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POLYONE
New production lines in Europe / Additives for specialty applications in packaging, medical technology and transport
17.09.2009
GABRIEL-CHEMIE
Expansion of capacity for colour and additive masterbatches / New production line in Russia
17.09.2009
HOLLIDAY PIGMENTS
EUR 2m investment in environmentally friendly effluent treatment plant
16.09.2009
LYONDELLBASELL
Final closure of LDPE plant in Carrington
15.09.2009
OWENS CORNING
Upgraded glass fibre plant to restart in Q4 / New process allows 40% cut in carbon emissions
15.09.2009
PET MARKET
EC initiates anti-subsidy proceedings / Imports from Iran, Pakistan and UAE under investigation
11.09.2009
BORSODCHEM
Yantai Wanhua is the unidentified investor
11.09.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos cracker in Lavéra shut down after steam leak / Arkema announces force majeure for VCM and PVC / PP and PE also affected
09.09.2009
BASF
European production of polyamide 6 bundled / Rudolstadt site to close / Job cuts
09.09.2009
COMMODITY MARKETS
Qatar: Ras Laffan megacracker about to come on stream / Qatofin's LLDPE plant in Mesaieed to start operating soon
09.09.2009
TICONA
Production of PBT and PET at Shelby to end in October / Compounding in future at Florence
07.09.2009
BASF
Smaller Ludwigshafen cracker may restart / Bottlenecks for C4 / Hambrecht dampens hope of lasting upturn
04.09.2009
LA SEDA
Union says San Roque PET production could restart during September / Sale of site to Cepsa “ruled out”
04.09.2009
MANGALORE REFINERY & PETROCHEMICAL
Construction of a polypropylene line in southern India
03.09.2009
HUNTSMAN
Acquisition of large parts of titanium dioxide producer Tronox / Deal excludes German facility in Krefeld
02.09.2009
DUSHANZI PETROCHEMICAL
PetroChina subsidiary starts up PE and PP lines
01.09.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF declares FM for PA 6.6 chain products
31.08.2009
DUPONT
Fresh USD 120m investment in “Tedlar” PVF film production / Backsheets for solar modules
27.08.2009
PLASTIC PACKAGING ADDITIVES
Market continues decline until 2010 / PP and PE additives offer best growth opportunities
26.08.2009
CLICKPLASTICS
Three new Asian suppliers added to portfolio / New developments on show at Fakuma
25.08.2009
SABIC EUROPE
Wilton LDPE plant set to start test runs next month
24.08.2009
POLYPROPYLENE
Global capacity utilisation to fall to 80% by 2012 / Consumption to increase slowly / Townsend report
24.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ethylen Pipeline Süd held up by south German property owners / State prepares for expropriation
21.08.2009
SHIN-ETSU
Takeover of Portuguese PVC producer Cires / Japanese giant will have 3.7m t of capacity
19.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell declares force majeure for propylene from Moerdijk / C3 supplies tightening further
17.08.2009
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