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PVC AND ENVIRONMENT
Progress Report 2005 on “Vinyl 2010” initiative / Sustainable development target again reached
02.06.2005
BASF
US and Canadian polystyrene business sold to Ineos / One plant and 140 staff will transfer
05.05.2005
LANXESS
Plans to shut down styrenics production in Germany or Spain / Some 400 jobs at stake?
21.04.2005
LA SEDA
PET expansion plans revived / Takeover of Selenis and Aussapol / Sales on the rise
24.03.2005
NOVAPET
Brilen Uldesa changes name after expansion / Spanish PET producer targets further growth
24.02.2005
BASF
“Neopolen P” supports UEFA pitches / First all-artificial playing surface
10.02.2005
PET
Rising demand expected to continue / Few new capacities / North America most optimistic
10.02.2005
SHIN-ETSU
More PVC in The Netherlands / Giant vinyls plant in US / Future polymer output of 4m t
10.02.2005
ARKEMA
EUR 300m restructuring programme for vinyls chain / Future focus is on higher end products
10.02.2005
LA SEDA
Catalana de Polimers integrated / PET focus
13.01.2005
POLYOLEFINS
Mitsui-Idemitsu merger to create Japan´s largest PP producer / EUR 1.7 bn business
13.01.2005
TVK/SLOVNAFT
Expansion continues / Focus on automotive / Stiffer polyolefins competition in the east
23.12.2004
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Plant outages at European polyolefins majors: Overview of the recent “force majeure” reports
09.12.2004
NOVA / BP
Anti-trust issues may not impact planned styrenics joint venture / Market consolidation
09.12.2004
DOW
New Tarragona PE unit on stream in Q2 2006
25.11.2004
HUNGARY
BorsodChem plans to double in size / Output to increase / Acquisitions and organic growth
25.11.2004
NOVA / BP
Joint production of PS and EPS in Europe / New market leader / Launch in mid-2005?
25.11.2004
INEOS
Expansion in PVC / Ethylene pipeline to be extended from Ruhr to North Sea coast?
11.11.2004
EQUIPOLYMERS
Dow-Kuwaiti jv soon to be European market leader for PET / New 175,000 t/y PET line
11.11.2004
BP OLEFINS
Takeover of Solvay stake in PE joint ventures / New petrochemicals spin-off based at Chicago
11.11.2004
SABANCI
Acquisition of DuPont half of polyester joint venture / From feedstock to PET and preforms
28.10.2004
BASELL
“Surprising” number of potential buyers / IPO still an option / Back in the black in 2004
28.10.2004
BOREALIS
Mammoth expansion at “Borstar” PE joint venture Borouge / New PP plant in Germany?
28.10.2004
POLAND
JV to build 120,000 t/y PET resins plant / On stream in 2005 / Korean participation
14.10.2004
BOREALIS
Portuguese petrochemicals site sold to Repsol / Deal includes cracker and PE production units
14.10.2004
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