Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

Economic weakness leads to shrinking sales, profits / No news on Borouge

Takeover talks with Adnoc reportedly stalled

Better results likely in 2024 / Demand to remain soft / Firms send mixed messages

Adnoc increases takeover bid again / Middle Eastern petchem group continues push for acquisitions

The plastics industry continues to work in a state of emergency / Slumps in demand, cheap imports and ever-new regulations make life difficult for producers and processors / Producers on the other side of the Atlantic also face more difficulties

Borealis, Borouge reportedly on the verge of a merger

State-owned company reportedly plans to acquire BASF subsidiary Wintershall Dea

Billion-euro purchase offer from Adnoc / Emirates group plans to extend downstream value chain

Does Adnoc's potential takeover of Covestro mark the beginning of an M&A boom? / PIE interviews M&A expert, Carlos Robles y Zepf

2023 core profit seen at the low end of target / Difficult economic landscape depresses Q3 sales by 23%

Polycarbonate: First Chinese recyclate compounding plant on stream / Asian capacity undergoes major expansion

Plans with Saudi Arabia for Ratnagiri refinery to be accelerated / Resistance from locals

Plastics producer now in open-ended negotiations with Adnoc / German trade union insists on job security

Adnoc increases takeover bid again

Hope for H2 / Aim to keep margins high, costs low / Difficult road ahead for recyclate

Few resin makers among nation's elite companies / Organisational shifts alter rankings

Adnoc increases purchase offer / Next round of Takeover poker

Management seeks to merge Borealis, Borouge assets / Resulting company could be worth USD 20 bn

Are OMV and Adnoc planning a merger? / A move up into the heavyweight league

Follow-up: Plastics group turns down Adnoc takeover bid

Emirati-run Adnoc makes takeover approach to German resin maker – media reports / Share price jumps

Brazilian PVC producer Unipar offers billion-dollar deal to compatriot Novonor

Adnoc, Apollo bid for Brazilian resin maker / Earnings rise marginally in Q1

Earnings at resin maker sag after Q4 loss / JV contributions to OMV plunge

Austrian petchem group accelerates realignment