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SIBUR Construction halt for major Russian plasticiser plant / Sanctions hurt exports / Sinopec supports Asian polymer sales	25.01.2023
RUSSIA Low demand slows polyolefin output / Lack of Western tech hurts resin makers / Price caps coming?	19.09.2022
SINOPEC Net profit jumps in H1 / Discounted Russian crude bolsters operations / Ethylene output to increase / Contractor pulls out of Amur facility	07.09.2022
BASF First electric steam cracker to be connected to grid in 2023 / Demonstration plant with partners Sabic, Linde / German government grants of almost EUR 15 mn	05.09.2022
SLOVNAFT Slovakian petchem firm completes ambitious revamp / PP expansion to go onstream in 2024	10.08.2022
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
BASF Petchem giant sticks to ambitious climate goals / CO2 output to be cut 25% by 2030 / Ready to supply first net-zero products	04.04.2022
HUI Hydrogen specialist plans second thermal chemical recycling plant in Poland	08.02.2022
SABIC Idled UK cracker in Wilton to restart / GBP 850m capital injection from Aramco	08.11.2021
BASF German chemicals and plastics giant dons green-coloured glasses / Lower carbon emissions and higher share of renewables are key / Sustainability could also be a business	06.04.2021
RUSSIA Billions in petrochemicals investments seek to make country an export nation by 2025 / Nord Stream 2 as acid test / Domestic demand grows faster than polymer production	09.03.2021
SHELL Collaboration with Linde to commercialise low carbon technology for ethylene	28.10.2020
SIBUR Construction work starts on gas-based petrochemicals complex in Amur / Capacity to produce 2.7m t/y of polyolefins	09.09.2020
CELANESE Acetic acid expansion in the US / Optimisation plans for global production network	01.02.2019
BASF “Ambitious” plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions / Cracker could run on renewable energy	18.01.2019
IRAN Petrochemicals comeback stalls / US and Europe pull in different directions / Sanctions torpedo Western players' plans for re-engagement	04.09.2018
INTER PIPELINE Heartland PDH and PP project in Canada gains traction / Take-or-pay deals with buyers / Most of output earmarked for US / “Attractive profit margins”	22.12.2017
NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM Plans for additional ethylene plant in Tatarstan / Capacity to reduce Russia's reliance on raw material imports	09.11.2017
UNIPETROL Repairs to damaged Litvinov cracker completed / Full run slated for October	31.08.2016
LINDE / UNIVATION Collaborating on integrated PE projects	10.02.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Shell moves closer to building US shale gas-fed complex / Land purchase in Pennsylvania but no final commitment / USD 4bn cracker would produce 1.5 m t/y	13.11.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Work on US Gulf Coast crackers and PE plants gears up / ChevronPhillips and ExxonMobil lead the way / Some 30% of expanded US commodity plastics output to be exported by 2020	23.06.2014
RESEARCH BASF, Linde and ThyssenKrupp in sustainable syngas process / CO2 reduction	17.07.2013
SHENHUA Authorities order Chinese MTO producer to cease operations in Baotou amid failure to comply with environmental code / EUR 12,000 fine imposed / Landmark case for China's MTP sector	11.02.2013
SINOPEC Eight engineering units merged into one / Potent challenger for Western petrochemical contractors	11.09.2012