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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LLDPE: Europe becomes the stage for a sales battle for film grades / Prices for C4 and C6 materials nearly equal in some areas / Can plastics converters benefit from the price pressure?
24.04.2020
WORLD TRADE
US polyethylene exports started 2020 on a strong note / LLDPE exports at all-time high in January / Marked slowdown expected as coronavirus situation intensifies
27.03.2020
ML POLYOLEFINS
Business as usual for now despite additional coronavirus restrictions in Poland
26.03.2020
ADVANSA
PET producer making a fresh start under new ownership / Cooperation with PT Asia
24.03.2020
ORBIA ADVANCE
Group results down by a third / PVC production pulls down revenue and earnings
24.03.2020
INDORAMA
Joint venture with Coca-Cola inked on bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in Philippines / 30,000 t/y capacity by 2021
16.03.2020
LYONDELLBASELL
Definitive agreement for new China hub at Panjin / Start-up in 2020
11.03.2020
INDORAMA
Significant fall in margins and spreads across businesses depress core 2019 profit
02.03.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
US Gulf petchems and plastics plants beset by start-up delays / Shin-Etsu, Formosa Plastics and Sasol projects lead the list
28.02.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One declares force majeure on deliveries from Saint-Fons
27.02.2020
VINNOLIT
Paste PVC production commissioned in Germany
27.02.2020
WORLD TRADE
China lists nearly 700 US products for tariff exemptions / Polyolefin purchasing could rise
21.02.2020
PET
Over 300 attendees at latest Petcore Europe conference / Agreement that EU's SUP directive focuses too much on plastics
18.02.2020
PET MARKET EUROPE
Recycled PET set to take up over half of total PET demand by 2030 / Collection and design major obstacles to meeting targets
17.02.2020
PVC RECYCLING
EU plenary also turns thumbs down on amended lead rules / VinylPlus and EuPC warns
14.02.2020
WESTLAKE
Distribution of subsidiary Vinnolit's speciality PVC in North America
12.02.2020
VIRIDOR
Unilever and Klöckner Pentaplast agree to purchase recycled plastics from UK facility
11.02.2020
STYRENICS RECYCLING
Technology pact with Canada's Pyrowave / Elix joins the initiative
03.02.2020
EQUATE
Production of first batch of 25% chemically recycled PET has started / European market targeted
31.01.2020
PVC RECYCLING
Heated debate over EU lead restriction proposals / European Parliament to vote in February
30.01.2020
ORBIA
Previous Mexichem group analysing strategic alternatives for PVC division / Processing apparently not affected
28.01.2020
WORLD TRADE
US and China sign agreement in trade conflict / Import duties still in place
21.01.2020
PET
Fibre applications compensate for overall slowdown / Surplus tendency with paraxylene / PTA more balanced / Excessive increase in MEG capacities
17.01.2020
EXXONMOBIL
US imports hit LLDPE production in Europe / Group temporarily closes down production line in France
16.12.2019
TURKEY
Rönesans signs licensing deal for USD 1.4 bn PP production site in Ceyhan / Honeywell UOP and LyondellBasell technology
11.12.2019
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