PetroChina

POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics February/March 2014: Feedstock prices decline / Some grades firming / Factories gradually resume normal production after Chinese New Year holiday	27.03.2014
PETROCHINA Start-up of massive Pengzhou petrochemical site begins / PP line already commissioned / W.R. Grace's "Unipol" license	17.03.2014
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2013/January 2014: Feedstock and polymer prices a mixed bag / Little movement in either direction / Market prepares for lunar new year holidays	23.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics November/December 2013: Feedstock prices a mixed bag / Resins stable to soft / Processors cautious about inventory levels / Production in full swing ahead of lunar new year	03.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics November/December 2013: Feedstock import costs rise / PE prices continue to strengthen while PS loses steam / Domestic producers impose hikes / Preparing for Chinese New Year	19.12.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics October/November 2013: Most feedstock prices fall / Almost all engineering thermoplastic prices remain unchanged / Business returns to normal levels after the holiday breaks	21.11.2013
INEOS Grangemouth to reopen after labour dispute ends / UK agrees to grants, loans for ethane terminal	28.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics September/October 2013: Butadiene prices surge while other feedstocks remain stable to soft / Demand weak due to holidays / YuYao trading centre floods	28.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics September/October 2013: Ethylene import pricing surges while styrene and propylene remain soft / Import quotes see firm to modest increases / Domestic manufacturers raise prices after the National Day Holidays	21.10.2013
INEOS Ratcliffe threatens to pull out of Grangemouth / Shale gas an alternative to North Sea gas	11.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics June/July 2013: Butadiene crashes / Feedstock mixed / Sales flat / Prices remain unchanged to trending slightly lower	16.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics June/July 2013: Feedstock prices rise considerably / Domestic market entering slow season / Pricing steady to trending soft / LDPE outperforms other grades	15.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock prices remain generally soft / Butadiene retreats / Pricing stable to slight drop	18.06.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics April/May 2013: Feedstock prices generally soft / Butadiene finally wakes up / Pricing stable to slight drop	23.05.2013
PETROCHINA No start date set for Sichuan cracker following quake / USD 6 bn facility commissioning delayed again	08.05.2013
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
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
POLYMER PRICES China October/November 2012: Domestic polyolefin notations ease off / Moderate gains for imports / Polystyrene charts its own upward path / Demand from the internal market still slack	16.11.2012
CHINA Dawn of the “Great Ethylene Era” / Five Year Plan calls for massive increase in domestic C2 capacities / Pinpointed regional investments / Foreign players race to form joint ventures	14.03.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Shell test drills confirm shale gas reserves in China's Sichuan basin / Sinopec chairman says country's shale gas reserves surpass those of US	14.12.2011
INEOS PetroChina takes stake in Grangemouth and Lavera refineries / Plans for technology share	12.01.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Technical problem shuts down Ineos' Grangemouth PP plant / No FM	18.03.2010
INEOS Sale of assets to Middle East buyer? / Preliminary talks on Grangemouth refinery confirmed	16.03.2010