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Companies Standard Thermoplastics Polyolefins

TVK
Name changed to MOL Petrochemicals / Polymer brand names remain unchanged
11.12.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Market leader LyondellBasell warns of supply tightness / Only regular contract volumes guaranteed
20.11.2015
PTT
Ineos licenses for new HDPE line in the US / Final decision on North American facility looming
19.11.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
HDPE: Ineos lifted FM from Lavera, Sarralbe and Rosignano
17.11.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Slovnaft's cracker in Bratislava down / LDPE and PP copo deliveries suspended “until further notice”
11.11.2015
BOREALIS
Polyolefins producer delivers strong Q3 results / Less positive outlook
09.11.2015
BIAXPLEN
Sibur subsidiary now part of Basic Polymers division / CEOs reshuffled
06.11.2015
SOCAR
Azerbaijani president lays foundation stone for Socar Polymer polyolefins hub in Sumgayit / One of the largest investments in the region
30.10.2015
LOTTE
Uzbek gas chemical complex completed / Start-up in January 2016 / Integrated project includes HDPE and PP facilities / Korea and Japan jostling for position in Central Asia
29.10.2015
DOW
Stake in MEGlobal sold to Equate as Kuwaiti ventures restructured / MEG plant to be built on US Gulf Coast / Options under review for agrochemicals unit / Plastics leads gains in Q3 volumes but lower prices and foreign exchange hit sales
27.10.2015
DOW
Leadership restructured / New roles for Fitterling and Ungerleider / Harlan adds Latin America to regional responsibilities
27.10.2015
LYONDELL BASELL
Lower crude oil prices bite into sales and earnings / LCM variances provide USD 181m negative impact on EBITDA / O&P – Europe, Asia, International and Intermediates and Derivatives segments provide massive boost to operating profit
26.10.2015
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Unipetrol's Litvinov cracker only expected to restart in July 2016 / Outage impacts Q3 results
23.10.2015
BOREALIS
Feedstock supply deal with minority owner OMV extended / C2 and C3 supply ensured until 2028
15.10.2015
ECOPETROL
Plastics unit up for sale / Strategy to focus on oil and gas
14.10.2015
GAZECHIM
Distributing Repsol's polyolefins in the UK
12.10.2015
SABIC
Innovative Plastics business unit to be dissolved / Activities divided into standard and speciality units / Job cuts in the US and Europe
09.10.2015
LYONDELLBASELL
Acquisition of Indian PP compounder SJS Plastiblends completed / “Hostacom” and “Hifax” grades to be added to output from Aurangabad facility
06.10.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Ducor lifts FM at Rozenburg ahead of plan
06.10.2015
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
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
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
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