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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Westlake declares force majeure for PVC from Geismar / Vinyls operations to resume in mid-May
03.04.2012
BAALBAKI
Syrian PU producer expands polyol production / Headquarters to move to UAE / Expansion of Turkish system house
02.04.2012
ELASTOMER MARKET
German industry association warns about new price wave / EPDM at an all-time high / Predicts “immense challenges”
30.03.2012
UBE
Plans to raise polyamide 6 production in Castellon
30.03.2012
CHINA
Ministry of Commerce launches anti-dumping investigation into TDI imports from the EU
30.03.2012
MOMENTIVE
Epoxy resin production in Wesseling to cease by October 2012
29.03.2012
POLIYA
Turkish resins producer signs contract manufacturing agreement with former Italian Hexion subsidiary Novaresine
29.03.2012
LUCITE
Upgrade at MMA plant in Beaumount continues apace / Re-commissioning this year / MAA line starts production
28.03.2012
KOREA ENGINEERING PLASTICS
Mitsubishi and Celanese joint venture raises POM output / New capacity to come on stream in early 2014
28.03.2012
POLYURETHANES
FSK expects stable development for the German market in 2012 / Warning of further price rises / Wave of bankruptcies could hit automotive suppliers / High labour costs hinder progress of PU segment in Italy
27.03.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow declares force majeure for MDI from Freeport
26.03.2012
CHEMTURA
Raising polyurethane pre-polymer output in Italy
26.03.2012
AOC
New office and warehouse centre for Europe and UK operations / Strengthening its commitment to Europe's composite market
26.03.2012
BOREALIS
Follow-up: LDPE line in Stenungsund being started up
23.03.2012
SHENHUA
Ineos license for PP plant in Yulin City / Methanol-to-olefins complex starts to take shape
23.03.2012
INVISTA
Hromatka Group appointed official “Torzen” PA 6.6 resin distributor in Europe
23.03.2012
PVC RECYCLING
“VinyLoop” process creates new benchmark for PVC recycling / Study sees better performance
23.03.2012
INEOS
EPS plant in Marl to continue operations / Plans to consolidate capacities in the future?
21.03.2012
STYROLUTION
Strategic realignment spells end to styrene and polystyrene production in Marl / Raising output in Ludwigshafen, Ulsan and Vadodara
20.03.2012
STYRON
Proposal for timing change in European polystyrene contract pricing
20.03.2012
ARKEMA
PVC production in southern France resumes / Force majeure still in place
16.03.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Technical glitch takes out Borealis' LDPE line in Sweden
15.03.2012
SOUTH AMERICAN POLYURETHANES
Output to exceed 900,000 t in 2016 / Flexible foam is largest market for PU chemicals / Consolidation in foam production / Brazil is largest producer / IAL Consultants study
15.03.2012
BASF
Raising cyclohexane oxidation output in Antwerp
15.03.2012
FORMOSA CHEMICALS & FIBRE
New polyamide fibre plant commissioned in Vietnam
14.03.2012
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