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OTTANA POLIMERI
Labour agreement renewed but no bets are on about the future of Sardinian PET production / Talks over feedstock supply at a stalemate / Rumours of an Indorama exit persist
24.11.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Market leader LyondellBasell warns of supply tightness / Only regular contract volumes guaranteed
20.11.2015
PTT
Ineos licenses for new HDPE line in the US / Final decision on North American facility looming
19.11.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
HDPE: Ineos lifted FM from Lavera, Sarralbe and Rosignano
17.11.2015
INDORAMA
Cepsa exits PET as Indorama takes Spanish business / Thai group gains vertical integration
17.11.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Slovnaft's cracker in Bratislava down / LDPE and PP copo deliveries suspended “until further notice”
11.11.2015
CHINA
People's Republic extends punitive duties on PVC, PA 6.6 resin and adipic acid
03.11.2015
POLYETHYLENE
High-pressure production: LDPE becoming increasingly tight in Europe / Global importance wanes / New plants mostly flexible and easily switched to EVA / Specifically targeted types more expensive
30.10.2015
SOCAR
Azerbaijani president lays foundation stone for Socar Polymer polyolefins hub in Sumgayit / One of the largest investments in the region
30.10.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
C2/C3: Borealis declares FM for Stenungsund cracker / Problems during start-up / Downstream production not affected
29.10.2015
LOTTE
Uzbek gas chemical complex completed / Start-up in January 2016 / Integrated project includes HDPE and PP facilities / Korea and Japan jostling for position in Central Asia
29.10.2015
PET
US authorities impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on PET imports from Canada, China, India and Oman / Chinese producers slapped with highest tariffs
27.10.2015
INTERVIEW
“Our industry needs reliable suppliers!” / IK president Roland Roth on the situation on the polyolefin market / Need for more choice / US processors could become a threat
16.10.2015
ECOPETROL
Plastics unit up for sale / Strategy to focus on oil and gas
14.10.2015
INTERVIEW
PIE talks to Ron Marsh, head of the Polymers for Europe Alliance, about the goals of the plastics processors‘ initiative / "Best European Polymer Producer" award
12.10.2015
POLYETHYLENE
Low-pressure production: HDPE and LLDPE output linked / Number of global swing plants rising / European lines no longer competitive / Local converters increasingly dependent on imports / Exclusive PIE report
09.10.2015
VERSALIS
Unions pick up on plans for sale of Eni's plastics arm / US investor said to be in the picture
09.10.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Ducor lifts FM at Rozenburg ahead of plan
06.10.2015
BASF
Back in the PS business after Styrolution exit / Marketing crystal clear GPPS packaging grades
05.10.2015
LYONDELLBASELL
PP plant at Carrington off line / Allocation but no force majeure declaration
01.10.2015
KEM ONE
Work on Lavéra electrolysis membrane plant begins
28.09.2015
INOVYN
Plans to close German PVC production site in Schkopau / Failure to negotiate VCM supply contract
16.09.2015
POLYETHYLENE
New production era for mass plastics begins / European refineries on the brink of extinction / Feedstock base lost / Global competition increasingly relegates Europe to second class / High time for discussions on how to react
16.09.2015
PET RECYCLING EUROPE
Collection rises in 2014 / Operating rate drops as recycled volumes fall / Petcore Europe report
16.09.2015
W.R. GRACE
Unipol license awarded to South Korea's Hyosung / New PP line set to start up in 2017
14.09.2015
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