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VINNOLIT
PVC maker proposes closure of Schkopau plant
23.09.2020
BENVIC
French PVC compounder acquires Italy's Luc & Bel
23.09.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
VCM/PVC: Inovyn declares force majeure for deliveries from Scandinavia
02.09.2020
CHINA
PVC capacity of 800,000 t/y added in September / More in planning / Demand decline in H1 due to Covid-19
02.09.2020
PVC
Turkey initiates new anti-dumping investigation on imports from Germany and the US
26.06.2020
PVC RECYCLING
More than 771,000 t recycled via Europe's VinylPlus scheme in 2019 / Legacy additives remain a threat to targets / 2020 forum to be held online
12.06.2020
ORBIA
Sale of vinyl sector including Vestolit put on ice / Post-crisis times awaited
10.06.2020
FORMOSA PLASTICS
Covid-19 outbreak at Texas site / Start-up of new polyethylene plant delayed again
14.05.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One lifts FM on supply from Saint-Fons
05.05.2020
ORBIA ADVANCE
Group results down by a third / PVC production pulls down revenue and earnings
24.03.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
US Gulf petchems and plastics plants beset by start-up delays / Shin-Etsu, Formosa Plastics and Sasol projects lead the list
28.02.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One declares force majeure on deliveries from Saint-Fons
27.02.2020
VINNOLIT
Paste PVC production commissioned in Germany
27.02.2020
PVC RECYCLING
EU plenary also turns thumbs down on amended lead rules / VinylPlus and EuPC warns
14.02.2020
WESTLAKE
Distribution of subsidiary Vinnolit's speciality PVC in North America
12.02.2020
PVC RECYCLING
Heated debate over EU lead restriction proposals / European Parliament to vote in February
30.01.2020
ORBIA
Previous Mexichem group analysing strategic alternatives for PVC division / Processing apparently not affected
28.01.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Recycling of hospital waste / Product design, collection and sorting remain challenges / PVCMed Alliance workshop in Denmark
11.12.2019
PVC
India no longer imposing punitive duties on imports from the EU and Mexico
22.10.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Unipetrol declares force majeure on production in Spolana
27.09.2019
BENVIC
French PVC compounder acquires UK's Dugdale
25.09.2019
PVC
Chinese exports to Asia plummet in first half of 2019 / US remains top supplier to China despite trade tariffs
18.09.2019
SHIN-ETSU
Ethane cracker in Louisiana just ahead of commissioning
16.09.2019
PVC RECYCLING
Nearly 740,000 t recycled via Europe's VinylPlus scheme in 2018 / Association urges stronger co-operation / Forum focuses on sustainability and innovation
27.05.2019
TURKEY
PVC consumption heavily reliant on imports / Domestic production from sole plant in Aliaga
30.04.2019
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