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SABIC EUROPE
Customers report delays in polyolefin deliveries / Crash following software switch?
13.01.2015
INDORAMA
Acquisition of Polyplex's new Turkish PET plant / Global market leader consolidates the market
12.01.2015
NAVOIYAZOT
Uzbek company partners with China's CAMC for PVC, caustic soda hub / Latest attempt at realising plans dating back to 2006
09.01.2015
FUND ENERGY
Chinese MTO producer secures Ineos “Innovene” license for new PP line
05.01.2015
JAM PETROCHEMICAL
Iranian company resumes LLDPE exports to western Europe / First shipment to leave shortly before Christmas
23.12.2014
SIBUR
Tobolsk Polymer subsidiary starts up propylene plant / UOP technology / Backward integration
19.12.2014
INEOS / SASOL
Work on Texas HDPE joint venture begins
09.12.2014
JSP
Japanese plastic foam producer to build fourth expanded PP plant in China / Meeting rising demand from the automotive sector
08.12.2014
BASF
Strategic cooperation with Kazanorgsintez / Supply of plastics additives and technical support for HDPE
02.12.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for LLDPE and HDPE from Grangemouth
27.11.2014
STYROLUTION
Ineos acquires BASF's 50% stake in styrenics joint venture
19.11.2014
MEXICHEM
Authorities give green light for Vestolit takeover / Larger European footprint
18.11.2014
STYROLUTION
Ceasing PS production in Trelleborg / Market consolidation
11.11.2014
POLYETHYLENE
Global demand to reach almost 99m t in 2018 / Growth driven by Asia / Shale gas revolution sees resurgence in US / Western Europe slowly recovering / LLDPE continues to make gains at expense of LDPE / Freedonia study
11.11.2014
EPS
German insulation producers suspected of cartel agreement / IVH federation offices searched
07.11.2014
GERMAN PVC MARKET
Building products are most dominant application / Recycling quota reaches nearly 100% / Consultic study
03.11.2014
PET RECYCLING
Summary of presentations of Petcore Networking Day
28.10.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Mammoth 1.5m t/y shale gas PE plant to go on stream in North Dakota in 2019 / Vinmar is distributor
16.10.2014
SHENHUA
CB&I technology selected for 600,000 t/y PP project in China
14.10.2014
KEM ONE
EU investigates French state subsidies for PVC manufacturer / Doubts about compatibility with restructuring plans
10.10.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for HDPE from Plock
30.09.2014
PVC MARKET
Most locally produced PVC in China sourced from coal / Carbide process dominant in developing north, northwestern regions / Market structurally oversupplied / Prices on steady downward spiral
25.09.2014
QATAR INDUSTRIES
"Al Sejeel" project in Qatar on ice / New concept with better returns being studied
25.09.2014
RUSVINYL
Russian PVC plant officially inaugurated / Output to substitute imports
23.09.2014
DUPONT
Raising ethylene copolymers output in Texas / USD 100m investment
18.09.2014
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