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SABIC
Strike in Geleen comes to an end / Production returns to normal
06.02.2013
MITSUI CHEMICALS
Raising PP compound output in the US to meet rising automotive demand
31.01.2013
TALKE
Logistics contract for new Qapco PE line in Qatar
22.01.2013
ADVANCED
Turkey PP project with Bayegan is scrapped
10.01.2013
SAUDI KAYAN
MoU with Petrokemya for 35,000 t/y UHMW-PE plant at Al Jubail / Operation as 50:50 joint venture
09.01.2013
KERMANSHAH HDPE
New HDPE line in north-western Iran goes on stream / Additional plants due to follow along West Ethylene pipeline
07.01.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos cracker in Lavera is down / Reports of forces majeures for downstream products / So far FM only confirmed for C4 chain
04.01.2013
EXXONMOBIL
Mega polyolefin complex in Singapore is commissioned / Naphtha cracker in start-up phase / US group now world's largest polyolefin producer
04.01.2013
PERTAMINA
MoU with SK Global, PTT and Mitsubishi for petrochemical joint venture in Indonesia / Commissioning expected in 2017
02.01.2013
STANDARD THERMOPLASTICS
Global capacities exceed 252m t/y / PET output spearheads expansions in 2012 / More than half of global output found in Asia / China will continue to extend its lead in the coming years / Sabic still slightly ahead of Sinopec
21.12.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Iran commissions first stretch of ethylene pipeline / Massive Kavian cracker complex starts up in Assaluyeh
20.12.2012
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Borealis' executive vice president Polyolefins Alfred Stern talks to PIE about the global and European market situation and the company's experiences with “Borstar”
17.12.2012
RELIANCE
LyondellBasell's “Lupotech T” technology selected for Jamnagar LDPE/EVA plant
17.12.2012
NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
License from Ineos for two new PE plants / Commissioning in 2015
07.12.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Imminent consolidation of European HDPE production / Rising global competition
05.12.2012
PETRONAS
Ineos gets award for new HD/LLDPE swing plant / Part of mega-petchem project in Johor
04.12.2012
MITSUI
Prime Polymers subsidiary building new metallocene LLDPE plant in Singapore / Part of medium-term growth strategy
27.11.2012
REPSOL
Spanish Puertollano LDPE plant converted to EVA
26.11.2012
SHENHUA
New PP line in Urumqi / License from Ineos
21.11.2012
HIP PETROHEMIJA
Modernised HPDE plant due on stream before year's end / Capacity upgrade to 90,000 t/y
20.11.2012
SAUDI POLYMERS
Al Jubail complex trips over technical issues / Outage expected to last for four weeks
14.11.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Iran's West Ethylene pipeline due to go on stream in December / Volte-face in polymer exports policy
09.11.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Phillips' New Jersey refinery out for several weeks in the wake of “Sandy” / PP output also affected
08.11.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Force majeure remains in place for Total's PE output in Antwerp / Customers still on allocation
24.10.2012
BOROUGE
Khalifa Port becomes new hub for global polyolefin exports
23.10.2012
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