POLYMER PRICES North America August: Most prices roll over or fall / Only polyolefins rise because of increasing feedstock prices / FMs, outages due to weak demand have no effect on prices / No trend turnaround likely	03.09.2024
SHINTECH Plans for second ethane cracker in US / Backward integration for PVC sought	30.08.2024
POLYMER PRICES North America July 2024: Hurricane Beryl leads to numerous outages, logistics problems / Polyolefin, PVC prices see some significant rises / PA 6 also considerably higher / August expected to stay mostly unchanged	06.08.2024
PVC EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from US, Egypt / Surcharge of 109% from 12 July	17.06.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Prices could rise / US plant shutdowns provide more balance / Europe faces pricier imports	09.08.2023
PETROCHEMICALS USA EPA to review permit process for Louisiana plants / Focus on Gulf Coast petchems corridor dubbed “Cancer Alley”	25.04.2022
POLYMER PRICES North America October 2021: Polyolefin markets calmer / PVC unaffected by events in Europe / Engineering thermoplastics move sideways, but situation remains tense	09.11.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America September 2021: Tension eases with polyolefins and PS / PVC firmer again / C2 production cut after explosion / Shortage of compounds props up engineering thermoplastic prices	07.10.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America August 2021: Prices mixed despite Hurricane Ida / Production downtimes drive up standard thermoplastics in particular / ABS, PC and polyamides move sideways / Market hopes for a breath of fresh air in September	09.09.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America July 2021: Prices largely firmer / Exceptions are PVC, PS / Allocations and FMs still common / Price increases more or less set for August	06.08.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America February 2021: Dramatic shortages spark price explosion / Winter storms on Gulf of Mexico bring production to standstill / Producers often unable to meet demand / Relief unlikely	10.03.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New US administration reverses Trump's polluter-friendly rollbacks / Industry and environment stakeholders seek dialogue with Biden	17.02.2021
SHINTECH Louisiana grants USD 6.6m in aid to Plaquemine upgrade / Start-up late 2023?	09.02.2021
USA Power supply instability delays restart of US polymer production after storms / Normalisation in the second half of October at the earliest / Shortages for PE, PVC and PC / Worst hurricane season since 2005	01.10.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS US Gulf petchems and plastics plants beset by start-up delays / Shin-Etsu, Formosa Plastics and Sasol projects lead the list	28.02.2020
SHIN-ETSU Ethane cracker in Louisiana just ahead of commissioning	16.09.2019
PVC Shintech and Formosa Plastics plan expansion in US / Focus on exports	22.12.2017
POLYMER PRICES North America March 2016: PE makes up some lost ground / High-priced PP headed for a correction / Increase in PVC comes as a surprise / Despite pressure, PS still holds stable / Engineering thermoplastics continue to tumble	08.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America October 2015: Polyethylene trends stable / Polypropylene rising / PVC continues to erode / Polystyrene at rock bottom following earlier decline / Engineering thermoplastics point down	09.11.2015
US FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Latest updates on new cracker projects / Thailand's PTT plans to launch ethylene production in Ohio / Braskem apparently getting cold feet in West Virginia	28.04.2015
SHINTECH Construction of USD 1.4 bn ethylene cracker in Louisiana to kick off in Q2 / Improved feedstock supply and integrated PVC production	27.04.2015
SHINTECH Environmental permit sought for new cracker in Louisiana / Captive use for PVC	28.04.2014
SHIN-ETSU Plans PVC capacity expansion in US / Growing sales in emerging markets	24.06.2013
SHIN-ETSU Flat profit from PVC business / Growth in sales and volumes / Effects of earthquake and raw materials price increases hit Japanese operations	20.05.2011
SHIN-ETSU Revenues from PVC activities down 25%	25.05.2010

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