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INTER PIPELINE
Heartland PDH and PP project in Canada gains traction / Take-or-pay deals with buyers / Most of output earmarked for US / “Attractive profit margins”
22.12.2017
W. R. GRACE
Polyolefin catalyst business acquired from Albemarle / Talk of CB&I Technologies acquisition
21.12.2017
SABIC
New PP extrusion line in operation in the Netherlands
19.12.2017
HANWHA TOTAL PETROCHEMICAL
Extension of PE production in Daesan follows cracker expansion / High-quality grades
12.12.2017
KAZAKHSTAN
Chinese plan petrochemical and polymers complex in northwest of country / USD 4 bn investment
11.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Sabic puts PP from Geleen on allocation / PE grades not clear / Commotion at Chemelot Park
30.11.2017
LYONDELLBASELL / SUEZ
Joint acquisition of Dutch plastics recycler / New PP and PE recyclate products from consumer waste
30.11.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Borealis to lift force majeure next week
07.11.2017
SWITZERLAND
Government in favour of material recycling of PE film / Voluntary collection to begin with
01.11.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Borealis declares force majeure on individual PE and PP grades from Schwechat
26.10.2017
EXXONMOBIL
First of two new PE facilities in Texas onstream / Exports set to start soon
26.10.2017
GRUPA AZOTY
Development of PP facility in Poland for 2022
12.10.2017
W.R. GRACE
"Unipol" licenses awarded in China / Ningxia Baofeng Energy's MTO plant and Hengli Petrochemical's refinery complex
12.10.2017
CIECH TRADING
Distribution of Iranian polyolefins in Europe
11.10.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Incident at Ineos' plant in Germany
05.10.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LLDPE: Versalis declares force majeure in Dunkirk
29.09.2017
DOWDUPONT
New mega-cracker in Texas up and running / "Elite" LLDPE commercial production facility
26.09.2017
CHEVRON PHILLIPS
Two new PE lines put into operation in Texas
25.09.2017
BRASKEM
Agreement with Pegasus Polymers to distribute “Utec” UHMW-PE in China
19.09.2017
HIP PETROHEMIJA
Debt cut brings Gazprom closer to a takeover / Polyolefins producer hopes for investment
24.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Total reports failure of line in Carling
14.08.2017
NORINCO / SAUDI ARAMCO
Large refinery project for petrochemicals in northern China / PP and PE licences from LyondellBasell
09.08.2017
SIBUR
Logistics agreement with Karl Schmidt for plastics hub in Kaluga / Facility to supply PE and PP to Russian and overseas customers
04.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Versalis ends force majeure on “Riblene“ grades from Dunkirk
20.07.2017
BOREALIS
Further expansion at Borouge now definitive / Agreement with UAE company Adnoc / PP line for 2020
19.07.2017
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