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BRASKEM
Q4 operating profits soar on gains from divestments / Polyolefins and PVC sales volumes improve
12.02.2013
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for PP from Tarragona / Unable to obtain necessary propylene feedstock
08.02.2013
SABIC
Strike in Geleen comes to an end / Production returns to normal
06.02.2013
DOW
EBITDA sinks 11% in 2012 on global slowdown / Feedstock strength to boost performance plastics
04.02.2013
LYONDELLBASELL
Record operating profit of USD 5.86 bn in 2012 / Olefins and polyolefins businesses in North America “set the pace” / Lower volumes and margins hit Europe, Asia and international segment / Strong 2013 anticipated by CEO
04.02.2013
BOREALIS
Plans to invest EUR 46m to upgrade European sites / C4 project in Stenungsund to improve n-butene supplies / Heater replacement at Porvoo phenol complex
04.02.2013
SABIC
Union launches strikes in Geleen / Cracker to continue operating / Additional effects remain unclear
01.02.2013
MITSUI CHEMICALS
Raising PP compound output in the US to meet rising automotive demand
31.01.2013
DSM DYNEEMA
Singapore technical centre to serve Asia-Pacific region
24.01.2013
NOVA CHEMICALS
Canadian LDPE line restarts after modernisation / Returning to the LDPE market
21.01.2013
SASOL
Follow-up: Iranian activities remain contested / Political pressure for a withdrawal from the Islamic Republic rises
11.01.2013
DOW
Middle East business unit now includes North Africa and Turkey / Markus Wildi to head new “MENAT” division
11.01.2013
ADVANCED
Turkey PP project with Bayegan is scrapped
10.01.2013
SAUDI KAYAN
MoU with Petrokemya for 35,000 t/y UHMW-PE plant at Al Jubail / Operation as 50:50 joint venture
09.01.2013
KERMANSHAH HDPE
New HDPE line in north-western Iran goes on stream / Additional plants due to follow along West Ethylene pipeline
07.01.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos cracker in Lavera is down / Reports of forces majeures for downstream products / So far FM only confirmed for C4 chain
04.01.2013
EXXONMOBIL
Mega polyolefin complex in Singapore is commissioned / Naphtha cracker in start-up phase / US group now world's largest polyolefin producer
04.01.2013
PERTAMINA
MoU with SK Global, PTT and Mitsubishi for petrochemical joint venture in Indonesia / Commissioning expected in 2017
02.01.2013
SASOL
No plans to quit Iranian petrochemical joint venture, news reports suggest / Activities could prompt international sanctions
21.12.2012
RELIANCE
LyondellBasell's “Lupotech T” technology selected for Jamnagar LDPE/EVA plant
17.12.2012
PETRONAS
LyondellBasell technology for two new PP lines in Pengerang
13.12.2012
NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
License from Ineos for two new PE plants / Commissioning in 2015
07.12.2012
SHENHUA
LyondellBasell license for new LDPE/EVA swing plant in Xinjiang
05.12.2012
PETRONAS
Ineos gets award for new HD/LLDPE swing plant / Part of mega-petchem project in Johor
04.12.2012
MITSUI
Prime Polymers subsidiary building new metallocene LLDPE plant in Singapore / Part of medium-term growth strategy
27.11.2012
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