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TOYOBO
Engineering plastics project planned in Brazil / Capacity to reach 15,000 t/y by 2020 / Growing automotive market
23.08.2013
SINOPEC
Produces first commercial-grade ethylene at Wuhan facility / Commissioning now complete of petrochemicals complex
22.08.2013
ITALY
Thermoplastics consumption takes a deep cut in 2012 / PVC hardest hit / E&E industry struggles to combat poor domestic demand / Plastics processing segment one of the few bright spots in the country's industrial sector
21.08.2013
INDORAMA
Employees at Workington PET facility fear closure
21.08.2013
INVISTA
Collaborating on bio-derived processes with Portugal's SilicoLife / Initial focus on butadiene
20.08.2013
BADA
Capacity raised again with recent commissionings in Spain and Germany / Focus on speciality compounds
20.08.2013
ALBEMARLE
Commissioning of South Korean single-site catalyst plant completed
19.08.2013
PET RECYCLING EUROPE
Bottle collection forecast to reach 2.1m t by 2017 / Recycling growth of 5.6% in 2012 / Petcore/Plastics Recyclers Europe report
16.08.2013
ASHLAND
Official opening of new gelcoat facility in Changzhou
15.08.2013
GUSTAV GROLMAN
New European distributor for InChem's "Phenoxy" resins
15.08.2013
FERROSTAAL
Joint venture with Saturn Project Development agreed for North American petrochemicals projects
14.08.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF: Force majeure for PA 6.6 from Ludwigshafen / Compound production also potentially affected
14.08.2013
CLARIANT
JV for masterbatches with Tasnee in Saudi Arabia / New facility to be built by 2015
13.08.2013
MPF TRADING
Takeover of sales activites in Germany for Hungarian Qualchem
13.08.2013
ASAHI KASEI
PA 6.6 compound production begins in Indonesia / Growing automotive industry / Targets market leadership for performance plastics business
13.08.2013
EMERALD KALAMA
US “K-Flex” plasticiser plant expanded / Additional expansions planned in USA, Europe and Asia
12.08.2013
VERSALIS
Plans to produce hydrocarbon resins at Priolo site / Agreement with Neville Venture
12.08.2013
BRAZIL
Composites sales rise 10% in Q2, driven by tractors and trucks / Full-year growth forecast at 9.4%
12.08.2013
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Production declines by 2% EU-wide in the first five months of 2013 / Growth engine revving in fits and starts / Company chieftains now more cautious about full-year outlook / Cefic trend report
12.08.2013
NORDMANN, RASSMANN
Italian specialty distributor Jointec acquired / Additional expansion in Europe planned
08.08.2013
LUKOIL
Postponement yet again of production activities in the Ukraine
07.08.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Versalis: Force majeure for EVA from Oberhausen facility
07.08.2013
JUSHI
Start up of Egyptian facility delayed due to political situation
05.08.2013
TORAY
New owner of 20% stake in US carbon composites company / Accomplishes goal to establish market share in North American auto industry
01.08.2013
CHINA POLYAMIDE MARKET
Caprolactam overcapacity likely by 2015 / PA 6 grows presence in engineering plastics sector / Annual growth of 10% forecast for PA 6.6
01.08.2013
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