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ROMPETROL
Polyethylene production reduced by 55% for two months / Nearly a quarter of the workforce to be temporarily laid off
28.11.2008
LA SEDA
Financing obtained for Portuguese PTA plant / Interquisa acquisition finally falls through
21.11.2008
BOREALIS
“Lupotech T” specified for 350,000 t/y LDPE plant
19.11.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
CMAI sees flood of polyolefins on its way from the Middle East / Successful conference in Düsseldorf
18.11.2008
OLTCHIM
Scaling back production to 40% of capacity / Sourcing of C2 and C3 from Arpechim halted / Job cuts
18.11.2008
APPC
455,000 t/y PP plant commissioned in Jubail
14.11.2008
SABIC
New PP line comes on stream at Ibn Zahr / World's largest single “Unipol” facility
13.11.2008
INEOS VINYLS
Sartor gains minority stake in Italian PVC subsidiary / "Continuity of the site is guaranteed" / No agreement on chlorine modernisation
10.11.2008
COMMODITIES TRADING
Plastics futures market opens in US
07.11.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Latest Italian chemicals crisis roundtable ends inconclusively / Sale of Ineos Vinyls Italia agreed?
27.10.2008
BOROUGE
Logistics hub in China to handle UAE expansion
27.10.2008
PKN ORLEN
Polish consortium launches bid for PKN Orlen's PVC subsidiary / Feedstock source unclear / Financing problems a threat?
17.10.2008
STYROCHEM
Concentrating EPS production in Porvoo / Kokemäki plant to be shut
13.10.2008
PKN ORLEN
Sale of PVC activities operated by Anwil and Spolana may be imminent / Government wants PKN to concentrate on energy sector
09.10.2008
GAIL
Cracker expansion in northern India / Downstream plants for PE and PP
03.10.2008
REPSOL
Expansion of petrochemicals complex in Portugal / Investment of EUR 1 bn
02.10.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos Nova to cut European PS output by 30% from October / Margin improvement / Strong rise in HIPS surcharge
01.10.2008
PVC MARKET
Iran's largest PVC plant close to start up
01.10.2008
SLOVNAFT
“Lupotech T” technology for new LDPE plant
30.09.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Incident trips Ineos LDPE plant in Cologne / No force majeure
22.09.2008
HIP PETROHEMIJA
EUR 140m investment in polyolefins / Privatisation stalls / Merger with NIS oil group “urgently needed”
22.09.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polystyrene: BASF plans to slash European output
19.09.2008
VINYTHAI
Thai PVC plant expanded / Further expansion to 400,000 t/y planned
18.09.2008
LYONDELLBASELL
PP complex planned for Trinidad and Tobago / Agreement signed with Lurgi and government
17.09.2008
BOREALIS
PP line for packaging grades dedicated in Burghausen / OMV completes cracker expansion and new C3 production line
16.09.2008
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