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LUKOIL
License for new PP line in Bulgaria
23.10.2020
TURKEY
PVC imports by weight seen up over 9% in 2020 / Domestic production volume set to drop more than 10% / PVC foreign trade deficit forecast to rise
22.10.2020
REPSOL
Technology licence secured for UHMWPE plant / Investment decision in 2022 / Collaboration with Armando Alvarez for flexible packaging with recycled content
22.10.2020
POLYURETHANE
Bottlenecks spur price hikes for isocyanates and polyol precursors in US / Upward pressure expected in Europe
21.10.2020
POLYURETHANE
Supply situation for TDI and polyols critical / “Tremendous procurement problems” for processors / Hardly any imports due to shutdowns of US plants
20.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE
New UK standard for atmospheric biodegradability of polyolefins
20.10.2020
NORDMANN
Distribution partnership with Repol extended to whole of Europe
20.10.2020
USA
Petrochemical industry recovering from Hurricane Delta / First plants restart / Forces majeures still in effect
19.10.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
TDI: Covestro declares force majeure from Dormagen / BASF outage ongoing
15.10.2020
COVESTRO
Start-up of PC film line in Thailand as part of global expansion programme / Extra capacity to meet region's rising demand
15.10.2020
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One and Shin-Etsu declare forces majeures / Supply tightness takes on dramatic forms
14.10.2020
OYAK
Akdeniz Kimya and Chemson merge / New entity said to be world's largest PVC stabiliser company
14.10.2020
SASOL
Follow-up: Future European polyolefin distribution by LyondellBasell / Hardly any South African grades
14.10.2020
COMPOSITES RECYCLING
Research project seeks new method for recycling composite waste
13.10.2020
RÖHM
Sales control lifted for MMA
13.10.2020
LYONDELLBASELL
De Monchy to distribute mPB-1 products in Northwestern and Central Europe
12.10.2020
USA
Hurricane Delta bears down on Louisiana coast / Further damage could extend regional shutdowns
09.10.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
Plastic products 8th largest sector of US industry / 2020 shipments forecast lower / Save Our Seas bill passes lower house
08.10.2020
POLYURETHANE MARKET
EMEA production to fall nearly 16% this year / Fastest growth expected in Central Europe / IAL Consultants study
07.10.2020
SASOL
Half of new US cracker sold to LyondellBasell / Polymer sales in Europe could be affected
07.10.2020
COVESTRO
Agreement to buy DSM's coating resins business / Company lauds deal as part of long-term growth strategy
06.10.2020
HEXION
US group to sell phenolic resins business to Investindustrial
06.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
PolyCert Europe seeks EU-wide quality compliance rules and alignment of reclaim-use standards for plastics processing
05.10.2020
PVC
China initiates anti-dumping investigation into US-made PVC / US, Taiwan, Japan main import sources
02.10.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total extends FM for European PP
02.10.2020
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