Sabic

Q3 sales and EBITDA improve / Plastics & Coatings segment core profit rises significantly

German distributor expands management

Chang Chun to increases resin prices / Hikes for compounds in Europe also in the cards

Plastics division planned with Sabic's stake / Polymers, masterbatches and additives / Complete takeover?

Sabic completes purchase of nearly 25% stake / Now largest shareholder

Former Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris named special adviser for sovereign investment fund / Board member of Saudi Aramco

Uncertainty of USD 2 trillion IPO / Acquisition of Sabic becoming more likely

Polydist UK named distributor for Sabic's Specialties / PC resin and compounds

Launch of glass fibre-reinforced plastic panels for construction industry

Sale of Arlanxeo stake to Saudi Aramco / Proceeds to go to debt reduction

Q2 sales up by over one fifth / Petrochemicals division rises 31%

"Very early-stage" talks on buy into Sabic

Plastics contribute to good H1 performance / Sabic plans to buy stake delayed

Expansion of caps and closures portfolio / More sustainability in packaging

Distribution of Sabic's polyolefins in France

“Thermocomp” PC-based compounds for challenging structural parts / Portfolio now offered in Europe and the Americas

PP compounds for soft feel in automotive interiors / Three new filaments for 3D printing

More than 60 firms sign up to "UK Plastics Pact" / Plastics waste initiative led by Wrap / First global network of this kind / Supported by Ellen MacArthur Foundation and BPF

More exhibitors and exhibition space at "Formnext 2018" / Additive manufacturing process chain extended to software and finishing work

Commercial production of MMA and PMMA begins in Saudi Arabia

Plans for new world-scale styrene plant on US Gulf

Significant price hikes for engineering materials

EPDA annual conference to take place in Edinburgh in June

The combustion engine lives on – for the time being / More upheaval in auto components supply sector / Automotive engineering plastics conference in Germany delivers fresh approaches for car interior / More requirements, more competition, more plastic

Net income in 2017 rises on strong organic growth / CEO to provide strategy update in summer 2018