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BASF / SINOPEC Plans to expand EO capacity and build NPG plant at Nanjing JV / Start-up expected in 2014	03.06.2013
BASF TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS Port Arthur, steam cracker processes ethane from shale gas / Revamp allows use of cheaper feedstocks	29.05.2013
SPAIN Plastics production and demand take pronounced plunge in 2012 / Turnover nearly EUR 23m / Recession in building and construction sector	28.05.2013
PLASTICS MARKETS Latest European data shows demand for plastics materials retreating slightly / Industry recovering but only slowly	27.05.2013
ASCEND UOP licenses C3 Oleflex process to Ascend in US / New plant to be built on Gulf Coast	23.05.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Full-year 2012 output sinks 3.4% after especially dismal Q4 / Outlook clouded by economic weakness / US shale gas competition worries the sector / Germany leads Europe in recycling	21.05.2013
TCI SANMAR MoU to build 'Plastic Park' in Egypt / Plans for PVC downstream activities	16.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES North America April 2013: PE sideways after March rise / PP follows steep monomer dive / PVC sideways / PS crumbles on slight pressure / Engineering still subdued	13.05.2013
CHINAPLAS Showcase on transparent plastics / Archi-Light futuristic building / Exclusive B2B conference jump starts exhibition	13.05.2013
PETROCHINA No start date set for Sichuan cracker following quake / USD 6 bn facility commissioning delayed again	08.05.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Recycled polymers could stimulate manufacturing / Products return as China costs rise	01.05.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING Germany's IK sees little change in 2012 revenues from previous year / Production at 4.2m shows slight drop / Optimism remains for 2013	25.04.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING IK general manager Ulf Kelterborn: The mood within the industry segment has improved	18.04.2013
ITALY Non-biodegradable plastic bag ban to be enforced from late May / Cereplast gears up to supply	17.04.2013
RICOAL Coal chemical company plans new polyolefin production in Rostov-on-Don / Start-up set for 2016	17.04.2013
ASIAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Engineering polymer consumption on the rise / ASEAN countries increasingly catering to regional customers / Malaysia for medical devices, Singapore for electronics	11.04.2013
BELGIUM Plastics and rubber products output falls 2.6% in 2012 / Negative business trend continues into 2013 / World's largest per capita plastics producer / Federplast survey	09.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES North America March 2013: Producers manage to hike PE notations / January price escapade cripples PE sales as notations continue to fall / PVC drive starts to slow / PS still stable / Engineering thermoplastics continue to tread water	08.04.2013
COMPOSITES MARKET Focus on automation and mass production capability / Expected growth of 6-8% per year / GRP applications take a back seat in Europe / JEC Show in Paris experiences continued growth	08.04.2013
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Improving exports continue to drive production output / Overall manufacturing levels remain static / Germany is largest market / US shows good growth	27.03.2013
INEOS Joint venture with Sinopec YPC to build China's largest phenol facility / At least 400,000 t/y capacity to come on stream in 2015	14.03.2013
ITALY Plastics demand declines by 9% year-on-year / Consumption down to 1997 levels / Plastics packaging production falls to 3.3m t / Exports of plastic waste have almost dried up	11.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES North America February 2013: PE moving sideways / PP contracts continue to rise despite spot market turnaround / PVC pointing upwards / PS receding again / Engineering thermoplastics mostly subdued despite cost pressure	08.03.2013
DOW Arbitration court orders Kuwait group to pay final damages of USD 2.48 bn / Breach of contract suit over failed joint venture	08.03.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Optimism for 2013 falls as economic woes continue to exert pressure / Exports affected by euro crisis / Former BPF president Brian Mann set to retire	28.02.2013

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