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PA 6.6 Major maintenance and expansion of ADN plant in Chalampé has begun / Start to the new year	07.10.2019
POLYNT-REICHHOLD Investment in maleic and phthalic anhydride intermediates in Americas / New reactor in Italy planned	07.10.2019
BASF Expansion of neopentyl glycol in Germany / Intermediate product for plasticisers and polyester resins	04.10.2019
MOL Foundation stone laid for EUR 1.2 bn polyol complex in Hungary / Start-up expected in 2021	03.10.2019
DOW Partnership with UPM Biofuels to produce bio-based PE / Plans to scale production at Terneuzen plant	02.10.2019
EXXONMOBIL Two-year project to upgrade Fife ethylene plant / Plans include reducing the impact of flaring	23.09.2019
HANWHA TOTAL PETROCHEMICAL Additional C2 capacity in South Korea now in operation / More downstream polyolefins to follow	23.09.2019
PETROCHINA Construction of ethane cracker in Shaanxi province begins / Downstream PE totalling 800,000 t/y	13.09.2019
BOREALIS Groundbreaking for 750,000 t/y propylene facility in Belgium	12.09.2019
ASHLAND Sale of composites business and German BDO plant to Ineos completed	05.09.2019
PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS New trilateral consortium aims to make crackers more sustainable / Project of EU-based petchem giants backed by national and regional governments	03.09.2019
DIC Japanese group to acquire BASF's pigments business for EUR 1 bn / Ambitious medium-term growth strategy	30.08.2019
LYONDELLBASELL Q2 earnings weaker, as forecast / Schulman integration boosts compounds	30.08.2019
INDORAMA Plans to put USD 1 bn into PET bottle recycling / M&As a major strategy	29.08.2019
SP CHEMICALS Chinese cracker now online / Ethane sourced from US	28.08.2019
BRASKEM Q2 net profit plummets / Core profit in the US and Europe segment falls / Investments in 2019 cut by USD 100m	27.08.2019
SAUDI ARAMCO US arm Motiva to buy Flint Hills chemicals complex / Gulf expansion continues	26.08.2019
SATELLITE PETROCHEMICAL New 450,000 t/y propylene plant starts in China / Group also plans two crackers	21.08.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ethylene: ExxonMobil has unplanned shutdown of Fife cracker in Scotland	19.08.2019
SAUDI ARAMCO Investment in Indian refinery confirmed / LOI with Reliance / Deal valued at USD 15 bn / Saudi giant reviving IPO plans?	15.08.2019
CURRENTA Bayer and Lanxess sell shares in chemical park operator to investor Macquarie	12.08.2019
BOREALIS European business helps growth in first half of 2019 / Polyolefin margins expected to decline	12.08.2019
UPDATE - HUNTSMAN Propylene oxide and MTBE activities to be acquired by Indorama / Impact on cracker in Port Neches	12.08.2019
WANHUA Two isocyanate acquisitions / Swedish plant manufacturer Chematur and China's Connell Polyurethane	12.08.2019
HUNTSMAN US group acquires remaining share in maleic anhydride JV with Sasol	07.08.2019

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