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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
CHINA
New environmental tax will affect enterprises throughout the country / Small cost impact for plastics producers / Facilities require less polluting technologies
17.10.2017
BASF
Follow up: Contaminated PU foams do not pose a health hazard / Agitation in German mattress industry
16.10.2017
SHALE GAS
Scotland bans fracking / Moratorium to stay in place
10.10.2017
BOREALIS
Plans for European PDH plant progress / Startup delayed to 2022 / Work on FEED phase to start
09.10.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Freight traffic on railway line in southern Germany back to normal / Key connection between France, Germany and Switzerland
05.10.2017
CHINA
False alarm on port restrictions for vessels carrying bulk chemicals along Yangtze River / Styrene, MEG and benzene imports remain unaffected in October
03.10.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
US: Cedar Bayou plant to remain offline until November / Majority of facilities back online in aftermath of Hurricane "Harvey"
27.09.2017
SABIC
PP pilot plant in Geleen in operation / Commercial production will follow soon
21.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Texan petrochemicals industry largely restored after hurricane / Problems remain at three locations
19.09.2017
CHINA
Many "teapot" refineries and petrochemical lines forced to close in Shandong region / Reopening subject to strict conditions
19.09.2017
GLOBAL ISPAT KOKSNA
Bosnians planning to expand production of maleic anhydride
15.09.2017
ARKEMA
Emergency workers allege health risks from hurricane-hit Texas plant / USD 1m lawsuit
13.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Petrochemicals on the Gulf Coast surprisingly quick to revive after Hurricane "Harvey"
08.09.2017
DOWDUPONT
New heavyweight starts up / First project is break-up / Materials largest business
06.09.2017
EASTMAN
Expansion for copolyester precursor CHDM in the US
06.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Clear-up after Harvey has begun / First facilities being restarted / Infrastructure partly operational / Damage still being assessed in Houston / Lack of clarity in Port Arthur / Polyolefins likely to become more expensive in Europe
05.09.2017
BASF
Price increases for butanediol and secondary products in Europe
01.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Follow-up: Railway line closure in southern Germany narrows supply by road / Other regions also affected
01.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA update: Hurricane "Harvey" weakens / Lake Charles spared / Restarts planned in southern Texas
31.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA update: "Harvey" moves on to Louisiana / Ports closed / Cutbacks in petrochemicals / South Texas picks itself up again / Glimmer of hope in Houston as rainfall eases
30.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Petrochemical industry drowning in floods following hurricane near Houston / Historic catastrophe
30.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Follow-up: Hurricane paralyses southern Texas to Houston Bay / Massive flooding halts petrochem facilities
28.08.2017
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