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BP
Borealis, Ineos and SK reportedly interested in stake in Secco joint venture with Sinopec / Bids to be submitted shortly
22.09.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Borealis declares force majeure for Antwerp-based Kallo plant
19.09.2016
PLASTRIBUTION
UK distribution contract secured for Slovnaft's LDPE polymers / Bratislava plant in final start-up phase
14.09.2016
NOVA CHEMICALS
Mechanical completion of Canada LLDPE plant / Commercial sales expected late 2016 or early 2017
13.09.2016
SADARA
Mixed feed cracker starts up / “Heart” of Jubail hub capable of switching between liquid and gas feedstock
30.08.2016
LYONDELLBASELL
50% stake in SunAllomer PP joint venture sold to Japanese partners Showa Denko and JX Nippon
29.08.2016
BP
Seeking buyer for stake in Chinese jv SECCO / Asset sale to improve finances / China's largest cracker
26.08.2016
ETHYDCO
Egyptian petrochemicals hub in Alexandria officially inaugurated
17.08.2016
LYONDELLBASELL
New HDPE plant to be built on US Gulf / First to use “Hyperzone” technology
03.08.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Versalis lifts force majeure for Ferrara
20.07.2016
BRASKEM IDESA
Mexico's “Etileno XXI” hub is officially inaugurated
23.06.2016
UNIPETROL
Plans to buy back PVC producer Spolana from Anwil / Groundbreaking for new PE plant in Litvinov
16.06.2016
NOVA CHEMICALS
Additional LLDPE plant in Canada to start up in Q4 / Corunna cracker switches to shale gas
15.06.2016
FRANCE
Situation on petrochemicals front appears to be easing / Pilots announce strikes coinciding with start of UEFA Championship
10.06.2016
SHELL
Green light for US shale gas-fed cracker complex in Pennsylvania / Downstream units for 1.6m t/y of PE / Location close to North American plastics customers
09.06.2016
REPSOL
Tarragona-based mLLDPE line starts operations
01.06.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PE, PP: Ineos declares force majeure for Lavéra and Sarralbe
25.05.2016
PETRONAS
Engineering contractors appointed for Malaysia LLDPE and PP projects / Start-up expected by early 2019
25.05.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: FCC outage at Unipetrol in Kralupy / Refinery completely switched off / No propylene for Litvinov
20.05.2016
SIBUR
Logistics agreement with Karl Schmidt for ZapSibNeftekhim polyolefins hub / Deal comprises silos, warehouse and container terminal
17.05.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Renewed glitch at Versalis' plant in Ferrara / Fourth emergency shutdown this year / Line said to have resumed normal operations
12.05.2016
LORESTAN PETROCHEMICAL
Latest HD/LLDPE swing plant in Iran officially inaugurated / Connected to ethylene pipeline
10.05.2016
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
European plastics converters alliance calls on EU to suspend tariffs on polymer imports / Processors increasingly anxious in the face of tighter PP and PE availability
04.05.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EVA: Versalis declares force majeure for Oberhausen
04.05.2016
BRASKEM IDESA
New PE complex not affected by nearby VCM explosion
02.05.2016
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