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Alternative feedstocks rejuvenate global plastics sector/ Oilfield licences to be awarded in Brazil / Shale gas fever rages on three continents / Middle East resources still firmly driving / Saudi Arabia, Iran are major players / GlobalData reports
18.10.2011
BASF
Expanded Nanjing cracker on stream / JV with Sinopec mulls new projects worth EUR 1bn
12.10.2011
LYONDELLBASELL
Berre refinery to be restarted / No end yet to force majeure / Arkema's PVC production also affected
11.10.2011
SHELL
Plans to idle aromatics facility in Wesseling withdrawn / All options being examined
10.10.2011
OLTCHIM
Production cuts extended for the third month in a row
06.10.2011
SHELL
Massive fire takes out large Singapore refinery / Plant could be idled for at least a month / Initial declarations of force majeure for distillate
04.10.2011
TAIWAN
First ethylene deliveries from Chinese mainland / An isolated “help-out” delivery or precursor to a permanent fixture?
27.09.2011
WILLIAMS
Expansion of US cracker / Latest player to use shale gas as feedstock
26.09.2011
CARBON HOLDINGS
Cracker commissioned in Ain Sokhna
22.09.2011
FUJIAN MEIDE
Propylene project planned in China using UOP technology / World's largest propane dehydrogenation plant
13.09.2011
DOW
Propylene glycol capacity increase at Stade plant / Raised output to go towards meeting global demand
12.09.2011
SHANGHAI SECCO PETROCHEMICAL
Blaze rips through Shanghai petrochemical plant / Cracker and downstream units reportedly offstream
09.09.2011
PERSTORP
Swedish group adds second caprolactone line to UK facility / Output to go towards meeting rising global demand / Plans for a Chinese facility?
08.09.2011
JIANGSU HAILI
Propylene and phenol plants planned in China / Technologies provided by Honeywell subsudiary UOP
31.08.2011
INDIAN OIL TECHNOLOGIES
Strengthening downstream units at Panipat petrochemical hub / Basell and Nova technologies
23.08.2011
VINYL ACETATE
EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from the US
19.08.2011
BASF
Acetylene plant in Ludwigshafen up and running again / Force majeure for BDO to remain in place until end-September
15.08.2011
FUJIA DAHUA PETROCHEMICAL
Tropical storm raises fear of possible chemical breach at large-scale paraxylene plant in China / Authorities reportedly back in control of surrounding dikes
09.08.2011
SOLVAY
Follow-up: European Commission gives green light to Rhodia acquisition
09.08.2011
UHDE / BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Two-year trial run of new chlorine plant powered by innovative Uhde-BMS technology begins / Process could save energy and cut carbon dioxide levels
09.08.2011
INEOS
Processes selected for China S-PVC project / Start-up scheduled for 2013
08.08.2011
BASF / TOTAL
Shell Chemical bows out of Sabina Petrochemicals joint venture / C4 complex now split 60:40 among German, French group
05.08.2011
METABOLIX
Agreement with CJ CheilJedang to develop renewable C4 chemicals
01.08.2011
LINDE / BECHTEL
Partnering to develop ethylene solutions for North American shale gas reserves
01.08.2011
ARTLANT PTA
La Seda subsidiary starts test runs at new Portuguese PTA plant / Full production expected to begin in Q4 2011
29.07.2011
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