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March 9, 2010
Researchers at the University of Torino in Italy found that treating polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers with a low-temperature, partially ionized gas increased the fibers' affinity for water....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Researchers-Find-Greener-Way-to-Process-PET-Fibers_25254.html March 1, 2010
Eastman Chemical has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against DAK Americas over their unauthorized use of Eastman’s IntegRex technology for...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Eastman-Sues-DAK-Americas-Over-PET-Technology-Patents_25121.html March 1, 2010
TPG Capital (Fort Worth, TX), one of the half a dozen private equity bidders to acquire Dow Chemicals' $4.5 billion-$5 billion/year Styron styrenics operation, has emerged as the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polystyrene/TPG-Likely-to-Win-Bidding-for-Dows-Styron_25102.html March 1, 2010
Ineos ChlorVinyls, an Ineos subsidiary, says it will stop producing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) at its Barry, U.K. plant due to declining demand. Production will cease by the end of the second...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Ineos-Closes-PVC-Plant_25018.html February 26, 2010
Artek Surfin Chemicals (Artek; Mumbai) has partnered with private equity firm Aterian Investment Partners (New York) to acquire Chemtura’s polyvinyl chloride (PVC) additives...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Indian-Firm-Acquires-Chemturas-PVC-Additives-Assets_25082.html February 25, 2010
LyondellBasell has told trade unions in Italy that it plans to close its 255,000-m.t./year, Spheripol-process polypropylene (PP) plant at Terni, north of Rome, before the end of this...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/LyondellBasell-to-Close-PP-Plant-in-Italy_24987.html February 24, 2010
Invista, the fibers subsidiary of Koch Industries (Wichita, KS), says it will stop producing purified terephthalic acid (PTA) at its Wilmington, NC facility by mid-March because market...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Invista-to-Stop-PTA-Production-at-NC-Site_24962.html February 23, 2010
Ineos ChlorVinyls, an Ineos subsidiary, says it will stop producing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) at its Barry, U.K. plant due to declining demand for PVC. Production will cease by the end...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Ineos-to-Close-PVC-Facility-in-the-U-K-_24939.html February 18, 2010
The global growth in the petrochemicals market is driven by Asia, especially by China and India, and new investments will also be mainly in Asia, say speakers at the final day of the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/methylene_dipara_phenylene_isocyanate/CW-India-Conference-Opportunities-to-Invest-in-Petrochemicals_24870.html February 17, 2010
The plants will form part of a major chemical complex....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Egyptian-Firm-Picks-Univations-PE-Process-for-Three-Production-Lines_24847.html February 17, 2010
Polimeri announced plans last year to close the PS units....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polystyrene/Total-Seeks-to-Acquire-PS-Plants-in-Belgium-from-Polimeri-Europa_24850.html February 15, 2010
Dow Chemical says it will permanently close its 100,000 m.t./year toluene diisocyanate (TDI) plant at Freeport, TX in the second-quarter. “Manufacturing TDI [at Freeport] is no...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/toluene_diisocyanate/Dow-to-Close-TDI-Unit-_24798.html February 11, 2010
Dow Chemical says it will permanently close its 100,000 m.t./year toluene diisocyanate (TDI) plant at Freeport, TX in the second-quarter. “Manufacturing TDI [at Freeport] is no...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/toluene_diisocyanate/Dow-to-Close-TDI-Unit-at-Freeport-TX_24721.html February 10, 2010
Honam Petrochemical plans to spend won530 billion ($456.2 million) to expand its Yeosu, Korea petrochemical complex, CW has learned. The company will hike the capacity of its cracker...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Honam-Plans-Big-Expansion-of-Yeosu-Petchems-Complex_24676.html February 10, 2010
Air Products says it has signed a $500-million agreement to supply meta-toluenediamine (TDA) to Zachem, a subsidiary of Ciech Chemical Group (Warsaw). The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/toluene_diisocyanate/Air-Products-Signs-$500-Million-TDA-Supply-Deal_24680.html February 9, 2010
Ineos Technologies has been selected to provide process technologies for a previously announced multi-billion dollar petrochemical complex planned by ONGC Petro-Additions (Opal) at the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/ONGC-Petro-Additions-Selects-Ineoss-Polyolefin-Processes-for-Dahej-Complex_24650.html February 4, 2010
The U.S. District Court in Wilmington, DE has ruled in favor of Eastman Chemical in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Wellman. The court’s decision that held two Wellman...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Eastman-Wins-Patent-Infringement-Case_24590.html February 2, 2010
U.S. chemical firms are projected to distribute 8.2 billion pounds of propylene resins by 2014, up from 6.8 billion pounds last year, according to a new report by consultancy (?) BCC...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Report-U-S-Propylene-Market-Set-to-Grow-Through-2014_24556.html January 27, 2010
The business has been in administration since last year....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Koreas-KP-Chemical-Steps-in-to-Rescue-PTA-PET-Business-in-the-U-K-_24374.html January 25, 2010
Indian Oil Corp. (IOC; New Delhi) expects to complete a detailed feasibility study in March 2010 to build a purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant next to the company’s Koyali...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Indian-Oil-to-Double-PTA-Capacity-SBR-Decision-Soon_24225.html |
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