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POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in April 2012: Order slump shatters polyolefin producers' margin-improvement dreams / PS suppliers pass on cost relief / PVC and EPS make gains / Is a trend reversal on the horizon?
04.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2012: Increases for polyolefins are limited to cost pass-through / PVC profits from start of building season / PS notations lose ground / Slack ordering sets the tone
16.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in March 2012: Significant margin improvement for PE and PVC in Q1 / Stable costs keep PS and EPS in check / Scant supply improvement / High prices dampen demand / Fresh hikes in store
04.04.2012
STYRON
Proposal for timing change in European polystyrene contract pricing
20.03.2012
ARKEMA
Highest-ever profit in 2011 attributed to restructuring / Vinyls divestment in mid-2012
19.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate March 2012: Primary market surge pulls secondary notations up / Double-digit rises for rPP and rPS / Slighter gains for rPE / Virgin polymer tight and expensive / Substantial hikes planned
16.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2012: Polyolefin and PVC producers pursue margin improvement / Stable cost base for PS, EPS / Cracker outages tighten supply / Upward price pressure continues
13.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in February 2012: Polyolefins see triple-digit rises as margins improve / PVC producers also enjoy some margin relief / Styrenics reach limit / Olefin costs will rise again in March
05.03.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
New USD 5.5 bn complex in Qatar to start in 2018 / Asia, Africa and Latin America targeted
17.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2012: Producers improve margins / Only styrenics players fail to cover their costs / Icy conditions hamper production / Upward price trend likely to continue up to Easter
14.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America January 2012: PE and PP hold firm / PVC sees a slight rise / PS follows costs upward / Engineering plastics still moving sideways / C3 cost explosion in February will propel notations upward
09.02.2012
SAMSUNG TOTAL
Follow-up: EVA unit included in Daesan petrochemicals project / Total investment estimated at USD 1.8 bn
31.01.2012
SAMSUNG TOTAL
Aromatics complex on track to start up in 2014 / Output to include 1m t/y of PX / Technologies supplied by UOP
23.01.2012
SAMSUNG TOTAL
Building new aromatics hub, EVA line in Daesan / Start-up in 2014
13.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2012: Complete change of direction / Producers succeed only in factoring in extra costs / Supply generally balanced / Possibility of improved margins before end of month
13.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in December 2011: Notations still tending soft / No more bargains for polyolefin buyers / Supply nearly balanced again / Demand robust / Rising costs to drive January notations
04.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks in December 2011: MDI numbers capped at the top / TDI still pointing slightly downward / Polyols tending toward a rollover / Softer demand / Higher costs drive price hike initiatives
22.12.2011
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics in November 2011: Producers pass on most cost reductions / PE film margins squeezed further / Supply and demand balanced / December could be calmer
05.12.2011
TOTAL
Strengthening its commitment to the styrene chain / Plans to expand chemical activities
02.12.2011
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics in October 2011: PE, PP and PVC down despite stable costs / PS in triple-digit fall / EPS margins improve / Production cuts with limited impact / Targeted hikes have little chance of success
03.11.2011
CCP COMPOSITES
Total merges all its composites activities in new business unit
18.10.2011
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend October 2011: Polyolefins remain flat despite hike plans / PVC struggles to a rollover / Modest rebates for PS and EPS / PVC, PS long / Small risk of an increase this month
17.10.2011
TOTAL
Downstream units reorganised / Unions fear that Carling site could face closure in the future
17.10.2011
LYONDELLBASELL
Berre refinery to be restarted / No end yet to force majeure / Arkema's PVC production also affected
11.10.2011
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering thermoplastics in September 2011: Initial weaknesses appear / ABS, PC, PA and PP compounds begin to crumble / So far the overall picture still remains one of stability / Benzene and butadiene at last decline
07.10.2011
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