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
PTT Thai group forward integrates into PTA and PET / Majority shares in SCG and Mitsui	15.08.2018
WORLD PLASTICS COUNCIL Exclusive interview with head of council / Producers' key mission is raising global awareness on marine pollution / New members from Europe and Asia	09.05.2018
SOLVAY Sale of Vinythai jv stake completed / Enterprise value of EUR 435m	28.02.2017
SOLVAY Stake in Thai PVC joint venture sold to Asahi Glass / Latest PVC asset divestment	19.12.2016
KURARAY Feasibility study for butadiene derivatives project in Thailand / PTT and Sumitomo as partners / Plans for PA 9T and HSBC facilities	26.09.2016
PTT Ineos licenses for new HDPE line in the US / Final decision on North American facility looming	19.11.2015
POLYETHYLENE Low-pressure production: HDPE and LLDPE output linked / Number of global swing plants rising / European lines no longer competitive / Local converters increasingly dependent on imports / Exclusive PIE report	09.10.2015
US FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Latest updates on new cracker projects / Thailand's PTT plans to launch ethylene production in Ohio / Braskem apparently getting cold feet in West Virginia	28.04.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics February 2015: Feedstock costs rebound / Chinese New Year holidays throughout most of February / Polymer prices trending up / Processors resume normal operations in late February	10.03.2015
BUTADIENE MARKET Global volumes to rise by 4.4% per year to 2020 / Strong automotive demand for butadiene rubber and ABS / Asian players dominating / Grand View Research report	16.10.2014
PTTMCC BIOCHEM Foundation stone for “world's first” commercial PBS bioplastics plant / Thai facility to commence operations in 2015	12.09.2014
BIOAMBER Offtake agreement with Vinmar for 210,000 t/y of succinic acid / Feedstock will be sourced from three different plants / Output of Canadian facility currently under construction already sold out	09.07.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Fire takes out IRPC's propylene cracker in Rayong / Production of PP compounds may be affected	11.06.2014
BIOAMBER Take-or-pay bio-succinic acid contract with Thai PBS producer PTTMCC Biochem / Three-year deal for more than 10,000 t/y	08.05.2014
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics January/February 2014: Chinese New Year hiatus takes feedstock import quotes down / Declines across the entire polymer board / Adequate stock levels see prices continue soft even after the holidays	20.02.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks April 2013: Global weakening of European petchems creates downward pressure / Demand falls as supply lengthens / Trend likely to continue	23.04.2013
IRPC Propylene expansion about to go on stream / Additional capacity upgrade planned for 2015 / Future of caprolactam project with Ube uncertain	29.11.2012
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL Agreement with Faurecia to jointly develop bioplastics for auto interiors / Biomass succinic acid to be used as raw material	08.11.2012
ASAHI KASEI Further expansion of ACN capacities planned / Focus on Middle East / Japanese company wants to become the world number one for ACN	15.10.2012
IRPC Thai refiner to pay EUR 133m for 25% stake in UBE Chemicals / Portfolio upgrade	25.05.2012
BIOAMBER Further plant for biosuccinic acid and BDO with Mitsui / Two more projects planned	15.11.2011
SIAM CEMENT Thai group invests in Indonesia's petrochemical sector / Acquires shares in Chandra Asri	22.09.2011
BIOAMBER Agreement to supply biosuccinic acid for Thai PBS project / Biosuccinic acid and PBS plants to come online in 2014	19.09.2011
PTT ASAHI CHEMICAL Commercial production of acrylonitrile kicks off in Map Ta Phut	25.07.2011

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