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WESTLAKE Q2 core profit dips 53% as revenues plunge 27% / Housing and Infrastructure business provides stability versus sagging results at Performance and Essential Materials	11.08.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Prices could rise / US plant shutdowns provide more balance / Europe faces pricier imports	09.08.2023
POLYMER PRICES North America April 2023: Widespread reductions despite a few plant outages / Feedstock prices softer / Revival in demand still on hold / May prices expected to be lower across the board	10.05.2023
POLYMER PRICES North America March 2023: Mixed price development despite subdued demand / Propylene, PP continue upward trend, PA 6 loses further ground / April expected to be generally weak	13.04.2023
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS SUP waste rises 6 mn t in two years / ExxonMobil, Sinopec, Dow lead production, Minderoo Foundation says / Group wants “polymer premium” levy for resins made of fossil materials	08.02.2023
POLYMER PRICES North America December 2022: Widespread reductions / Good availability coincides with disinclination to buy / The many short-term production outages due to winter storms have little effect on prices / Weak start to the year	11.01.2023
UPDATE - POLYMER PRICES North America October 2022: Weak demand, high stock levels put prices under pressure / Only PE moves sideways / Rising interest rates depress consumer behaviour / Further price reductions expected in November	09.11.2022
POLYMER PRICES North America August 2022: Polymer prices plummet / Trend turnaround for PS, PA 6 / Falling feedstock costs, weak market base to push prices lower	14.09.2022
WESTLAKE US resin maker with record results / Acquisitions, high prices provide impetus	10.08.2022
POLYMER PRICES North America May 2022: PE, PVC move sideways as PP nosedives / Precarious time for styrene drives up PS, PA 6 / Consumer demand slumps on high inflation / June expected mostly weaker	09.06.2022
WESTLAKE VINNOLIT New name for German PVC maker / Westlake standardises branding	23.05.2022
WESTLAKE Another explosion during maintenance work in Lake Charles / Six workers hurt / Production likely unaffected	28.01.2022
WESTLAKE USD 1.2 bn offer for Hexion coatings, composites ops / Materials used in wind turbine blades, car components	07.12.2021
WESTLAKE Vinnolit launches lower-carbon “GreenVin” PVC / Second such product in 2021	23.11.2021
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
WESTLAKE Explosion near Louisiana ethane cracker / Six injured / Cause unclear	30.09.2021
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
USA Hurricane Ida makes landfall near New Orleans / Petrochemical plants shut down, ports closed	30.08.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America June 2021: Polyolefin and PVC prices rise again / Pressure eases for styrenics / Most engineering thermoplastics largely firmer / Tight supply situation expected to bring further increases in July	12.07.2021
WESTLAKE Acquisition of North American PVC business from Boral / Extension of the value chain	23.06.2021
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
ORBIA PVC unit said to be up for sale / Reports of advanced talks with US investment group Apollo	12.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America November 2020: Prices stable to firmer / PE and PVC cool down / PP still rising / High feedstock costs push up styrenics / Further increases expected	15.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES North America October 2020: Prices ease except for PVC and ABS / Production recovers from hurricane damage / Widespread inventory-building / Little fresh stimulus expected in November	12.11.2020
USA Hurricane Zeta brings further devastation to the US Gulf Coast / Some damage to polymerisation lines	03.11.2020

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