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MAHABAD PETROCHEMICAL
HD/LLDPE swing plant in northern Iran starts operations / Northernmost site at long ethylene pipeline
26.01.2016
VERSALIS
Problems at Ferrara LDPE plant flare up again / Eni underscores sale plan / Union to strike
20.01.2016
BRASKEM IDESA
Large PE hub starts up in Mexico / HDPE and LDPE exports could commence in March
15.01.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Disruption shuts down Natpet facility at Saudi site of Yanbu
13.01.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE/EVA: Versalis declares force majeure for Ragusa site
13.01.2016
VERSALIS
Fire takes down Sicily-based LDPE/EVA plant
12.01.2016
BRASKEM
New UHMW-PE plant to start up in Texas by late 2016
12.01.2016
KAZANORGSINTEZ
Bimodal HDPE pipe output raised following restructuring / Cracker modernised
06.01.2016
DOWDUPONT
Follow up: Companies confirm “merger of equals” / Mega fusion receives the unanimous support of each player's board / Plan to split into three separate units / Liveris oversees plastics activities
14.12.2015
SADARA
First LLDPE line starts up / C8 grades manufactured using Dow's technology
11.12.2015
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
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