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POLYAMIDE MARKET
Automotive sector drives growth / Global demand to increase by over 6% to 2025 / Europe and USA could be pressured by Asian capacity build-up / Grand View Research report
30.08.2017
FLUOROPOLYMERS
Global PTFE prices continue to rise / Tight supply due to plant closures in China
30.08.2017
PVC RECYCLING
VinylPlus initiative collects 12% more PVC waste in the UK in 2016 / Rising demand for good-quality recyclate / Recovinyl report
30.08.2017
BIOME BIOPLASTICS
Bio-based cup and lid developed / Compostable and recyclable material addresses growing takeaway waste
30.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Follow-up: Hurricane paralyses southern Texas to Houston Bay / Massive flooding halts petrochem facilities
28.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Supply bottlenecks due to railway line closure in southern Germany
28.08.2017
ASHLAND
Impact of fire and force majeure in Marl / Earliest restart for BDO and THF production in late September
28.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Shin-Etsu lifts force majeure in Pernis / Shell resumes full operations at its refinery
25.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Hurricane "Harvey" approaches south coast of Texas / Facilities shut down or on alert
25.08.2017
TOTAL CORBION PLA
PLA bioplastics from Bonsucro-certified Thai sugarcane / Addition to "Luminy" resins portfolio
25.08.2017
EASTMAN
Expansion of PETG plant in Malaysia / Capacity increase of 20%
25.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Turbine fire stops power supply at Solvay and Rhodia in Freiburg / Production halts at site
24.08.2017
HIP PETROHEMIJA
Debt cut brings Gazprom closer to a takeover / Polyolefins producer hopes for investment
24.08.2017
PVC RECYCLING
Clouds over VinyLoop's future in Ferrara / Legacy additives in PVC scrap / Crunch date 2019
24.08.2017
TORAY
PPS compounds production plans in Hungary / First plant in Europe
24.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MDI: BorsodChem lifts force majeure in Hungary
23.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
POM: Force majeure in effect on some compound grades from BASF / Bottlenecks continue
21.08.2017
THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDS
Metals substitution drives global consumption / Asia-Pacific accounted for half of demand in 2016 / Auto applications lifted by fuel efficiency regulations / Grand View Research report
21.08.2017
SABIC
Shell's shares in joint venture Sadaf taken over / Deal completed
21.08.2017
GLASS FIBRE MARKET
European producers see threat if EU drops Chinese anti-dumping duties on open mesh fabric
18.08.2017
PHILLIPS CARBON BLACK
Indian carbon black producer expands capacity
18.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MDI: BorsodChem declares force majeure on deliveries from Hungary
17.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PET: JBF disconnects plant in Belgium / Liquidity problems / UAE production also set to stop
17.08.2017
NPC
Iranian firm acquires propylene licence from Air Liquide for Lurgi's MTP process
17.08.2017
SADARA
MDI and TDI plants now in operation
16.08.2017
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