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BASF / SOLVAY
EU greenlights polyamide deal / Required conditions outlined for the first time
18.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Vestolit resumes supply from Marl / Force majeure remains in effect
18.01.2019
LOTTE / BP
USD 175m expansion at Ulsan up to 2020 / VAM capacity to double
18.01.2019
CC POLYMERS
JV of Indorama, Alpek and Far Eastern closes acquisition of PET complex in Corpus Christi
18.01.2019
ULTRAPOLYMERS
Marketing of Ineos Styrolution's complete portfolio across German-speaking Europe / Distribution agreement extended
18.01.2019
WESTLAKE
Purchase of French PVC compounder Nakan completed
17.01.2019
UNITED KINGDOM
Brexit deal suffers heavy defeat / Plastics companies concerned about no deal / Cefic asks for solution to avoid supply chain disruptions / BPF survey
16.01.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Global production rises to 348m t / Europe defends its position as second largest producer / Consumption increases slightly across all countries / Germany still largest European plastics processor by far
16.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Fire at Karpatneftekhim's site in Ukraine
16.01.2019
CELANESE
Acquisition of Indian compounder Next Polymers completed
16.01.2019
KURARAY
JV with PTT and Sumitomo proceeds with butadiene derivatives plant in Thailand / Adjacent Kuraray MPD project also confirmed
16.01.2019
SHALE GAS
Glitch-plagued Mariner East 2 pipeline now up and running / Third US shale transport route planned / Economic impact study fuels LNG fervour
15.01.2019
BASF
Framework agreement for Guangdong signed / Sustainability embedded in site concept / Wholly-owned cracker will produce 1m t/y of ethylene
14.01.2019
ELIX
Sale of ABS manufacturer complete / China's Sinochem pays EUR 195m
14.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ethylene: Fire in Priolo puts Versalis cracker at standstill
11.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
"Rapid" refinery and integrated petrochemical complex starts up in Malaysia / Major project by Petronas and Saudi Aramco
11.01.2019
POLYONE
Acquisition of Fiber-Line / Customised engineered fibres and composite materials / Fibre optic cable and 5G networks in focus
11.01.2019
LANXESS
Sale of Arlanxeo to Saudi Aramco completed / German group announces EUR 250m investment in Asia / Largest share to be spent in China
10.01.2019
ASCEND
Expansion of PA 6.6 resin capacity in South Carolina / Investment of USD 35.2m
10.01.2019
BOROUGE
Three-year contract for transportation of 11m t of polyolefins / Adnoc L&S to organise container transport from Ruwais
10.01.2019
SHELL
Another alpha olefins plant starts production in Louisiana / LLDPE comonomers
10.01.2019
EVERGAS
Danish group to step back from ethylene shipping / Ineos' partner to focus on ethane and LNG
10.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
HCR elastomers: Wacker Chemie declares force majeure
09.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: BASF lifts force majeure on plasticisers / Gradual restart of TDI production in Ludwigshafen
09.01.2019
SOCAR
Agreement with BP to explore petrochemicals JV in Turkey / Giant refinery inaugurated in Aliaga
09.01.2019
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