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REPSOL
Tarragona-based mLLDPE line starts operations
01.06.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PE, PP: Ineos declares force majeure for Lavéra and Sarralbe
25.05.2016
PETRONAS
Engineering contractors appointed for Malaysia LLDPE and PP projects / Start-up expected by early 2019
25.05.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: FCC outage at Unipetrol in Kralupy / Refinery completely switched off / No propylene for Litvinov
20.05.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PE, PP, PS: Strike leads Total to declare force majeure for Gonfreville / Other sites also affected
19.05.2016
SIBUR
Logistics agreement with Karl Schmidt for ZapSibNeftekhim polyolefins hub / Deal comprises silos, warehouse and container terminal
17.05.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Renewed glitch at Versalis' plant in Ferrara / Fourth emergency shutdown this year / Line said to have resumed normal operations
12.05.2016
PVC RECYCLING
Nearly 515,000 t of PVC recycled via Europe's VinylPlus scheme in 2015 / PVC collection volatile, with better results in Q2 and Q4 / Products made from virgin PVC contain no lead from 2016
11.05.2016
LORESTAN PETROCHEMICAL
Latest HD/LLDPE swing plant in Iran officially inaugurated / Connected to ethylene pipeline
10.05.2016
SOLVAY
Sale of Latin American PVC business to Unipar Carbocloro
10.05.2016
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
European plastics converters alliance calls on EU to suspend tariffs on polymer imports / Processors increasingly anxious in the face of tighter PP and PE availability
04.05.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EVA: Versalis declares force majeure for Oberhausen
04.05.2016
BRASKEM IDESA
New PE complex not affected by nearby VCM explosion
02.05.2016
IRAN
A country with vast potential / 10th "Iranplast" attracts many visitors as the nation opens up after sanctions / Positive mood in Tehran / PE exports dominate / Negative trade balance for PP
29.04.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
NPC manager Reza Mohtashami talks about polyolefins production, exports and development perspectives in Iran
29.04.2016
SIBUR
ZapSibNeftekhim project in Tobolsk to be completed in 2020 at the earliest / Polyolefin plants with overall capacity for 2m t/y
28.04.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
TPO: LyondellBasell announces force majeure for Ferrara
14.04.2016
PIC
Feasibility study for large propane dehydrogenation and PP production plant in Canada / Joint project with Pembina
14.04.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins, EPS: Total lifts FM for Feluy
12.04.2016
INDORAMA
Takeover of Cepsa's PET-related assets complete / “Stronger base in Europe”
12.04.2016
BRASKEM IDESA
First PE line starts up / Additional facilities to be brought on stream before May
11.04.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins, EPS: Total declares force majeure for Feluy / Truck strike in Belgium prevents deliveries
07.04.2016
PET
Petitioners applaud final US anti-dumping duties for PET imports from Canada, China, India and Oman / Unanimous vote by International Trade Commission
06.04.2016
RECYLEX
Credit line for German recycling subsidiaries deferred / Negotiations on refinancing ongoing
06.04.2016
INDORAMA
Purchase of BP's petchems hub in Decatur completed / Backward integration for AlphaPet / Takeover of Cepsa “imminent”
05.04.2016
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