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PLASTICS AND FINANCE Consultant Brand Finance rates “most valuable” and “strongest” chemical brands / BASF, DuPont, Rongsheng, and Ineos in prominent positions	13.06.2022
SHALE GAS Ineos chief Jim Ratcliffe urges UK government to have a rethink on fracking / Alternative to Russian gas / LNG from the US for Europe	14.04.2022
INEOS Environment permit for Antwerp ethane cracker / Shale-fed unit with “competitive and sustainable” cost base	10.01.2022
INEOS “Green” hydrogen for European chemical sites / Decarbonising energy supply	11.11.2021
INEOS BP aromatics and acetyls buy completed / Deal creates two new subsidiaries	06.01.2021
INEOS Q3 earnings under pressure / Plastics group tightens cost-control	26.10.2020
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Hopefully not another “Frog & Rostbif”	14.08.2020
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
SHALE GAS UK government calls new fracking moratorium / Authorities say earthquakes unpredictable / Green groups pleased / Labour smells “election stunt”	11.11.2019
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Ineos dishes it out to TV cook	12.07.2019
INEOS Three new plants at "Jubail 2" / First investment in the Middle East / MoU signed with Saudi Aramco and Total	06.06.2019
POLYETHYLENE PE imports from the US gaining steam / Impact on European producers' margins / Vast majority of new capacity still to come / Noticeable decline in imports to EU since January 2019	15.03.2019
INEOS VAM plant to be built at Hull / Over EUR 1.1 bn spending package for UK	04.03.2019
SHALE GAS UK government will not bend earthquake rules for fracking companies / Ineos and Cuadrilla lay on the pressure	20.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe hits out at EU “green” taxes and shale disadvantage / Open letter to the commission / “Nobody seriously invests in Europe”	15.02.2019
INEOS New cracker and PDH facilities confirmed at port of Antwerp / Jim Ratcliffe says decline of petrochemicals in Europe to be reversed	17.01.2019
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
SHALE GAS Scotland to seek formal ban on fracking / Reaction to Ineos court challenge / Chemical producer in separate appeal against pollution controls	29.05.2018
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Ineos looks for more trophies to polish	01.12.2017
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
INEOS Upstream activities to expand with purchase of Dong Energy's oil and gas business	29.05.2017
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Ineos takes on Robin Hood and his merry men	06.01.2017
INEOS New UK headquarters inaugurated / Shale gas and vinyls to be steered from London	13.12.2016
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 New UK energy minister calls shale gas “an exciting opportunity not to be missed” / YouGov poll shows strong opposition to fracking among those who voted against “Brexit” / Men more likely to be in favour of exploration than women	22.08.2016