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UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Kem One and Shin-Etsu declare forces majeures / Supply tightness takes on dramatic forms	14.10.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Unipetrol declares force majeure on production in Spolana	27.09.2019
PKN ORLEN Takeover of Czech group Unipetrol completed / New PE plant to boost market position	16.10.2018
UNIPETROL Strong increase in sales and profit in 2017 / High capacity utilisation of refineries and crackers	02.02.2018
PKN ORLEN Polish company intends to take over Czech-based Unipetrol	19.12.2017
UNIPETROL Plans to buy back PVC producer Spolana from Anwil / Groundbreaking for new PE plant in Litvinov	16.06.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Poland's Anwil declares FM for PVC after lightning strike / Customers on allocation / Spolana hit by ethylene shortfall at Unipetrol / Cracker up and running again	28.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics PVC August 2013: Base material hikes exceed monomer rise / Blending components drive compounds higher / Price momentum could pick up in September	04.09.2013
SPOLANA PVC and caprolactam production resume at Czech facility	23.08.2013
SPOLANA Czech facility ready to resume production by mid-August / Force majeure still in place	31.07.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Some facilities back up and running following flooding / Spolana extends force majeure until 31 July / Synthos warns of delivery difficulties	20.06.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Spolana: Continued Elbe River danger leads chemical producer to call for force majeure	11.06.2013
SPOLANA Plants along Elbe River shut down as cautionary measure to rising water levels	06.06.2013
UNIPETROL Plans to modernise HDPE line in Litvinov / New bimodal facility to replace older one	13.07.2012
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
ANWIL Czech PVC subsidiary Spolana reportedly up for sale / Poland's ZAT interested in caprolactam	06.07.2011
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics in May 2011: Butadiene price explosion triggers triple-digit rise for ABS / Higher costs for PA 6, PMMA and PP / Limited feedstock supplies / High stock levels dampen ordering activity / Calls for fresh increases	07.06.2011
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics in April 2011: Upswing slows down slightly / PBT, POM and PMMA climb by nearly EUR 100/t / Q2 agreements tighten lower price levels / Price hikes likely again in May	05.05.2011
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics in March 2011: Considerable increases at the end of Q1 / Only POM remains stable / Feedstock costs drop down a notch / Supply tight / Significant rises expected for quarterly agreements	06.04.2011
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics in February 2011: All materials still rising / PA 6 and POM soar by more than EUR 200/t / Cost wave continues to roll through the markets / No time for a breather before Q2	04.03.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Anwil declares force majeure for PVC from Poland / Electrolysis installation down / First estimates put duration of FM at five months	30.06.2010