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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF declares all forces majeures in PA 6.6 chain over / New orders now being accepted
29.09.2015
COMPOSITES
Europe is slowly emerging from its trough / Strong increase in Germany / Thermoplastic processing techniques, like GMRT and LFRT, on the rise / SMC and BMC processing stagnant / “Composites Europe” fair presents a mixed bag
28.09.2015
KEM ONE
Work on Lavéra electrolysis membrane plant begins
28.09.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Consolidation of PTA production in South Korea / Hanwha, Lotte and Hyosung want to merge activities
24.09.2015
RESINEX
Marketing of Solvay "Technyl" polyamides in Italy
23.09.2015
RAVAGO
Acquisition in Singapore marks first foray into Asia
22.09.2015
INOVYN
Plans to close German PVC production site in Schkopau / Failure to negotiate VCM supply contract
16.09.2015
POLYETHYLENE
New production era for mass plastics begins / European refineries on the brink of extinction / Feedstock base lost / Global competition increasingly relegates Europe to second class / High time for discussions on how to react
16.09.2015
PET RECYCLING EUROPE
Collection rises in 2014 / Operating rate drops as recycled volumes fall / Petcore Europe report
16.09.2015
CELANESE
Polyplastics jv partner enters Japanese market
15.09.2015
W.R. GRACE
Unipol license awarded to South Korea's Hyosung / New PP line set to start up in 2017
14.09.2015
INEOS
Plans for new cracker in Norway? / Government declines to give bond / Excitement at Rafnes site
11.09.2015
SLOVNAFT
New LDPE line in Bratislava officially inaugurated / Output mostly earmarked for export
11.09.2015
FORMOSA PETROCHEMICALS
Feasibility study for USD 9 bn ethane cracker and polyolefins units in Louisiana / Construction on two-phase project could start in 2016 / Future growth in US, says CEO
11.09.2015
ROSNEFT
Share in ChemChina acquired / Chinese group in turn enters into Nakhodka mega-project
10.09.2015
DEINOVE
French biotech group succeeds at producing chemical intermediate muconic acid from cellulosic material / Technology uses Deinococcus bacteria / Feedstock for caprolactam, PTA and adipic acid
10.09.2015
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Confidence maintained despite minimal output growth / Sales down 4% / Trade surplus deteriorates / Polymers output continues pointing down in June / Cefic chemicals trends report
09.09.2015
EVONIK
MMA expansion in the US shelved
02.09.2015
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Propylene: New PDH plants in Asia about to be commissioned / Wanhua reports start up / Hyosung's facility also up and running
02.09.2015
TOTAL
Three new shale gas exploration licenses purchased in the UK / En route to becoming country's second largest oil and gas producer
01.09.2015
LYONDELLBASELL
CEO Patel announces renewed ethylene and PE capacity expansions in Texas / Plans to invest USD 4 bn by 2020
28.08.2015
BASF
MDI plant in Chongqing starts up / Output to be ramped up gradually "in line with demand"
28.08.2015
SHANDONG RUNXING CHEMICAL
Renewed explosion in China / Casualties and injuries at ADN and HMD producer
26.08.2015
SLOVNAFT
New LDPE line ready to go / Cracker undergoes cleaning process ahead of start-up / Logistics from Talke already in place
24.08.2015
BIOPLASTIC PACKAGING
Global consumption growing at 21% per year / Fastest growth projected for PET, PE and PP / Smithers Pira study
24.08.2015
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