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May 11, 2012
This Week on CW: Westlake has dropped its $1.3-billion unsolicited bid for Georgia Gulf after the rival vinyls maker refused to enter into negotiations. Ineos is...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-May-11_43431.html May 11, 2012
PolyOne has signed a cooperation and supply agreement with Xenia to successfully transition from metal or thermoset resins to thermoplastic composites in high-end applications. This...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/PolyOne-and-Xenia-Sign-Metal-and-Thermoset-Replacement-Agreement_43331.html May 11, 2012
LyondellBasell is increasing its dividend by 60%, effective June 11, to shareholders on record as of May 21. The 40 cts/share payments are subject to approval by the management board...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/LyondellBasell-Increases-Dividend_43317.html May 10, 2012
Nova Chemicals says it will sell its performance styrenics business to insulated building materials maker PFB Corp (Calgary, AB). Financial details were not disclosed. The deal also...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polystyrene/Nova-Chemicals-Sells-Styrenics-Business_43341.html May 9, 2012
Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe, a subsidiary of Ineos, says it has decided to consider the possible divestment of its high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plants at Rosignano, Italy...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Ineos-Considers-Divestment-of-HDPE-Plants-in-Italy-and-France_43312.html May 8, 2012
Westlake Chemical says it has abandoned its $1.3-billion unsolicited bid to acquire Georgia Gulf, and will liquidate its holdings of Georgia Gulf common stock as market conditions...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Westlake-Drops-Bid-for-Georgia-Gulf-UPDATED_43240.html May 4, 2012
Advanced Petrochemical Co. (Advanced; Jubail, Saudi Arabia) and the Turkish trader Bayegan (Istanbul) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Thursday to build a $1-billion...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Advanced-Petrochemical-and-Bayegan-to-Form-PP-Production-JV-in-Turkey_43222.html May 3, 2012
Georgia Gulf’s first-quarter net income nearly tripled from the year-ago quarter, to $35.3 million, on sales up 9%, to $859.9 million. First-quarter 2012 earnings includes a...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Profits-Rise-at-Georgia-Gulf_43199.html May 1, 2012
Advanced Petrochemical Co. (Advanced; Jubail, Saudi Arabia) says it will shortly sign a memorandum of understanding with an undisclosed Turkish firm to form a polypropylene (PP)...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Advanced-Petrochemical-to-Establish-PP-Production-Joint-Venture-in-Turkey_43146.html April 30, 2012
Sibur (Moscow) and Sinopec signed a cooperation agreement on April 28, which will form the basis for the creation of the previously announced joint venture for the production of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/synthetic_rubber/Sibur-and-Sinopec-Move-Ahead-with-Nitrile-Rubber-JV-in-Russia_43101.html April 19, 2012
Indorama Ventures (Bangkok) says it has partly resumed production at the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin plant operated by Indorama Polymers and AsiaPet at Lopburi, Thailand...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Indorama-Resumes-Production-at-PET-Plant-in-Thailand_42793.html April 18, 2012
Advanced Petrochemical Company (Advanced; Jubail, Saudi Arabia) has reported a major drop in profit in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period of last year and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Advanced-Reports-Lower-Profits-Citing-Low-Prices-and-High-Feedstock-Costs_42750.html April 11, 2012
Sibur (Moscow) says it has acquired the remaining 50% of the chartered capital of Biaxplen LLC (Moscow), one of Russia's largest manufacturers of biaxially oriented polypropylene film...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Sibur-Acquires-the-Remaining-50-percent-of-Russian-PP-Film-Producer_42624.html April 3, 2012
Artlant PTA (Sines, Portugal) has started up a 700,000 m.t./year purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant at Sines, Portugal. Product from the plant will be used mostly to make...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Artlant-Starts-up-PTA-Plant-at-Sines_42394.html April 2, 2012
Braskem (São Paulo) says it has appointed Fernando Musa CEO of Braskem America (Philadelphia), replacing Luiz de Mendonca, who will take the job of CEO at ETH Bioenergia, an...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Musa-to-Take-the-Helm-at-Braskem-America_42433.html April 2, 2012
Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) syas it will build a 250,000 m.t./year on-purpose 1-hexene plant at its Cedar Bayou Chemical Complex at Baytown, TX. Construction is expected to...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/CPChem-Plans-1-Hexene-Plant-at-Baytown_42431.html March 30, 2012
Braskem (São Paulo) says it has a signed a deal with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply three compressor trains for the planned 1.05 million m.t./year Ethylene XXI complex at...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Mitsubishi-to-Supply-Compressor-Trains-for-Braskem-Idesa-Ethylene-XXI-Project_42403.html March 27, 2012
Georgia Gulf and Galata Chemicals (Southbury, CT) say they are collaborating to develop flexible, biobased polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounds containing Galata's biobased Drapex Alpha...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Georgia-Gulf-Taps-Galata-for-Biobased-PVC-Plasticizers_42339.html March 26, 2012
Styron has proposed changes for the settlement of monthly polystyrene (PS) contacts in Europe, calling for contracts to close in the first week, but not later than the tenth working...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polystyrene/Styron-Seeks-Changes-to-Polystyrene-Contract-Settlements-in-Europe_42157.html March 26, 2012
Avantium (Amsterdam), a catalyst technology firm, and Danone, have agreed to jointly develop bottles made from bio-polyethylene furanoate (PEF). The partnership will use...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Avantium-and-Danone-Agree-to-Develop-Bio-PEF-Bottles_42282.html |
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