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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
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
SINOPEC
Wuhan cracker commissioned / Catalytic cracking unit starts up in Guangdong
07.01.2013
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
DUPONT
Definite agreement for Chinese fluoroelastomer joint venture / Commissioning expected in H2 2013
26.09.2012
CHINA PET MARKET
Close to 12m t turned out in 2011 / Price of chip exports abroad down year-on-year / First PET resin line installed in 1990 / New capacity expansion wave underway
17.09.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
New massive propane dehydrogenation line in China / Country's propylene capacities set to triple until 2015
31.08.2012
FLUOROPOLYMERS
Chinese market expected to grow at 6-8% a year / Automotive sector drives / Foreign players vying to get in on the action / CCM International report
22.08.2012
CHINA
Compliance with government ban on super-thin plastic bags varies / Supermarkets score high, farmers' markets low / Cities more obliging than the countryside
03.08.2012
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS
Agreement with China Lumena New Materials to market and sell PA 4.6 and PPS / Examining other options at cooperation
10.05.2012
PLASTICS TRADE
Spotlight on China's Zhang Mu Tou plastic trading centre in Dongguan / PIE visits regional hub for plastic buying and selling activities / EUR 1.2 bn in annual turnover
02.05.2012
PROPYLENE
Accelerated Chinese demand spurs new investments / UOP technology selected for two more China propylene projects / Start-ups expected in 2014
30.04.2012
CHINA
Record number of visitors at Chinaplas 2012 / Rising share in foreign attendees at world's second largest plastics fair / Processing sector focuses on sustainability / Increasingly difficult market environment / Domestic demand needs to grow
27.04.2012
CHINA
Merger of key plastics industry groups creates China Synthetic Resin Marketing Association / Tasked with aiding government draw up, implement plastics policies / Resins market continues to grow / PIE exclusive with group head Zheng Kai
24.04.2012
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Manufacturers reap order bonanza in China / Germany and Japan are the largest exporters
18.04.2012
CHINA
Plastics scrap imports up 5% in 2011 / Rise of 21% in value terms over 2010 / PET scrap sees largest price gains
29.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES
China February/March 2012: Hardly any demand growth as work resumes post-Chinese New Year / Exports slow / Business expected to pick up again as agricultural season starts / Oil price could push notations up
20.03.2012
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT CORP
Plans to relocate ACN production to mainland China / Response to government resolution to encourage more environmentally friendly production
16.03.2012
CHINA
Dawn of the “Great Ethylene Era” / Five Year Plan calls for massive increase in domestic C2 capacities / Pinpointed regional investments / Foreign players race to form joint ventures
14.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES
China January/February 2012: Lunar New Year puts polymer trade to a standstill / Business slow as facilities are restarted / Price hikes average 3-5% / Most standard thermoplastics see slight rises
15.02.2012
CHINA
New EUR 9.6 bn refinery complex deal inked in Qatar / No start-up date / Around 1.2m t/y of ethylene
31.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES
China January 2012: 34m t of standard thermoplastics produced in 2011 / Imports exceed 23m t / Three leading trade centres determine polymer pricing / First in a new series of special reports
17.01.2012
BASF / SINOPEC
Second Nanjing expansion phase completed / USD 1.4 bn project / New acrylic acid plant
12.01.2012
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