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SUMITOMO
Chiba ethylene cracker to cease operations in 2015 / Responding to declining domestic demand and structural market shift
13.02.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS RECYCLING
Mixed plastics recyclers complain about dramatic dearth of sorted material / Call on industry to restructure itself
11.02.2013
SK CHEMICALS / TEIJIN
Plans for PPS joint venture in South Korea / Production of high-performance plastic scheduled to begin in 2016
08.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES
North America January 2013: Polyethylene prices rise considerably / Polypropylene notations explode / Benzene drives styrenics higher / PVC firm / Polycarbonate prices start to wobble / All quiet on the polyamide front
07.02.2013
TURKEY
Plastics industry grows strongly again in 2012 / Processing business expands by around 9% / Nevertheless, margins under increasing pressure and investment activity declines / Highly dependent on international raw material markets
06.02.2013
MITSUI
Plans to quit KEC ethylene joint venture / First steps toward consolidation of Japanese production
06.02.2013
FRANCE
Plastics processing sector posts losses in 2012 / Situation not expected to improve this year
04.02.2013
SK INNOVATION
Plans for new propane dehydrogenation unit in South Korea
01.02.2013
WESTLAKE
Technip receives engineering contract to switch Calvert City cracker to light feed
31.01.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Business weakens more than expected in the second half of 2012 / Export trade deteriorates / Capital spending and employment still on a high level / Industry's expectations now higher
23.01.2013
TALKE
Logistics contract for new Qapco PE line in Qatar
22.01.2013
TURKEY
Visitor numbers at Plast Eurasia 2012 rise 23% year-on-year / Foreign visitor numbers up 41% over 2011 / Exhibitor numbers increase by 10% / Next fair held in December 2013
11.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES
North America December 2012: Polyethylene still stable / PP tends upward / PVC and PS take a breather / January cost hikes drive producers‘ calls / Engineering thermoplastics‘ demand still poor
08.01.2013
KERMANSHAH HDPE
New HDPE line in north-western Iran goes on stream / Additional plants due to follow along West Ethylene pipeline
07.01.2013
SINOPEC
Wuhan cracker commissioned / Catalytic cracking unit starts up in Guangdong
07.01.2013
DOW
“Olefins 2” plant in Louisiana brought back on stream / Capturing cheap shale gas feedstock
04.01.2013
ITALIAN PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
Exports and production in 2012 will come close to record set in 2007 / Non-EU Europe sees highest gains, led by Russia
21.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America November 2012: Polyethylene prices tending down / PP on the rise / PVC drive comes to a halt / Benzene pushes polystyrene up / Engineering thermoplastics stagnant despite high costs
07.12.2012
ARGENTINA
Petrochemicals capacity to remain flat to 2016, GlobalData reports / Dow upgrades Bahia Blanca PE operations
04.12.2012
BRAZIL
Plastic packaging demand to rise by 4.9% per year to 2015 / Highest growth rates expected for PP and PET
30.11.2012
PLASTICS MARKETS
European polymer output sees downward trend in H1 2012 / Slight recovery in processing segment / Automotive and packaging stable / Moderate growth in consumption in 2011 / PlasticsEurope report
20.11.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Phillips' New Jersey refinery out for several weeks in the wake of “Sandy” / PP output also affected
08.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America October 2012: Polyethylene prices float sideways / PP and PVC continue to climb / PS makes another u-turn towards higher spheres / Subdued engineering thermoplastics market
07.11.2012
PETROCHINA
Mega-cracker in Fushun is commissioned / Downstream lines to follow
05.11.2012
CHINA
Protests in Ningbo elicit official pledge to halt petrochemical expansion / “Green” sentiment among the public rising / Is official acquiescence to demands linked to tendency towards petrochemical oversupply?
02.11.2012
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