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VESTOLIT
PVC producer up for sale? / Consolidation in western Europe takes another big step forward
18.07.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Denmark withdraws plans for further-reaching ban on phthalates / Pressure from EU Commission
17.07.2014
PPS MARKET
Japanese PPS producer DIC to build first compounding plant in China / Total capacity rises to 40,000 t/y
17.07.2014
POLYNT
Intermediate polymer specialist bids for entire composite activities from Total / New leader in Europe
15.07.2014
BASF
Sale of Americas EPS business to Mexico's Alpek / Partners swap portfolios in Polioles JV
14.07.2014
PPS MARKET
Trading in shares of world market leader Lumena suspended / Status of plant expansion in China's Sichuan province unclear / Toray begins construction on South Korea facility
11.07.2014
SP PROCESSUM
Undertaking the development of a homegrown bio-based plastics industry / Potential value chain from forestry-based biomass / Swedish partnership announced
10.07.2014
BIOAMBER
Offtake agreement with Vinmar for 210,000 t/y of succinic acid / Feedstock will be sourced from three different plants / Output of Canadian facility currently under construction already sold out
09.07.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic declares force majeure for LDPE from Wilton
09.07.2014
SOUTH AFRICA
Commodity plastics consumption to grow by 4.7% per year to 2017 / Growing demand for packaged foods / Frost & Sullivan report
08.07.2014
KRATON
Board withdraws recommendation for proposed SBC merger with LCY / Response to Taiwanese's group's poor Q1 performance
08.07.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares FM for PP from Carrington / Market tightens further
08.07.2014
BRASKEM
New UHMW-PE project planned in USA / Start-up scheduled for 2016
07.07.2014
MITSUBISHI / SABIC
Plans for Saudi MMA and PMMA complex finalised / Start-up targeted for mid-2017
04.07.2014
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL
Alpha olefins expansion gets go-ahead / Part of major investment plan for Texas sites
04.07.2014
LANXESS
New PA 6 polymer plant starts up in Antwerp / Own feedstock and glass fibre supply / Output to go towards automotive sector
03.07.2014
STYROLUTION
Ineos buys BASF's share in 50:50 styrenics joint venture for EUR 1.1 bn
30.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Basell Orlen Polyolefins announces FM for polypropylene
30.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total declares force majeure for homopolymeric PP from Feluy
30.06.2014
BIOPLASTICS
Rising fossil fuel costs drive bioplastics growth / Bioplastics to account for 2.4% of packaging in 2023 / North American shale gas could propel consumption in other regions / Smithers Pira report
27.06.2014
ITALY
Plastics sector still in crisis mood / Consumption of all polymers declines in 2013
27.06.2014
INEOS / SOLVAY
European chlorvinyls activities to merge under new Inovyn 50:50 jv / Operations expected to commence in Q4 / Solvay to exit after three years
26.06.2014
BIOAMBER
CAD 20m loan secured for Canadian bio-based succinic acid plant
26.06.2014
TRELLIS EARTH
Assets of insolvent bioplastics producer Cereplast acquired / Backward integration / Plans for new products in the US
26.06.2014
BRENNTAG
Distributing Epsan's PA 6 and PA 6.6 compounds in Germany
26.06.2014
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