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CHEVRON PHILLIPS Two new PE lines put into operation in Texas	25.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS USA: Texan petrochemicals industry largely restored after hurricane / Problems remain at three locations	19.09.2017
POLYMER PRICES North America August 2017: Generally quiet month whirled about by Hurricane "Harvey" / First price rises reported for PE / September likely to see increases across the board / Spot markets lively as prices explode	15.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Follow-up: Hurricane paralyses southern Texas to Houston Bay / Massive flooding halts petrochem facilities	28.08.2017
AGILYX Offtake agreement signed with AmSty / Recycling process turns PS waste products into styrene	15.08.2017
CHEVRON PHILLIPS PE units in Texas ready for Q3 start-up / USD 6 bn Gulf Coast Project	27.06.2017
MUNTAJAT Qatari group massively expands availability of “Lotrene” PE in Europe / Antwerp as main logistics hub / No more third-party service providers	27.01.2017
USA Shale gas carousel turns faster / Giant field found in west Texas / President-elect Trump expected to promote fracking / Much of new plastics output earmarked for export	30.11.2016
INEOS OLEFINS & POLYMERS USA Purchase of leading North American HDPE pipe producer WL Plastics / Complementary portfolios	03.11.2016
INEOS STYROLUTION Plans to acquire “K-Resin" SBC copolymer business / Enhanced global footprint	02.11.2016
KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016 Between fear and opportunity / Key industry stakeholders comment on raw material market shifts and impacts on the plastics industry / Second session of KI Group's exclusive summit during “K 2016”	24.10.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America September 2016: Upward momentum across many segments / Rising feedstocks push up polyolefins and PS / Engineering thermoplastics producers still under pressure	11.10.2016
KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016 Feedstock supply: What does the future hold for Europe? Shale gas, the US, Iran and speciality materials / Excusive conference at "K 2016"	07.10.2016
REPSOL Tarragona-based mLLDPE line starts operations	01.06.2016
SOLVAY European sales arrangement for “Ryton” PPS reorganised / Distribution now handled by Biesterfeld Plastic and Nevicolor	19.05.2016
CHEVRON PHILLIPS European headquarters moves in Belgium	17.05.2016
LYONDELL BASELL Daniel Coombs new head of global Olefins and Polyolefins business	18.01.2016
SHELL Huge alpha olefins plant to go up in Geismar / Largest global site for LLDPE co-monomers	03.12.2015
POLYETHYLENE Low-pressure production: HDPE and LLDPE output linked / Number of global swing plants rising / European lines no longer competitive / Local converters increasingly dependent on imports / Exclusive PIE report	09.10.2015
TRINSEO Plastics business drives improved Q2 profits / Styrenics and PC enjoy higher operating rates and margins / Record sales for SSBR	14.08.2015
CHEVRON PHILLIPS Senior management reshuffle come 1 August	15.07.2015
LYONDELLBASELL Daniel Coombs is new executive vice president of Intermediates and Derivatives	26.06.2015
SOLVAY Foreign exchange rates lift operating profit in Q1 / Speciality Polymers business records strong growth / Functional Polymers operating profit down	11.05.2015
REPSOL Construction of new metallocene LDPE plant to begin in June / Licence from CPChem	08.05.2015
HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLASTICS Rising demand for polymeric materials with metal-like properties / Niche products make gains / Automotive, E&E, aviation and medical technology sectors as key drivers / Global capacities exceed 800,000 t/y	21.04.2015