CHEVRON PHILLIPS Texas-based 1-hexene plant starts up / Claimed to be world's largest facility / Key feedstock for LLDPE stretch film	17.06.2014
CHEVRON PHILLIPS Groundbreaking ceremonies held for 1.5m t/y Cedar Bayou ethane cracker / Ethylene largely for domestic consumption / Two 500,000 t/y PE plants part of USGC project	07.04.2014
SHALE GAS Ukrainian crisis raises the temperature of energy discussion / Security of Europe's supply threatened? / Imports of LNG from the US a hot-button topic / Petrochemical chieftains weigh in	28.03.2014
REPSOL First licence for differentiated process technology from Chevron Phillips Chemical / Goal of optimising PE product portfolio	28.03.2014
SHALE GAS Legal dispute between Argentina and Spain's Repsol over YPF expropriation comes to a close / USD 5 bn agreement / Argentine shale gas now up for grabs	28.02.2014
PETROCHEMICAL CONVERSION COMPANY Saudi PA joint venture begins trial operations in Al Jubail	19.02.2014
AMERICAS STYRENICS Expansion of Mississippi port activities near New Orleans / Greater opportunity for styrene monomer exports	15.01.2014
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL Expanding alpha olefins capacity in Texas / New capacity expected onstream in Q2 2015 / Study completed	18.11.2013
CHEVRON PHILLIPS Sale of Chinese PS affiliate to Grand Astor now complete	11.11.2013
GS CALTEX Technology contract for Korea PX project awarded to CB&I / Start-up expected in 2016	21.10.2013
SHALE GAS Argentina: Next steps in exploration / Agreements reached between YPF and US companies given green light	24.09.2013
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL Tenth cracker furnace planned for Texas facility / Additional 90,000 t/y ethylene available in 2014 / US Gulf Coast petrochemicals project on track	12.06.2013
EVENTS 1-day Chinaplas B2B conference well received / Focus on OEMs and sustainable packaging in China / View to challenges the global plastics industry must address / 200 participants attend kick-off Guangzhou	29.05.2013
SHALE GAS North American firms end Polish shale gas activity / Reserves smaller than thought	16.05.2013
HANWHA CHEMICAL South Korean chemical producer reportedly looking into building an ethylene plant in the US / Jumping the shale gas bandwagon	22.03.2013
STANDARD THERMOPLASTICS Global capacities exceed 252m t/y / PET output spearheads expansions in 2012 / More than half of global output found in Asia / China will continue to extend its lead in the coming years / Sabic still slightly ahead of Sinopec	21.12.2012
SASOL South African group plans new mega-cracker in the US / Attracted to shale gas light feed	07.12.2012
HIP PETROHEMIJA Modernised HPDE plant due on stream before year's end / Capacity upgrade to 90,000 t/y	20.11.2012
SAUDI POLYMERS Al Jubail complex trips over technical issues / Outage expected to last for four weeks	14.11.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Phillips' New Jersey refinery out for several weeks in the wake of “Sandy” / PP output also affected	08.11.2012
SAUDI POLYMERS Follow-up: Al Jubail hub starts commercial production	03.10.2012
LUMENA China-based PPS world market leader expands capacity / Strong growth for polymer and fibre	11.09.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Follow-up: Hurricane "Isaac" approaches Louisiana / Numerous US refinery complexes shut down or operating at reduced rates	29.08.2012
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL 14m t of new petrochemical capacity brought on stream in 2011 / Saudi Arabia leads the pack / Regional players are setting their sights to the east / Feedstock surplus will sweep global markets in near future	18.07.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS ExxonMobil ceases all shale gas extraction in Poland / Government alleges conflict of interest in the wake of gas deal with Russia	27.06.2012

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