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MITSUBISHI RAYON / MITSUI
MoU for large-scale MMA joint venture in the US / Non-binding feedstock agreement with Dow
23.06.2014
PVC RECYCLING
Continuous increase across Europe / UK accounts for over 20% of total / Recovinyl report
23.06.2014
C3 PETROCHEMICALS
EPA permit paves way for massive Texas propane dehydrogenation plant / Start-up expected in 2015
20.06.2014
SHALE GAS
German government working on draft fracking bill / Proposed law would include ban on toxic chemicals, prohibition on drilling near water reserves / Several federal states opposed
18.06.2014
INEOS
Mulling entry into UK shale gas exploration / Working group assessing benefits and risks
18.06.2014
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PIE speaks to Klaus Ries, business manager Styrenic Foams & Styrene Monomers at BASF / EPS market expected to continue consolidating / New impulses brought by PolyFR flame retardant
18.06.2014
MATRICA
First biochemical plant begins operations in Porto Torres / Additional downstream facilities set to start up in near future
18.06.2014
NOVA CHEMICALS
First barrels of ethane from Bakken Shale formation arrive in Joffre / New feedstock mix should enable full-scale production at group's PE plants
17.06.2014
HYOSUNG
Commercial polyketone production to commence in South Korea in 2015 / Small orders of compounds already available / Röchling extrudes semi-finished parts
17.06.2014
CHEVRON PHILLIPS
Texas-based 1-hexene plant starts up / Claimed to be world's largest facility / Key feedstock for LLDPE stretch film
17.06.2014
INEOS TECHNOLOGIES
“Innovene S” license awarded for petrochemical hub in Turkmenistan / Large-scale HDPE line to go up at Caspian Sea
13.06.2014
WELA-COLOURS
Distributing Prayag's additives and masterbatches from India across select European countries
13.06.2014
A. SCHULMAN
USD 91m cash deal to acquire parts of Ferro's Specialty Additives business / Agreement includes four US facilities as well as one in Spain
12.06.2014
INEOS / SASOL
Plans for HDPE joint venture finalised / Debt-financing details being worked out
12.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fire takes out IRPC's propylene cracker in Rayong / Production of PP compounds may be affected
11.06.2014
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
US-residential construction helps drive up demand by 9.8% annually / Market to reach USD 5.5 bn in 2018 / Freedonia report
11.06.2014
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
EU chemicals output continues to rise in Q1 despite petrochemicals decline / Polymers production grows by 1.3% in March / Cefic data
10.06.2014
BIOFIELDS
Mexican group appoints Helm as exclusive distributor of its castor oil / Feedstock for long-chained bio-polyamides
10.06.2014
INDORAMA
Artenius TurkPET acquisition wrapped up
06.06.2014
TORAY
Producing bio-polyester based on Gevo's renewable isobutanol / Scale-up evaluation and market development
06.06.2014
DOW CHEMICAL
North America's shale gas advantage will not evaporate soon, Liveris says / European companies must import or quit markets / CEO defends his integrated production strategy
06.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Versalis lifts FM for EVA from Oberhausen
05.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Lukoil's Caucasus-based Stavrolen subsidiary resumes PP production / Third-party propylene / Feedstock output due to start up next year
05.06.2014
SOLVAY
Benvic PVC compounding subsidiary divested to OpenGate Capital / European market reshuffle continues
05.06.2014
BASF
Sale of PolyAd Services subsidiary to Edgewater Capital completed / Focus on core plastic additive business
05.06.2014
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