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EXXONMOBIL
Speculation sees US giant pulling out of EU / Mossmorran cracker and Belgian assets up for grabs?
09.09.2025
VIONEO
Fossil-free plastics ambitions raised after deal with PP partner / Lummus tech to prove commercial viability
01.09.2025
BIOPLASTICS
Citroniq teams up with ABB to deliver ‘world's first' 100% biogenic PP plant / 600,000 t/y planned as of 2029
28.08.2025
BOREALIS
Operating result plummets 73% in first half / Growth in turnover, sales volume / Feedstock costs, inventory effects weigh on parent OMV earnings
15.08.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol declares force majeure for LDPE, EVA in Puertollano
11.08.2025
UPDATE - LYONDELLBASELL
Massive profit decline in Q2 / Capacity utilisation in Europe at only 75% / EU Commission approves acquisition of parts of the business by investor
05.08.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol declares force majeure on polyols from Spain
01.08.2025
ALGERIA
Billion-euro petrochemical plans aim to boost country's value creation
21.07.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Unipetrol restarts two lines
14.07.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Unipetrol declares force majeure for Czech site
09.07.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ducor declares force majeure for polypropylene from Netherlands
08.07.2025
DOW CHEMICAL
US chemical company to shutter plants in Germany, UK / Around 800 jobs at risk
07.07.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Unipetrol refinery resumes operations after nationwide power outage in the Czech Republic
07.07.2025
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
Attractive opportunities exist for early movers / Mandated blending requirements could boost scale-up – Bain report
02.07.2025
EXXONMOBIL
US Supreme Court upholds judgement against petchem giant for emissions violations / USD 14.25 mn to be paid in penalty
01.07.2025
SABIC
Petchem giant to shutter UK cracker / European exit unfolds
26.06.2025
IMPACT PACKAGING
Private equity group invests millions in UK recycling tech firm / Focus on polyolefin waste streams
26.06.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Carmel Olefins reports outage after rocket hits Bazan refinery
20.06.2025
PROPYLENE
China increasing propylene capacity to meet growing derivative demand / Country expected to dominate global market by 2030 – GlobalData
20.06.2025
DOW
Court orders Nova Chemicals to pay Dow over EUR 1 bn more / Long-running dispute drags on
17.06.2025
BOROUGE
EUR 460 mn logistics partnership with Adnoc to boost UAE petrochemical exports
17.06.2025
BOREALIS
Good year despite tense market environment / Sales of OMV subsidiary increase by 10% in 2024
13.06.2025
SINOPEC
ECI Group technology selected for Ningbo PE project
13.06.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene: Grupa Azoty plant in Police down again
10.06.2025
LYONDELLBASELL
Possible sale of European plants to investor Aequita / Negotiations enter critical phase
06.06.2025
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