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MITSUBISHI RAYON
Possible takeover by Mitsubishi Chemical / Keeping pace with the rest of the world / New structure for PMMA
17.08.2009
SINOPEC
Environmental concerns force move of petchems JV
14.08.2009
SABIC
Mitsubishi Rayon jv to produce MMA and PMMA
13.08.2009
WPC / PLASTIC LUMBER
US market to reach USD 5.3 bn in 2013 / WPC expected to grow at 10.5% per year
13.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
FM for PVC remains as Ineos tries again to restart Rafnes VCM / Shortfall could last into September
12.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis lifts FM on HDPE from Stenungsund / Swedish steam cracker is back on stream
12.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell's Knapsack PP plant restarted
10.08.2009
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICALS
Biesterfeld speciality elastomers distribution extended
10.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell PP plant at Knapsack temporarily halted / No effect on customer supply
07.08.2009
NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
Production of LLDPE commences at Nizhnekamsk
07.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
SolVin lifts FM for S-PVC from Rheinberg
06.08.2009
LIFOCOLOR
French capacity more than doubled / Masterbatch producer moves to larger site at Bellignat
03.08.2009
ARKEMA
Velox appointed European distributor for multiwall carbon nanotubes
31.07.2009
BIOPLASTICS
Pride of place at “Interpack” show from 2011
31.07.2009
LA SEDA
Plants to be shut or sold in restructuring scheme / Some 300 job losses / Tightening the production chain
29.07.2009
NATUREWORKS
Collaboration with Avantium to develop biopolymers
28.07.2009
ITALY
Eni backs down from plans to idle Sardinian cracker / Trade unions are satisfied with results of latest talks
27.07.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell lifts force majeure on HDPE at Plock
24.07.2009
TOTAL
Region in shock after cracker explosion / September is the earliest re-start date
24.07.2009
LA SEDA
Short-time working introduced at El Prat plant / Talks with employee representatives under way
23.07.2009
SABIC
Chinese government approves partnership with Sinopec for Tianjan complex / Study on adding PC
23.07.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis declares force majeure on HDPE products from Stenungsund
22.07.2009
GLASS FIBRE
US market to reach USD 7 bn in 2013 / Plastics reinforcement helps drive up demand in textiles
22.07.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos ChlorVinyls declares FM for 1.3m t/y of European S-PVC and over 500,000 t/y of VCM
21.07.2009
QAPCO
Tekfen wins USD 165m LDPE plant contract
21.07.2009
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