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INVISTA
New nylon salt plant opens in Rozenburg / Plans to raise PA 6.6 output
18.02.2013
POLIOM
PP plant in Omsk starts operations / C3 supply through propane fractioning
18.02.2013
ROCKWOOD
Remaining Sachtleben shares acquired from Kemira Oyj / Looking to divest German titanium dioxide producer
18.02.2013
FORMOSA PLASTICS
Fire takes out BPA line in Mailiao / Operations temporarily suspended / Latest in a string of blazes
15.02.2013
COEM
Former Vinyls Italia Ravenna plant now in liquidation / PVC production consigned to dustbin
15.02.2013
SUMITOMO
Chiba ethylene cracker to cease operations in 2015 / Responding to declining domestic demand and structural market shift
13.02.2013
UBE
Caprolactam production to cease in Sakai / Plant will focus on specialty products instead
13.02.2013
DOW
MOI to produce carbon fibre intermediates and composites with Rusnano and HCC in Russia / Plans inked in Davos
13.02.2013
DUPONT
Titanium dioxide expansion in Mexico postponed by up to 12 months / Response to global market reality
12.02.2013
RECYCLING
UK industry recycles more than 1m PVC-U post-consumer windows per year / Rising number / Recovinyl scheme
11.02.2013
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for PP from Tarragona / Unable to obtain necessary propylene feedstock
08.02.2013
SK CHEMICALS / TEIJIN
Plans for PPS joint venture in South Korea / Production of high-performance plastic scheduled to begin in 2016
08.02.2013
WILLIAMS
Contract for Canada propylene plant awarded to Fluor
08.02.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
European 2012 olefin output drops to level of crisis year 2009
07.02.2013
ELIX POLYMERS
North American distributor appointed / Part of strategy to expand outside Europe
07.02.2013
BIOPLASTICS
Novamont-coordinated ReBioFoam project publishes findings / Microwave process to manufacture 3-D components
07.02.2013
SABIC
Strike in Geleen comes to an end / Production returns to normal
06.02.2013
TURKEY
Plastics industry grows strongly again in 2012 / Processing business expands by around 9% / Nevertheless, margins under increasing pressure and investment activity declines / Highly dependent on international raw material markets
06.02.2013
MITSUI
Plans to quit KEC ethylene joint venture / First steps toward consolidation of Japanese production
06.02.2013
BRAZIL
Plastics raw material imports fall 21% in 2012 / Strong declines in imports of PET and PVC / Abiplast report
05.02.2013
PMC
Acquisition of Dow Chemical's tin stabilisers and lubricant business
05.02.2013
TER HELL PLASTIC
French distribution business developing nicely / Sales team strengthened
04.02.2013
SK INNOVATION
Plans for new propane dehydrogenation unit in South Korea
01.02.2013
MITSUI CHEMICALS
Raising PP compound output in the US to meet rising automotive demand
31.01.2013
CHINA
Ground-breaking for new mega-petrochemical terminal in Huizhou port
30.01.2013
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