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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Isocyanates: Covestro lifts force majeure in Europe
03.01.2017
POLYURETHANES
Construction growth supports US market / Memory foam revives bedding sector / Rising demand in coatings and adhesives / Freedonia report
22.12.2016
FAIRS
“PSE Europe" 2017 Polyurethane Solutions Expo to debut in Munich in June
12.12.2016
SADARA / SATORP
Chemical sites inaugurated by Saudi king / Saudi Aramco joint ventures with Dow and Total
06.12.2016
BASF
Problem at Ludwigshafen TDI plant / Facility down / More bad news for the PU market
23.11.2016
BASF
MDI capacity to be doubled at Geismar
18.11.2016
INDIA
Anti-dumping probe against TDI imports launched / China, Japan and Korea in focus
26.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Isocyanates: Covestro's force majeure on MDI and TDI likely to remain in place until December
17.10.2016
MANALI PETROCHEMICALS
Acquisition of British PU systems house Notedome for EUR 15m / Expansion downstream
12.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Isocyanates: Covestro declares force majeure for TDI and MDI / Significant delivery delays
07.10.2016
BASF
Rhineland-Palatinate ministry of the environment calls for immediate inspection of TDI plant at group headquarters / No end to string of accidents experienced since start-up
06.10.2016
DOW/SADARA
Large-scale investment with Vopak in additional storage capacity at Antwerp port / 20 new tanks and pipeline network
04.10.2016
BASF
New TDI line up and running / Operations still unstable / "Successive commissioning process"
18.08.2016
POLYURETHANES
Strongest growth forecast for Eastern Europe and Middle East, Africa / Production to expand by 3.5% per year to 2020 / Demand growth for rigid foam outpacing other PU products / IAL Consultants report
27.07.2016
BASF MARKOR
BASF-Xinjiang Markor joint venture starts up PolyTHF production facility in China
15.07.2016
SAFIC-ALCAN
Marketing DuPont's “Vamac” ethylene acrylic elastomers across Europe / Aliphatic isocyanates agreement with Vencorex / Management reshuffle
22.06.2016
POLYURETHANE
Ukraine imposes anti-dumping duties on semi-finished PU materials
07.06.2016
STEPAN
Polyester polyols capacity expansion in Poland due on stream in mid-2016
06.06.2016
THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES
Global production growth slows on sluggish economic growth / Production predicted to expand by 3.7% per year to 2020, led by Asia / IAL Consultants report
28.04.2016
BASF
TDI production experiencing problems / Schwarzheide plant to continue operations longer than planned / Start-up procedures at new Ludwigshafen facility ongoing
20.04.2016
CHEMTURA
Raising “Adiprene” MDI prepolymer output in Italy / MbOCA-free alternative meets REACH obligations
18.04.2016
PCC PRODEX
Polish PU system house withdraws from Belarus
26.02.2016
BAALBAKI
Purchase of majority stake in Italian PU system house provider Polysystem / First foothold in Europe
29.01.2016
POLYOLS MARKET
Asia drives global consumption of aliphatic polyester polyols / Demand growth for aromatic polyester polyols led by Europe and North America / IAL Consultants report
14.01.2016
COVESTRO
MDI line in Tarragona to be shuttered / “Non-competitive production cost”
08.12.2015
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