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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Butadiene: BASF lifts force majeure in Ludwigshafen
05.04.2019
AFYREN
Biopolymer feedstocks to be produced in France / New plant also planned by competitor Metabolic Explorer
05.04.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
US dominates oil output growth / Shale gas is driver / Brazil and Norway up and coming, Opec slipping / New plastics plants defy moves to curb use
27.03.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Butadiene: BASF declares force majeure in Ludwigshafen / Key precursor for PA 12 not yet affected
26.03.2019
BRASKEM
Takeover by LyondellBasell delayed / World's largest polyolefins producer still waiting in the wings
26.03.2019
SHALE GAS
UK fracking permits can consider climate change / Key aspects of rules “unlawful” / Advocacy group Talk Fracking wins case against the government
19.03.2019
POLYESTER MARKETS
India's Haldia plans large complex for feedstocks PX and PTA / USD 4 bn investments
18.03.2019
PA 6.6
Butachimie postpones maintenance of ADN plant in Chalampé to the end of 2019 / Capacity increase of 20%
11.03.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Chinese refinery complex in Brunei expected to be complete soon
11.03.2019
REVERDIA
DSM sells stake to Roquette Frères / Succinic acid production to continue under licence
06.03.2019
CHLORINE
European production declines / Capacity falls following ban on mercury process
28.02.2019
PKN ORLEN
New line for C3 production to go onstream in April
28.02.2019
SAUDI ARAMCO
Agreements for two refinery JVs in China with downstream plastics
26.02.2019
SHALE GAS
UK government will not bend earthquake rules for fracking companies / Ineos and Cuadrilla lay on the pressure
20.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Vestolit lifts FM at site in Marl
19.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe hits out at EU “green” taxes and shale disadvantage / Open letter to the commission / “Nobody seriously invests in Europe”
15.02.2019
POLYETHYLENE
Russia's Irkutsk Oil plans for ethane cracker and PE plant in Siberia / Toyo Engineering to build facility
13.02.2019
DOWDUPONT
Merged group reports “consistently strong” Q4 and 2018 results / Separation of companies “on track” for 2019
08.02.2019
CELANESE
Acetic acid expansion in the US / Optimisation plans for global production network
01.02.2019
PAMPA ENERGIA
Permanent closure of Argentine ethylene plant on weak demand
29.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Vestolit resumes supply from Marl / Force majeure remains in effect
18.01.2019
LOTTE / BP
USD 175m expansion at Ulsan up to 2020 / VAM capacity to double
18.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Fire at Karpatneftekhim's site in Ukraine
16.01.2019
KURARAY
JV with PTT and Sumitomo proceeds with butadiene derivatives plant in Thailand / Adjacent Kuraray MPD project also confirmed
16.01.2019
SHALE GAS
Glitch-plagued Mariner East 2 pipeline now up and running / Third US shale transport route planned / Economic impact study fuels LNG fervour
15.01.2019
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