BP / INEOS Assets worth USD 5 bn to change hands / Chemical group gains berth in polyester and acetyls / Debt-financed deal leverages Styrolution	30.06.2020
EUPC Annual meeting focuses on circular economy and sustainability / Cooperation between producers and converters to be intensified / New members elected to steering committee	05.07.2019
INEOS Three new plants at "Jubail 2" / First investment in the Middle East / MoU signed with Saudi Aramco and Total	06.06.2019
INEOS VAM plant to be built at Hull / Over EUR 1.1 bn spending package for UK	04.03.2019
PLASTICSEUROPE Dow Europe's Javier Constante is new president / Michael Zobel and Tim Stedman elected VPs	23.11.2018
INEOS Plans for EUR 2.7 bn cracker and PDH plant / Biggest expenditure in corporate history / Antwerp may be preferred location / UK aid sought for VAM plant	06.07.2018
UNITED KINGDOM "Brexit" and plastics industry / BPF fears high trade costs with the EU / Priorities include access to skills / European chemical industry signs joint statement / Plastics exports to UK particularly important for Ireland	21.11.2017
SHALE GAS Scotland embeds fracking ban in planning framework / “No social licence”	02.11.2017
SHALE GAS Scotland bans fracking / Moratorium to stay in place	10.10.2017
INEOS USD 2 bn expansion of gas-based petchems in Europe / PDH plant may be built at Antwerp / Cracker capacity at Grangemouth and Rafnes to reach 1m t/y	19.06.2017
KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016 Between fear and opportunity / Key industry stakeholders comment on raw material market shifts and impacts on the plastics industry / Second session of KI Group's exclusive summit during “K 2016”	24.10.2016
INEOS Shale gas arrives at Grangemouth after delay / “Hugely important day” for the UK / Fewer fracking applications this year	30.09.2016
UK SHALE GAS First transatlantic ethane shipment en route to Grangemouth / Fracking gets underway in England / Scottish moratorium still in place	15.08.2016
SHALE GAS Non-binding vote to ban fracking passes Scottish Parliament / Ineos “focused on England” / Crotty says Scotland will “miss out”	07.06.2016
INEOS Liquid gas purchase deal with Rex Energy / US shale-derived ethane, propane and butane	20.04.2016
INEOS Preparations for switch to gas feedstock at Grangemouth almost complete / Mothballed cracker starts up again	31.03.2016
POLYTALK Two-day high-level conference on “Zero Plastics Waste to the Oceans” draws industry, government and private sector together / Need for collaborative efforts across the chain / Design for end of life / Calls for system change	30.03.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Tom Crotty, group director at Ineos: UK test drills could begin this year / Despite low oil price, fracking still economically viable / Mulling new cracker in Norway / Offshore North Sea assets: Ineos enters the oil business	24.03.2016
UK SHALE GAS First transatlantic ethane shipments underway / Leaked UK government paper fans flames of opposition to shale / Scottish First Minister under fire over unclear stance on moratorium	14.03.2016
SHALE GAS Ineos still bullish on shale despite falling prices / Plans to begin test drills this year / UK may override local planning authorities / Cuadrilla appeal to be heard in March	08.02.2016
INEOS Interest in UK North-West shale gas assets increased / 100% ownership of Grangemouth PEDL / Petrochemical group now UK's third biggest shale gas player	12.03.2015
SHALE GAS UK parliament rejects new fracking moratorium / Environment committee bill defeated / Scotland exempted from eased exploration rules / Devolved rights could threaten Ineos	30.01.2015
INEOS Update: Plans to invite companies to share Grangemouth to save costs / Mothballing of G4 cracker by 2016	20.12.2013
INEOS PetroChina takes stake in Grangemouth and Lavera refineries / Plans for technology share	12.01.2011
PLASTICS ECONOMY Producers begin to emerge from recession / Capacity cutbacks help boost the bottom line / Asian rebound fuels hopes for worldwide recovery / Overextended players still dealing with crisis	22.03.2010

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