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RELIANCE
New ROCG cracker at Jamnagar operational / New plants for MEG and PE
11.01.2018
CHEVRON PHILLIPS
Cedar Bayou ethane cracker mechanically complete / PE to be exported
04.01.2018
CHINA
Gas shortage now nationwide / TDI and MDI prices driven up / Limited impact on plastics market / Nation-wide cutback on coal usage
22.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Unipetrol cracker in Litvínov fully operating again
21.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MDI: BASF plant in China at standstill / Allocations via global network
20.12.2017
INEOS
Deal with Imperial Logistics to build river barges / Investment in butane storage capacity at Antwerp terminal and European feedstock security
19.12.2017
CHLORINE PRODUCTION
Mercury process banned in EU from 11 December 2017 on / Switch to alternative processes largely completed
18.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MDI: BASF declares force majeure on production in China / Natural gas for operations is lacking / Duration not clear
14.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Unipetrol reduces cracker output after explosion in refinery at Litvínov / PE and PP not yet affected
13.12.2017
BORSODCHEM
TDI capacity to expand in Hungary
13.12.2017
KAZAKHSTAN
Chinese plan petrochemical and polymers complex in northwest of country / USD 4 bn investment
11.12.2017
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Manifesto for European bioeconomy / Novamont represents plastics industry
29.11.2017
SOLVAY
Sale of Spanish chloralkali complex to CUF / Portuguese group to build new chlorine plant
28.11.2017
SADARA
First MDI quantities now on the world market / Minimal exports to Europe so far
16.11.2017
OLTCHIM
Romanian government's stake sold to Chimcomplex and Dynamic Selling Group / No takers for phthalic acid and Pitesti petrochemical production assets
10.11.2017
NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
Plans for additional ethylene plant in Tatarstan / Capacity to reduce Russia's reliance on raw material imports
09.11.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Borealis to lift force majeure next week
07.11.2017
ASCEND
Plans to expand intermediate chemicals and polymers capacity by 10-15%
07.11.2017
BASF
New steam methane reformer for MDI production in China
06.11.2017
VERSALIS
Eni's petrochemicals subsidiary headed for record year / Significant increase in earnings in Q3
03.11.2017
SHALE GAS
Scotland embeds fracking ban in planning framework / “No social licence”
02.11.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Borealis declares force majeure on individual PE and PP grades from Schwechat
26.10.2017
BASF
TDI plant in Ludwigshafen back in operation
25.10.2017
ASCEND
Further price hike planned for adipic acid
23.10.2017
RELIANCE
Strong performance in fiscal Q2 / Petrochemical margins improve
23.10.2017
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