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TURKEY
PE and PP import dependency to reduce by 2023 as new capacities start up / Demand and import volumes forecast to rise in 2020 / Foreign trade deficit set to widen
28.09.2020
LYONDELLBASELL
New Chinese polyolefins hub onstream / JV with Bora
14.09.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyethylene: Total declares force majeure on metallocene grades from Belgium
08.09.2020
BOREALIS
Controlling stake in South Korean compounder / Polyolefins stable in Covid-19 pandemic
08.09.2020
REPSOL
Further investments in advanced polymers for the automotive industry
01.09.2020
CHINA
Growth trajectory sees additional 3.5m t/y of polyethylene capacity in 2020 / Recovery of H2 demand expected
26.08.2020
BASF
3D printing arm buys Owens Corning's “Xstrand” glass-fibre reinforced filaments
18.08.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene/C3: Production chain in Europe and the US undersupplied / PP spot prices in Europe rising
17.08.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene: Total declares force majeure
11.08.2020
CHINA
Polypropylene capacity projected to reach almost 29m t/y this year / Abundant supply and high demand gives boost to PP prices
11.08.2020
BRASKEM
New PP export hub to be located in South Carolina
07.07.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EVA: Versalis declares force majeure on "Greenflex" products from Oberhausen plant
25.06.2020
GRUPA AZOTY
Agreement signed to fund PP project in Poland / Equity structure of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins confirmed
22.06.2020
MITSUI CHEMICALS
PP compounding starts in the Netherlands / Continued demand for automotive lightweighting
22.06.2020
BOREALIS
Plans for Kazakhstan cracker complex dropped / Pandemic clouds horizon
25.05.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LLDPE: Qapco declares force majeure on supply from Qatar / Less material from the US
14.05.2020
FORMOSA PLASTICS
Covid-19 outbreak at Texas site / Start-up of new polyethylene plant delayed again
14.05.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Borealis declares force majeure on cracker supply / Bottlenecks with some PE grades / Inovyn's PVC production largely unaffected
13.05.2020
BOREALIS
Fire at cracker in Stenungsund / Impact on polyethylene and PVC facilities unclear
11.05.2020
CHINA
Polypropylene prices surge on the back of demand for medical masks / Government intervention to control market
28.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LLDPE: Europe becomes the stage for a sales battle for film grades / Prices for C4 and C6 materials nearly equal in some areas / Can plastics converters benefit from the price pressure?
24.04.2020
WORLD TRADE
US polyethylene exports started 2020 on a strong note / LLDPE exports at all-time high in January / Marked slowdown expected as coronavirus situation intensifies
27.03.2020
ML POLYOLEFINS
Business as usual for now despite additional coronavirus restrictions in Poland
26.03.2020
ORBIA ADVANCE
Group results down by a third / PVC production pulls down revenue and earnings
24.03.2020
LYONDELLBASELL
Definitive agreement for new China hub at Panjin / Start-up in 2020
11.03.2020
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