blaze
05.08.2022
BOROUGE
Dividend confirmed on strong H1 results / Unplanned shutdown of LDPE unit in Abu Dhabi likely to continue
04.08.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LLDPE: Nova Chemicals declares force majeure for Canadian plant / Move unlikely to affect Europe
27.07.2022
INEOS
Millions to be spent on production technology for recyclable, mono-material films
27.07.2022
DOW
High costs for energy, raw materials hit margins / Operating profit declines
26.07.2022
SABIC
Blockchain technology project to enhance traceability of Trucircle feedstocks
25.07.2022
NEXTLOOPP
US giant LyondellBasell joins initiative for circular food-grade rPP solutions
25.07.2022
PKN ORLEN
Polish chemical group to acquire LDPE production from joint venture with LyondellBasell
22.07.2022
MALAYSIA
First PE line of the Rapid project is running again / On-spec generation not expected until 2023
22.07.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyethylene: Third outage at TotalEnergies / Force majeure declared in France for lack of ethylene
18.07.2022
PETROCHEMICALS ITALY
Union leader Pirani praises, blasts Versalis strategy / Says future of basic chemicals “uncertain”
15.07.2022
ADVANCED POLYOLEFINS
Saudi company secure financing for future C3/PP facilities / Construction likely to be delayed
12.07.2022
LYONDELLBASELL
Deals with US renewable energy suppliers / CO2 emissions to be cut some 225,000 t/y
04.07.2022
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
C2, C3, PE: Borealis reports cracker shutdown in Sweden / Throttling of local PE lines
01.07.2022
BOREALIS
OMV refinery in Austria to be down longer than expected / Crackers, polyolefin plants probably more severely affected
30.06.2022
BOREALIS
Expansion of production for PEX, semi-conductive materials / EUR 200 mn investment in Europe
27.06.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EVA: TotalEnergies declares force majeure on shipments from French site
24.06.2022
INEOS
VAM expansion in UK off the table / Plans for acetic acid, downstream products in US
24.06.2022
BASF
Research says PE/PA multilayer films compatible for recycling / Findings serve as basis for reclassification of PA / Promising results for PET/PE film reclaim technology
22.06.2022
SINOPEC
Explosion, fire lead to widespread shutdown of Sinopec petchem facilities in Shanghai / Cause unknown
21.06.2022
REPSOL
Spanish PEX plant to be completed by mid-2024
20.06.2022
BOREALIS
PP based on bio-waste finds use in European pipes
17.06.2022
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