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CHEVRON PHILLIPS
Groundbreaking ceremonies held for 1.5m t/y Cedar Bayou ethane cracker / Ethylene largely for domestic consumption / Two 500,000 t/y PE plants part of USGC project
 		07.04.2014
DOW
Start-up of new chlor-alkali joint venture in Texas / Facility replaces older unit
 		04.04.2014
KEM ONE
Converting mercury chlorine and caustic soda electrolysis at French site in Lavéra / State partially funds switch to bipolar membrane technology
 		04.04.2014
BIEGLO
Distributing Performance Fibers' CoPEEK multi- and monofilaments / Used in demanding applications with high temperature
 		04.04.2014
SAUDI ARAMCO
First volumes being marketed from Petro Rabigh
 		04.04.2014
ORPIC
CB&I to provide engineering services and ethylene technology for Oman polyolefins project / Cracker to have 800,000 t/y ethylene capacity
 		03.04.2014
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Patents for carbon nanotubes sold to FutureCarbon / Improving the mechanical properties of plastics
 		02.04.2014
RESYSTA
KraussMaffei Berstorff develops specifically designed extruder for rice-based hybrid material / Reinforcement in PVC building products
 		02.04.2014
LUBRIZOL
New distributor for Merquinsa TPU resins in Nordic region / Aliphatic TPU range expanded
 		01.04.2014
NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
“External factors” see 2013 EBITDA drop by 42% year-on-year / Profits down 60% / Plastics output up 6.8% / Modernisation efforts to continue in 2014
 		01.04.2014
TOTAL
Bio-based ethylene technology launched / Partnership with IFPEN and Axens
 		31.03.2014
INVISTA
Groundbreaking for integrated PA 6.6 facilities in Shanghai / USD 1 bn investment is largest-ever
 		31.03.2014
INEOS
Grangemouth: Cracker shuttering moved up / Facilities shut down / TGE contracted to build ethane tank
 		28.03.2014
REPSOL
First licence for differentiated process technology from Chevron Phillips Chemical / Goal of optimising PE product portfolio
 		28.03.2014
SOLVAY
Acquisition of Plextronics completed / OLED technology for display and battery applications
 		27.03.2014
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