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SOLVAY
Sale of Indupa stake to Unipar Carbocloro completed
06.01.2017
SOLVAY
Stake in Thai PVC joint venture sold to Asahi Glass / Latest PVC asset divestment
19.12.2016
SOLVAY
Brazilian authorities give green light to sale of Indupa stake to Unipar Carbocloro
13.12.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
S-PVC: Vinnolit lifts force majeure in Knapsack
30.11.2016
USA
Shale gas carousel turns faster / Giant field found in west Texas / President-elect Trump expected to promote fracking / Much of new plastics output earmarked for export
30.11.2016
IVY GROUP
New name for Kem One Innovative Vinyls / OpenGate Capital portfolio company / Focus on PVC compounds, profiles and pipes
03.11.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Vinnolit declares force majeure for deliveries from Knapsack
30.09.2016
WESTLAKE
Takeover of Axiall completed / Creation of North American olefins and vinyls leader
02.09.2016
WESTLAKE
US and Canadian authorities nod off Axiall acquisition / Deal could close by end of August
22.08.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One confirms ability to supply as forest fires surround Fos site
15.08.2016
SOLVAY
Argentine authorities block sale of Solvay Indupa to Unipar / USD 202m offer said to be too low
20.07.2016
LUKOIL
Plans to divest Karpatneftekhim / Operations at Ukrainian subsidiary remain suspended
01.07.2016
TCI SANMAR
Engineering contract for Egypt PVC expansion awarded to Jacobs Engineering
27.06.2016
FRANCE
Situation on petrochemicals front appears to be easing / Pilots announce strikes coinciding with start of UEFA Championship
10.06.2016
PVC RECYCLING
Nearly 515,000 t of PVC recycled via Europe's VinylPlus scheme in 2015 / PVC collection volatile, with better results in Q2 and Q4 / Products made from virgin PVC contain no lead from 2016
11.05.2016
SOLVAY
Sale of Latin American PVC business to Unipar Carbocloro
10.05.2016
AXIALL
Board summarily rejects latest Westlake takeover proposal / Shareholders addressed in open letter
03.02.2016
KEM ONE
Investors de Krassny and OpenGate to restructure French PVC producer
22.01.2016
CHINA
People's Republic extends punitive duties on PVC, PA 6.6 resin and adipic acid
03.11.2015
KEM ONE
Work on Lavéra electrolysis membrane plant begins
28.09.2015
INOVYN
Plans to close German PVC production site in Schkopau / Failure to negotiate VCM supply contract
16.09.2015
KEM ONE
Purchase of Kem One Innovative Vinyls from Klesch completed
10.08.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Anwil lifts force majeure in Wloclawek
03.08.2015
KEM ONE
EU Commission approves state aid package / “Appropriate response” to company's woes / Investment projects proceeding / Now Europe's second largest PVC producer
03.08.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Anwil aims to lift FM soon / Customers not expected to be put on allocation
30.07.2015
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