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Companies Standard Thermoplastics Polyolefins

GRAF
Foundation stone laid for PE recycling plant in Germany / Sorting of dark-coloured plastics / Backward integration
22.08.2017
BOREALIS
Quarterly profit down along with higher sales / Declining polyolefin margins
18.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Total reports failure of line in Carling
14.08.2017
NORINCO / SAUDI ARAMCO
Large refinery project for petrochemicals in northern China / PP and PE licences from LyondellBasell
09.08.2017
BOREALIS
New sales office in South Africa to enable local distribution / Focus on plastic pipe systems
08.08.2017
LYONDELLBASELL
European olefins and polyolefins buoyant in Q2 / Outlook continues to be good
07.08.2017
DOW CHEMICAL
Sales up in all segments / Operating result down for Performance Plastics / Last quarterly figures before merger with DuPont
04.08.2017
SIBUR
Logistics agreement with Karl Schmidt for plastics hub in Kaluga / Facility to supply PE and PP to Russian and overseas customers
04.08.2017
INEOS
Q2 EBITDA rises nearly 12% / Chemical Intermediates segment up almost 30%
01.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Versalis ends force majeure on “Riblene“ grades from Dunkirk
20.07.2017
LYONDELLBASELL
Launch of first “Purell” polybutene-1-based resin for healthcare applications
20.07.2017
BOREALIS
Further expansion at Borouge now definitive / Agreement with UAE company Adnoc / PP line for 2020
19.07.2017
ETHYDCO
Egyptian PE production up and running without a hitch / High export quota / Privatisation to be increased
19.07.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Operations resume at Equate's ethylene unit in Kuwait
18.07.2017
TRINSEO
Purchase of Italian TPE specialist API complete
13.07.2017
LOTTE
Expansion of PC capacity in South Korea / New cracker and PP line in Southeast Asia / Titan IPO in Malaysia undersubscribed
11.07.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Unplanned shutdown of Equate's ethylene unit in Kuwait
11.07.2017
BRASKEM
Construction of USD 675m plant in Texas / Largest PP line in the Americas
06.07.2017
SILON
Czech polyolefin compounder to build first factory in the USA
05.07.2017
CHEVRON PHILLIPS
PE units in Texas ready for Q3 start-up / USD 6 bn Gulf Coast Project
27.06.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Versalis declares force majeure on “Riblene“ grades from Dunkirk
26.06.2017
KARPATNEFTEKHIM
Petrochemical production re-started in Kalush / Interruption of five years
22.06.2017
TRINSEO
Acquisition of Italy's API / Soft-touch polymers complement rigid portfolio
20.06.2017
DOW CHEMICAL
Construction of enhanced LLDPE plant at Freeport completed / First of four projects
20.06.2017
INEOS
USD 2 bn expansion of gas-based petchems in Europe / PDH plant may be built at Antwerp / Cracker capacity at Grangemouth and Rafnes to reach 1m t/y
19.06.2017
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