Mitsui

Brazilian biopolymers jv takes all hurdles

Alternative feedstocks rejuvenate global plastics sector/ Oilfield licences to be awarded in Brazil / Shale gas fever rages on three continents / Middle East resources still firmly driving / Saudi Arabia, Iran are major players / GlobalData reports

Expansion of MDI capacity in Korea / Growing demand from Korean manufacturing transplants

Dubai-based plastics distributor on the lookout for PVC impact modifier supplier to cater to Mideast market demands

Distributing Aksoy Plastik's additives and colouring solutions

Biopolymers platform to be established in Brazil / “World's largest sugar cane-to-ethanol facility”

New petrochemicals projects to stimulate plastics growth / More capacities to come on stream by 2015 / Sector in need of reconstruction and liberalisation

Agreement to become Mitsubishi's exclusive succinic acid supplier / Lowering PBS production costs / Feasibility study for proposed Thai plant / Construction on large-scale US facility to begin this year

Polyurethane feedstocks in April 2011: Low quarterly notations make a sudden leap / Rises hit TDI and polyols / Increasing demand from the building industry generates bottlenecks / Solid orders for long month of May / Calls for significant hikes

New Solar EVA joint venture in Malaysia / Output to meet growing regional demand for clean energy products

Pira says worldwide growth will lag in 2010-2015 / Asia-Pacific expected to lead output and consumption / Technology developments boost market / Bottled water seen to pass soft drinks / Global PET capacity more than 20m t/y

Polyurethane feedstocks in March 2011: MDI takes a giant step forward / TDI sees minimal gains / Cost pass-through for polyols / High starting materials prices limit PU output / Demand becoming more dynamic / Calls for hikes despite stagnating costs

The post-quake reality: One-third of ethylene capacities offline / Petrochemical industry crippled by electricity shortages / European and US companies appear largely unaffected / Numerous plants idled as a cautionary measure

Almost half the olefin chain affected by quake and tsunami / Exact extent of damage remains unclear

Acquistion of Süd-Chemie for EUR 2 bn / “New strategic direction for profitable growth”

Plans to build PE plant in Pakistan / Large-scale project to include cracker and PP line

Japan's Mitsui and Teijin merge their PET bottling activities

Injection moulding machinery business integrated into Fanuc Robomachine

HDPE capacity at Constanta plant to increase by 70%

Producers face pressure from Middle East / Overseas expansions targeted