POLYCASA Rebranding the former Quinn Plastics / Broad portfolio of transparent and translucent sheet / Margins suffer following price decline for semi-finished products	15.10.2013
SIPCHEM Start-up of EVA and LDPE Saudi facility moved to Q4	10.10.2013
SABIC Polymershapes division opens branch in Texas, US	03.10.2013
SABIC Engineering contract goes to Dragados for Saudi POM project / Start-up delayed to 2016 / Cost estimate now at USD 400m	12.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2013: Moderate increases for most products / Sharp output cuts / Demand still sluggish / Rising crude oil notations support producer hike plans	12.07.2013
SOCC New 6,000 t/y aluminium alkyls plant starts at Al Jubail / Growing demand in the region	11.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics June 2013: Margin improvement for PE smaller than hoped / Monomer boosts PP, PS and EPS / Tightness despite weak demand / Costs stable / More hikes ahead	03.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock prices remain generally soft / Butadiene retreats / Pricing stable to slight drop	18.06.2013
CHINAPLAS Showcase on transparent plastics / Archi-Light futuristic building / Exclusive B2B conference jump starts exhibition	13.05.2013
SABIC Restructuring European operations / More than 1,000 jobs to be cut / Two of Gelsenkirchen's three PP lines will be idled	19.04.2013
RUSSIA Engineering thermoplastics market contracts slightly in 2012 / Imports from Europe and Asia on the rise / Russian production still too low / Western European quality often not matched / Plastinfo report	19.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2013: Producers hold onto half of cost reductions / Falling naphtha strengthens converters' waiting game / Intensity of demand revival will decide further developments	15.04.2013
SABIC Saudi giant eyes further development in Asia / Potential for shale gas in the region / Possible plans for new cracker in the US	10.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in March 2013: Producers find it hard to pass on costs / Cold weather, soft markets and reluctant buyers dash hike hopes / Cost reduction and rising demand jockey for position in April	04.04.2013
SABIC Launch of MD LDPE film grades for high clarity packaging	28.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics February/March 2013: Feedstock prices down post-Chinese new year / Plans to hike ABS prices / PC also rising / Little movement for polyamides, PBT and POM	28.03.2013
SABIC HDPE plant in Gelsenkirchen to switch to bimodal types / Producers of blow-moulded containers targeted	04.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics January/February 2013: Feedstock prices see moderate rises ahead of lunar new year break / PC largely stable / ABS slightly up / Introducing PIE's latest China price report	26.02.2013
SABIC Strike in Geleen comes to an end / Production returns to normal	06.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in January 2013: Price hikes come to a halt in mid-month / Producers still net reasonable margin gains / Slow start to demand / February likely similar	05.02.2013
SABIC Union launches strikes in Geleen / Cracker to continue operating / Additional effects remain unclear	01.02.2013
SABIC Four new R&D bases to be established this year / Plastics Applications Development Centre in Riyadh	30.01.2013
SAUDI KAYAN MoU with Petrokemya for 35,000 t/y UHMW-PE plant at Al Jubail / Operation as 50:50 joint venture	09.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in December 2012: PE slide halted / PP follows monomer downward / PS producers recoup cost rises / PVC and EPS prices softer / Polyolefin producers will seek triple-digit hikes in January	04.01.2013
ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS Balance of worldwide capacity has shifted to Asia / Polyamide is a rare exception / European market holds up relatively well / Massive expansion in China likely to continue	02.01.2013

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