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Companies Standard Thermoplastics Expandable (PS, PP, PE)

INEOS 2015 EBITDA comes in at a record EUR 2.2 bn	01.03.2016
DOWDUPONT Follow up: Companies confirm “merger of equals” / Mega fusion receives the unanimous support of each player's board / Plan to split into three separate units / Liveris oversees plastics activities	14.12.2015
VIDEOLAR-INNOVA Brazilian EPS plant to start production in mid-2016	26.11.2015
BASF Site agreement for Ludwigshafen extended to 2020 / Job security and EUR 6 bn investment	26.10.2015
BEWI STYROCHEM EPS producer consolidates central European sales activities in Finland / German office to close	18.03.2015
SIBUR Foundation stone for ZapSibNeftekhim cracker and downstream units / Project costs and start-up could change amid ongoing economic volatility	20.02.2015
JSP Japanese plastic foam producer to build fourth expanded PP plant in China / Meeting rising demand from the automotive sector	08.12.2014
BASF European EPS, XPS portfolio switched to PolyFR nine months ahead of REACH deadline	27.11.2014
STYROLUTION Ineos acquires BASF's 50% stake in styrenics joint venture	19.11.2014
BASF Sale of Americas EPS business to Mexico's Alpek / Partners swap portfolios in Polioles JV	14.07.2014
STYROCHEM Merger with packaging producer BEWi / New company will include DS Smith units	01.07.2014
BASF German chemical giant opposes prolonged use of HBCD flame retardants in EPS/XPS foams	19.06.2014
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PIE speaks to Klaus Ries, business manager Styrenic Foams & Styrene Monomers at BASF / EPS market expected to continue consolidating / New impulses brought by PolyFR flame retardant	18.06.2014
SUNPOR First phase in expansion of grey EPS output commissioned	13.06.2014
BASF Spanish XPS plant now switched to PolyFR flame retardant / All plants to be converted by year's end / ECHA opens consultation on petition for exceptions from the 2015 HBCD phase-out	21.05.2014
DOW First XPS product with “PolyFR” technology made in Europe / Japan conversions complete with Europe and North America to follow	17.04.2014
REPSOL First licence for differentiated process technology from Chevron Phillips Chemical / Goal of optimising PE product portfolio	28.03.2014
DOW Switching global XPS lines to sustainable "PolyFR" technology / Japanese facilities first in a phased process	19.02.2014
SIBUR Stake in styrenics producer OJSC Plastik sold for EUR 12.6m / Part of strategy to focus on key assets	07.01.2014
BASF New capacities for graphite-enhanced EPS / Achieved through expansions and transitioning of existing units	25.11.2013
DIOKI Plans to restructure and save polymer producer thwarted	16.10.2013
RAVAGO Purchase of EPS activities from Styron Europe finalised / Includes Schkopau plant and "Sconapor" brand	04.10.2013
REPSOL Plans to invest EUR 120m in Tarragona and Puertollano through 2016 / Restructuring for high-grade materials EVA, PE metallocene grades and polyols / Days numbered for EPS site Monzon	01.10.2013
STYRON Deal sends EPS production to Ravago / Regulatory approval pending	22.07.2013
INEOS EPS line in Marl to be shut down / Optimisation steps for remaining production sites / Site no longer profitable	11.06.2013

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