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Saudi Arabian PP producer seals deals to establish European distribution hubs
07.10.2011
CARBURES
Composites manufacturer to open plant in North America / Aerospace market a key target
07.10.2011
ELIX POLYMERS
Ineos' ABS plant in Tarragona is divested as part of Styrolution deal / Plans to be sold and rebranded
06.10.2011
POLYONE
Agreement to acquire specialties producer ColorMatrix / Approval expected this year / Further expanding its specialty business
06.10.2011
OLTCHIM
Production cuts extended for the third month in a row
06.10.2011
DOW CHEMICAL
Follow-up: Divestiture of PP business to Braskem completed
05.10.2011
COMPOSITES
German federation expects stagnation in the second half of 2011 after a strong 2010 / Weakness in the building and marine sectors / Many players still struggling to overcome the crisis / Subdued mood at the "Composites" show in Stuttgart
05.10.2011
BORSODCHEM
Hungarian TDI plant inaugurated / Output limited by weak market
04.10.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares FM for Berre polyolefins
30.09.2011
DUPONT / 3F
Agreement to establish second fluoropolymer joint venture in China / Commissioning scheduled for 2012 / Tight PTFE market
30.09.2011
POLYURETHANE
BASF joins companies proposing out-of-court settlement of US isocyanates suit / Dow holds out
28.09.2011
LANXESS
EPDM production in Geleen to switch to more energy-efficient technology / Site to house global synthetic rubber headquarters
28.09.2011
INDORAMA
Heavy rain, flooding force shutdown of Lopburi PET plant
28.09.2011
KUREHA
New US polyglycolic acid facility officially inaugurated / High-performance biodegradable polyester resin / Business expected to achieve more than USD 1 bn in turnover
28.09.2011
TICONA
New POM plant in Frankfurt is officially inaugurated
27.09.2011
EMS GRIVORY
HT polyphthalamide capacity raised at headquarters / LFT output to be raised in Germany
27.09.2011
BELGIUM
Leading global per capita consumer and producer of plastics / High capacity utilisation rates / Above-average EU salaries impede capacity to compete on world stage
26.09.2011
SANMAR
Stage two of Egpytian PVC project gets underway / Ethylene capacity to feed 400,000 t/y PVC line
23.09.2011
BASF
New joint venture for PU systems in Russia
22.09.2011
FKUR
Production of compounds based on Braskem's biobased PE
20.09.2011
BIOAMBER
Agreement to supply biosuccinic acid for Thai PBS project / Biosuccinic acid and PBS plants to come online in 2014
19.09.2011
CHEVRON PHILLIPS
Phillips Sumika PP plant to close / Joint venture to be dissolved
16.09.2011
HUNTSMAN
Plans to raise multifunctional epoxy resins capacity in the US
16.09.2011
QINGHAI SALT LAKE
Another Chinese firm takes “Unipol“ licence / Coal-to-PP unit part of magnesium metals complex
16.09.2011
POLYETHYLENE FILM
European market at 7.5m t in 2010 / LDPE accounts for 46% but is feeling the pressure from LLDPE and metallocene grades / Bags and sacks dominate applications / Sector characterised by consolidations / Latest AMI report
15.09.2011
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