YEAR-ENDER: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR Moscow attacks, Europe adapts / Future impact as hard to predict as the outcome of the war	18.12.2023
KARPATNAFTOKHIM Ukraine seeks manager for Kalush-based plant / Owners challenge asset seizure / Potash fertiliser production to resume first	30.05.2023
KARPATNAFTOKHIM Shutdown at Ukraine resin maker continues one year after Russian invasion / Management sues Moscow for damages / Officials warn of ecological disaster	28.02.2023
UKRAINE War lowers packaging production / Slowdown in local resin output not surprising / Highly dependent from raw material imports / New year brings new bans on plastic bags	09.02.2023
PVC MARKET Westlake Vinnolit lifts force majeure / Slight improvement in European supply situation / Supply disruption from Ukraine	27.05.2022
RUSSIA Attack on Ukraine has consequences for European polymer trade flows / Shortage of Russian material makes itself felt in Eastern Europe / Moscow plans polymer price regulation / Flagship projects on hold?	05.04.2022
UKRAINE Consequences of war: Karpatneftekhim closes plants / Transport affected / Oil, gas, naphtha all up sharply / Polymer prices likely to react / Little local petchem capacity	25.02.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Olefins: Fire at Karpatneftekhim's site in Ukraine	16.01.2019
KARPATNEFTEKHIM Petrochemical production re-started in Kalush / Interruption of five years	22.06.2017
LUKOIL Ukrainian subsidiary Karpatneftekhim is sold / Plants in Kalush still idle	08.03.2017
LUKOIL Plans to divest Karpatneftekhim / Operations at Ukrainian subsidiary remain suspended	01.07.2016
KARPATNEFTEKHIM Reports allege that Ukrainian Lukoil subsidiary could resume PE, PVC production in spring / Ongoing feuds likely to constitute an obstacle	29.01.2015
POLYMER PRICES Russia October 2014: Rouble continues to decline / Maintenance cycle mostly over / LDPE now pointing down / Volatile exchange rate could see rises for PS and PET / Other polymers likely to decline in November	06.11.2014
POLYMER PRICES Russia August 2014: Maintenance cycles drive up PE, PP and PVC notations / PS and PET mostly quiet / PP availability could improve in late September / PVC tightness expected to last into November	04.09.2014
PVC PROFILES Polish, Russian and Ukrainian profiles industry under pressure / Market predicted to decline by 2.7% per year to 2017 / Interconnection report	22.05.2014
POLYMER PRICES Russia February 2014: Polyolefins weaker / PVC and PS rising / Serious outages for PE, PP and PVC / Ukraine conflict overshadows all future developments / Rouble continues to fall	07.03.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Renewed explosion at Lukoil subsidiary Stavrolen's cracker in the Caucasus / Operations halted for the time being	27.02.2014
KARPATNEFTEKHIM Ukrainian Lukoil subsidiary temporarily halts all olefin and polymer production	25.02.2014
LUKOIL Commercial PVC production to resume at Karpatneftekhim from November / Ukraine apparently examining possibility of punitive tariffs	15.10.2013
LUKOIL Production resumes at Karpatneftekhim facility	18.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES Russia July 2013: Minor price increases for all polymers / PVC and PET below expectations despite high season / Market sluggish / Standstills and maintenance lead to some shortages	08.08.2013
LUKOIL Postponement yet again of production activities in the Ukraine	07.08.2013
LUKOIL Restart for Karpatneftekhim plants in Ukrainian Kalush for August	07.06.2013
LUKOIL Kalush plants to resume production soon / Agreement reached with Ukrainian government	17.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES Russia November 2012: Market bids do svidaniya to high-price phase / Only GPPS and imported PET buck the trend / PVC sees biggest losses / 2012 expected to end on a stable note	10.12.2012

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