POLYMER PRICES North America May 2021: Notations race from one high to the next / Product shortages everywhere / Numerous forces majeures still in place / Benzene price gives reason for hope / Only PS situation likely to improve in June	09.06.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America April 2021: Mammoth price increases dominate the picture / Converters despair over record costs / Benzene price explodes / High costs and low inventories point to new record demands for May	07.05.2021
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
POLYMER PRICES North America January 2021: Unceasing upward movement in all segments / Rising feedstock prices and supply bottlenecks reinforce the trend / Slight easing of the situation expected in February	10.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America December 2020: High feedstock prices, tight supply situation and recovery tendency in plastics processing combine to drive up prices / Significant increases with few exceptions / Tension unlikely to ease	13.01.2021
BRASKEM Gas supply halt forces PE shutdown in Mexico / Q3 sales and core profit soar on higher prices and demand recovery / Ramp-up of sustainability efforts	10.12.2020
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Improved performance in 2017 / Mexico and Canada remain strongest trading partners / Plastics Industry Association report	23.01.2019
MEXICO Plastics industry on growth course / Billions invested in booming automotive and aviation industries / Domestic polymer capacities limited to PVC, PET and PS / Highly dependent on polymer imports	25.08.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America June 2016: PE notations tread water / PP once again in free fall / PVC trending slightly up / Styrenics stable / Engineering thermoplastics moving sideways	06.07.2016
BRASKEM IDESA Mexico's “Etileno XXI” hub is officially inaugurated	23.06.2016
BRASKEM IDESA New PE complex not affected by nearby VCM explosion	02.05.2016
BRASKEM IDESA First PE line starts up / Additional facilities to be brought on stream before May	11.04.2016
BRASKEM IDESA Ethylene hub in Mexico fully brought on stream	30.03.2016
ETHYDCO PE plant in Egypt in start-up mode / Preparing for exports to Europe	08.02.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America January 2016: PE continues to slide / PP proceeds to climb / PVC and PS stuck / Engineering thermoplastics pointing down	05.02.2016
CORRECTION - POLYOLEFINS Imminent commissioning of new large-scale global plants / Export-oriented production lines in Mexico and Saudi Arabia waiting in the wings / Uncertainty about Borouge / Iran makes a return / Europe as key export destination	22.01.2016
BRASKEM IDESA Large PE hub starts up in Mexico / HDPE and LDPE exports could commence in March	15.01.2016
BRASKEM IDESA Mexico plants to start shipping PE to Europe in early 2016	02.04.2015
USA Plastics industry posts record year in 2013 / First impact of shale gas revolution / All plastics segments post growth / Resin export surplus continues to grow / Latest SPI study	23.12.2014
BRASKEM IDESA Construction of PE complex progressing on schedule / Start-up expected mid-2015	26.11.2012
BRASKEM Q3 operating profits decline 1% on higher feedstock costs / Brazilian thermoplastic resins demand remains flat	16.11.2012
BRASKEM Net profit plunges 50% in Q1 hit by high naphtha costs / Resins demand improves	14.05.2012
BRASKEM IDESA Mexico PE complex more expensive than planned / Start up in 2015 / Ethane feedstock from Pemex	16.11.2011
BRASKEM LyondellBasell technology selected for Mexico LDPE plant	14.02.2011

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