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ARKEMA
First US plant for PEKK on stream / Strong demand for carbon fibre-reinforced plastic
02.04.2019
TURKEY
Plastic products sector hit by economic turmoil in 2018 / Production, consumption and imports decline / Urgent need to reduce dependency on imported feedstocks
01.04.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Inovyn lifts force majeure on production in Martorell
29.03.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
US Gulf: Transport disruptions in Houston following fire at tank farm / Ships queuing up
28.03.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
US dominates oil output growth / Shale gas is driver / Brazil and Norway up and coming, Opec slipping / New plastics plants defy moves to curb use
27.03.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Butadiene: BASF declares force majeure in Ludwigshafen / Key precursor for PA 12 not yet affected
26.03.2019
BRASKEM
Takeover by LyondellBasell delayed / World's largest polyolefins producer still waiting in the wings
26.03.2019
INEOS
Purchase of Cristal's US titanium dioxide assets for USD 700m / Tronox seeks to gain FTC approval for acquisition of Saudi player
22.03.2019
COVESTRO
Conversion of German TDI plant to MDI delayed
22.03.2019
SIBUR
Commissioning of ZapSibNeftekhim PP project in Russia underway
22.03.2019
GLOBAL TRADE
Decline in proportion of goods traded across borders / Rubber and plastics trade intensity falls to 22.8% / Value chains more reliant on highly skilled labour / New priorities for location decisions / McKinsey report
21.03.2019
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Jury remains out on EU's carcinogen classification / German plastics industry sees “no reason” for stricter rules / Conversio study
21.03.2019
RESINEX
Distributor extends portfolio / Full masterbatch range from Tosaf
21.03.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report
20.03.2019
MITSUI CHEMICALS
Expansion of glass fibre-reinforced PP in China / Demand rising for replacing metal in cars
20.03.2019
SHALE GAS
UK fracking permits can consider climate change / Key aspects of rules “unlawful” / Advocacy group Talk Fracking wins case against the government
19.03.2019
POLYETHYLENE
HDPE 100: Iran now has its own catalysts for production
19.03.2019
POLYESTER MARKETS
India's Haldia plans large complex for feedstocks PX and PTA / USD 4 bn investments
18.03.2019
POLYETHYLENE
PE imports from the US gaining steam / Impact on European producers' margins / Vast majority of new capacity still to come / Noticeable decline in imports to EU since January 2019
15.03.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
European Commission reports on 70 voluntary pledges for 2025 recycling targets / Relative lack of chemical recycling inclusion
15.03.2019
BREXIT
Uncertainty remains after MPs vote against leaving EU without a deal / EU and UK businesses say no deal is a no-win outcome for both sides
14.03.2019
BOREALIS
PDH plant in Belgium to be engineered and built by Italy's Maire Tecnimont group / Online in mid-2022
13.03.2019
CELANESE
Thermoplastic copolyesters production expansion in Italy
13.03.2019
PA 6.6
Butachimie postpones maintenance of ADN plant in Chalampé to the end of 2019 / Capacity increase of 20%
11.03.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Chinese refinery complex in Brunei expected to be complete soon
11.03.2019
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