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LDPE
Production issues at LyondellBasell cracker in Wesseling / Resin output could be affected
21.02.2022
HONEYWELL
Recycled feedstock for Total Energies / Spanish production set for 2023
21.02.2022
DSM
Materials division, divestments boost 2021 results
21.02.2022
DUPONT
Celanese to pay USD 11 bn for broad range of plastics operations
18.02.2022
BASF
Launch of service for plastic additives customers / Keeping track of global regulatory trends made easier
18.02.2022
TURKEY
Wind turbine installations on the rise / Clean energy to lead growth in 2022 / Demand for renewable sources benefits composites
17.02.2022
BIESTERFELD
Five new POM grades from DuPont / Products with sustainability focus
17.02.2022
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL
Expansion announced for LCP in Japan / Race for first against Celanese
16.02.2022
SABIC
Shutdown of production plant for PP homopolymer in Germany
15.02.2022
EXXONMOBIL
Energy company to restructure / McKee to helm largest division / Investments in polymer recycling, CO2 storage
15.02.2022
RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY
IfW Kiel: Industrial production in Germany could rise by 10% in 2022 / Guest editorial by Nils Jannsen
15.02.2022
AVANTIUM
Green light for construction of Dutch FDCA plant / Start-up of PEF production set for 2024
15.02.2022
KANEKA
Upscale of PHBH in Japan to 20,000 t/y / Biodegradable polymer
15.02.2022
CHINA
PE imports plunge in 2021 / Source countries little changed from 2020 / Decrease in dependence on foreign suppliers
14.02.2022
BRASKEM
Investment in US chemical recycler Nexus Circular / Increased profitability
14.02.2022
BASF
Expansion of MDI portfolio / First greenhouse gas neutral aromatic isocyanate
14.02.2022
UPDATE - YNCC
Explosion at naphtha cracker in South Korea claims four lives / Maintenance, repair work halted / Force majeure declared
11.02.2022
RAW MATERIALS
Ifo Institute: Record order backlog in German manufacturing / End of bottlenecks could spur production surge
11.02.2022
COVESTRO
Additional PC compounding in India
11.02.2022
ORIENTAL ENERGY
Chinese ACN-ABS plant to be built with state-owned firm / Three PP projects underway
10.02.2022
LB GROUP
More titanium dioxide capacity in China / Investment of EUR 275 mn
10.02.2022
SHORT Q&A
Polymers for Europe Alliance chairman Ron Marsh warns of impact energy surcharges can have on converters
09.02.2022
ENERGY MARKET CHINA
Prices to stabilise in 2022 following last year's shocks / Covid-19 policy brings uncertainties
09.02.2022
POLYPLASTICS
Construction of a new, larger POM plant in China / 150,000 t/y capacity planned
09.02.2022
POLYPROPYLENE
TotalEnergies declares force majeure on PP copolymer from Gonfreville
08.02.2022
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