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SONATRACH
Algerian oil and gas giant pulls out of planned PE joint venture with Total / Launches expansion plans in Skikda
10.03.2014
SUCCINITY
Follow-up: BASF-Purac joint venture begins commercial biobased succinic acid production
04.03.2014
SHALE GAS
Legal dispute between Argentina and Spain's Repsol over YPF expropriation comes to a close / USD 5 bn agreement / Argentine shale gas now up for grabs
28.02.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Renewed explosion at Lukoil subsidiary Stavrolen's cracker in the Caucasus / Operations halted for the time being
27.02.2014
KARPATNEFTEKHIM
Ukrainian Lukoil subsidiary temporarily halts all olefin and polymer production
25.02.2014
RENNOVIA
US agricultural giant ADM invests USD 25m in biotech company / Processes for renewable-based PA
24.02.2014
HONEYWELL
UOP "Oleflex" technology license for China's Ningbo Fortune Petrochemical / 600,000 t/y C3 plant to start up in 2016
21.02.2014
AXIALL
Partnering with South Korea's Lotte group for new Louisiana shale gas-based ethane mega-cracker
17.02.2014
INEOS
US ethane supply agreement with Consol Energy / European crackers to be fed by Appalachian-sourced feedstock from 2015
17.02.2014
VENCOREX
French TDI plant in Pont-de-Claix could face the axe / Retrofitting to higher-value products
14.02.2014
MITSUI CHEMICALS
MDI, TDI and phenolic lines to be shuttered in Japan / Plans to restructure PTA business
13.02.2014
BOREALIS
Long-term supply agreement with Norway's Statoil / Stenungsund cracker to be fed by ethane sourced in Kårstø
12.02.2014
CELLULAC
Plans for sustainable lactic acid production in converted brewery / Up to 100,000 t/y output from Irish facility
05.02.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
West European olefin production hits historical low in 2013 / Numerous consolidations
04.02.2014
SHALE GAS
EU Commission sets non-binding fracking rules / NGOs critical / Praise from the UK
30.01.2014
NOVA CHEMICALS
First barrels of Marcellus ethane cracked in Corunna
27.01.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EU welcomes temporary relief from Iran sanctions / Finished plastics products will not qualify
27.01.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EFSA says BPA a potential threat but risks manageable / Recommended daily dose temporarily lowered / Draft opinion open for consultation / PlasticsEurope sees its position vindicated
22.01.2014
TOTAL
Coal-to-olefins project in China enters in-depth study phase / Annual output of around 800,000 t expected
20.01.2014
SASOL
Debottlenecking for ethylene and PE in South Africa
17.01.2014
TOTAL
UK shale gas exploration licences acquired / First foreign company to enter the market
15.01.2014
AMERICAS STYRENICS
Expansion of Mississippi port activities near New Orleans / Greater opportunity for styrene monomer exports
15.01.2014
EXXONMOBIL
Regular operations underway in Singapore / Multi-feed cracker provides opportunity to directly crack crude oil
14.01.2014
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL
Polymer capacity continues to rise / PE accounts for most regional output / Saudi Arabia is largest production base / Conversion sector focused on packaging and construction
14.01.2014
SUCCINITY
Spanish succinic acid plant production underway / Commercial volumes expected in Q1
13.01.2014
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