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ALPEK
DAK Americas in process of closing all polyester Cape Fear operations in the US
25.06.2013
SHIN-ETSU
Plans PVC capacity expansion in US / Growing sales in emerging markets
24.06.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Some facilities back up and running following flooding / Spolana extends force majeure until 31 July / Synthos warns of delivery difficulties
20.06.2013
HIP PETROHEMIJA
Following 3-year shutdown, Crepaja compounding line of Serbian petrochemical producer running again
18.06.2013
POLYPROPYLENE
Russia: PP production declines / Consumption up / Larger volume for export in future
12.06.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Spolana: Continued Elbe River danger leads chemical producer to call for force majeure
11.06.2013
INEOS
EPS line in Marl to be shut down / Optimisation steps for remaining production sites / Site no longer profitable
11.06.2013
LUKOIL
Restart for Karpatneftekhim plants in Ukrainian Kalush for August
07.06.2013
SYNTHOS
Rising flood levels force shut down of Czech PS and EPS facilities
05.06.2013
ITALY
EPS consumption plunges 11% over 2011 figures / Building industry takes the hardest hit
04.06.2013
EXXONMOBIL
Singapore mega cracker now producing ethylene / New PE and PP plants
04.06.2013
RAVAGO
Plans underway to expand EPS activities
03.06.2013
EGYPT
Approach of Ramadan lifts polymer buying interest / Imports still hampered by currency issues
03.06.2013
NOVA CHEMICALS
Canada LLDPE project to start up in late 2015 / Technip wins detailed engineering contract
28.05.2013
CHINA
Standard plastics stagnate / Growth of 6% for engineering thermoplastics in 2012 / Market dominated by foreign capacities / Growing surpluses with PC and POM / Another grand "Chinaplas" comes to an end
24.05.2013
BRASKEM
Resins company adds LDPE alternative to its green plastics portfolio
23.05.2013
LYONDELLBASELL
European re-structuring includes German HDPE site / Under-performing production line to be mothballed late 2013
17.05.2013
EGYPT
Fresh funds injection may help plastics industry / Buyers find prices too high/ Blackouts hampering feedstock production
14.05.2013
FORMOSA PLASTICS
Fire breaks out injuring 14 / Force majeure for PE line apparently in place
09.05.2013
INEOS
PVC joint venture with Solvay / Combined projected sales of EUR 4.3 bn / Potential to be in the global top three
08.05.2013
PVC RECYCLING
VinylPlus: European recycling exceeds 360,000 t in 2012 / On track to reach 800,000 t/y by 2020
07.05.2013
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Buyout of PVC compounder Comtrex / More global presence for US company
26.04.2013
PET RECYCLING TEAM
Alpla subsidiary starts up PET recycling plant in Poland
22.04.2013
MOSSI & GHISOLFI
US expansion proceeding on track / PTA license from Alpek / Long-term PET purchase agreement
19.04.2013
LUKOIL
Kalush plants to resume production soon / Agreement reached with Ukrainian government
17.04.2013
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