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LA SEDA
Future of plastics business unsure / Search continues for industrial partner / Disposal of production assets may be needed to raise capital
31.10.2012
PETRONAS CHEMICALS
Plans to discontinue vinyls activities / Malay VCM, PVC plants to cease operations in 2013 / Vietnamese activities to be sold / Focus on higher-value operations
31.10.2012
SIBUR
EPS expansion in Perm is on stream
31.10.2012
JSP
Global EPP output to rise by 30% by 2014 / Segment's revenues expected to double
25.10.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Force majeure remains in place for Total's PE output in Antwerp / Customers still on allocation
24.10.2012
BOROUGE
Khalifa Port becomes new hub for global polyolefin exports
23.10.2012
VINNOLIT
New world-scale plant for paste PVC on stream in Burghausen / Total PVC specialities output will rise to over 500,000 t/y
16.10.2012
KRATON
Decision to end jv with Formosa after agreement expires / Asian HSBC expansion on a stand-alone basis / Significant delays to project are blamed
12.10.2012
LUBRIZOL
CPVC resin and compounding project planned for Texas / Stage one of CPVC expansion by Q4 2014
11.10.2012
OLTCHIM
Plants scheduled for commissioning in late October / New attempt at a sale to be launched in spring next year
09.10.2012
WESTLAKE
Raising US ethylene and PVC output
09.10.2012
SABIC
Saudi Kayan starts trial operations at Al Jubail LDPE line
08.10.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Oman Oil to build new PET mega-complex in Sohar
05.10.2012
SAUDI POLYMERS
Follow-up: Al Jubail hub starts commercial production
03.10.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Stavrolen cracker resumes operations / Downstream units also back on stream
27.09.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis' LDPE line in Stenungsund back on stream / FM on cracker products lifted
27.09.2012
GAIL
Feedstock supply and support for Indian plastics park / Industry companies invited to set up shop
26.09.2012
INEOS / STYROLUTION
Ceasing all SM and PS production in Marl in October
25.09.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrolution lifts force majeure for styrene in North America / Polystyrene still tight
20.09.2012
BASF
Quitting EPS business in Malaysia and India / Examining carve-out and divestment of Latin American “Styropor” capacities / Global realignment towards strategic markets and core products
19.09.2012
CHINA PET MARKET
Close to 12m t turned out in 2011 / Price of chip exports abroad down year-on-year / First PET resin line installed in 1990 / New capacity expansion wave underway
17.09.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fire erupts at Sibur subsidiary Tomskneftekhim / Minimal damage
17.09.2012
JIUTAI ENERGY
License agreement for Dow's “Unipol” PP process / New methanol-to-olefin plant in Inner Mongolia
17.09.2012
MOSSI & GHISOLFI
Plot acquired in Corpus Christi for new PET and PTA mega plant
17.09.2012
BRAZIL
PE import tariff hike criticised by plastic processors / Sector hit by declining investments and rising commercial deficit
14.09.2012
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