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October 19, 2011
Ineos says it has been awarded a contract to license the company's Innovene polypropylene (PP) technology to Sinopec Maoming Co., a Sinopec subsidiary. The technology will be used in a...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Ineos-Awarded-Its-Fourth-PP-Technology-License-in-China-this-Year_38405.html October 17, 2011
Ungerleider: Demand growth will outpace supply. Woelfel: North American PE producers will remain competitive. Following a strong rebound in 2010, domestic demand for polyethylene (PE)...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/North-American-Polyethylene-Producers-Optimistic-for-Growth_38355.html October 17, 2011
The global polypropylene (PP) market will grow by 5%-6%/year in 2011-12, producers and analysts say. PP, invented more than 50 years ago, continues to find new uses and generate growth...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Polypropylene-Automotive-Trends-Versatility-Boost-Demand_38304.html October 12, 2011
The U.S. recycling rate for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers rose 1 percentage point in 2010, to 29%, according to the National Association for PET Container Resources...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/U-S-PET-Recycling-Rate-Rises-for-Seventh-Straight-Year_38247.html October 11, 2011
Sibur (Moscow) says it has entered into a memorandum of extended cooperation with Sinopec on the possible formation of two joint ventures for the production of nitrile butadiene rubber...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/synthetic_rubber/Sibur-and-Sinopec-Plan-Nitrile-Rubber-Joint-Ventures-in-China-and-Russia_38221.html October 7, 2011
Researchers from the U.K. Universities of Durham (Durham) and Leeds (Leeds) have developed a model that can be used as a high tech recipe book for making the perfect plastic for a...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/U-K-Researchers-Take-out-Trial-and-Error-of-Developing-Novel-Plastic-Compounds_38160.html October 7, 2011
Lotte Chemical U.K., a subsidiary of the Honam (Seoul) group, will invest in excess of £60 million ($92.7 million) to build an additional polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Lotte-Chemical-to-Build-Large-PET-Plant-in-the-U-K-_38063.html October 4, 2011
BASF and Ineos, partners in the styrenics joint venture Styrolution, say the company started operating as an independent unit on October 1, 2011, following approval from the relevant...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polystyrene/BASF-and-Ineos-Launch-Styrolution-Are-Close-to-Divesting-Spanish-ABS-Asset_38020.html October 3, 2011
Braskem says it has completed the acquisition of the polypropylene (PP) business from Dow Chemical. The assets involved in the deal include manufacturing sites at Freeport and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Braskem-Completes-Acquisition-of-Dows-PP-Business_38000.html September 28, 2011
Synthetic biology firm Amyris (Emeryville, CA) says it has partnered with tire giant Michelin to develop and commercialize isoprene made from renewable sources. Under the terms...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/synthetic_rubber/Michelin-Taps-Amyris-for-Biobased-Isoprene_37922.html September 28, 2011
Alujain Corporation says that has had to take offline a propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene (PP) complex at Yanbu belonging to subsidiary NatPet, following a “sudden...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/NatPet-Takes-Yanbu-PP-Complex-Offline-Due-to-Technical-Problems_37914.html September 26, 2011
Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) and Sumitomo Chemical say they will permanently shut down the polypropylene (PP) assets of their joint venture, Phillips Sumika Polypropylene, at...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/CPChem-Shutters-Texas-Polypropylene-JV_37839.html September 26, 2011
Indorama Ventures (Bangkok) has agreed to acquire polyester fiber and recycling company Wellman International (Mullagh, Ireland) from industrial holding firm Aurelius (Munich) for an...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Indorama-Acquires-Polyester-Fiber-and-Recycling-Business_37797.html September 26, 2011
Lanxess says it will invest €12 million to convert part of its ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber capacity to Keltan Advanced Catalysis Elastomers (Keltan ACE)...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/synthetic_rubber/Lanxess-Converts-a-Part-of-EPDM-Capacity-to-Energy-Saving-Technology_37789.html September 26, 2011
Photo courtesy of West Virginia Department of Commerce (www.wvcommerce.org). Kureha PGA, a subsidiary of Kureha Corp. (Tokyo), says it has begun operations at a previously announced...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Kureha-Begins-PGA-Production_37817.html September 21, 2011
Lanxess plans to commercially produce ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) from bio-based ethylene by the end of the year. Lanxess plans to use ethylene supplied derived purely from...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/synthetic_rubber/Lanxess-to-Produce-Bio-Based-EPDM-By-Year-End_37710.html September 21, 2011
Lanxess has confirmed its full-year 2011 earnings estimates because of ongoing strong demand for synthetic rubbers. “As announced, we will increase our EBITDA pre-exceptionals by...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/synthetic_rubber/Lanxess-Confirms-Full-Year-Earnings-Estimates_37712.html September 20, 2011
Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) and Sumika Polymers America (New York) say they will permanently shut the polypropylene (PP) assets of their joint venture, Phillips Sumika...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/CPChem-to-Close-PP-Joint-Venture-in-Pasadena_37580.html September 9, 2011
ConocoPhillips plans to include its stake in Chevron Phillips Chemical (CP Chem), a 50-50 joint venture with Chevron, with the downstream refining assets that it plans to spin off in by mid-2012....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/ConocoPhillips-to-Include-CP-Chem-Stake-with-Refining-Assets-for-Spin-Off_37524.html September 9, 2011
Manufacturing sites in Italy previously operated by Vinyls Italia for the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) could in future be devoted to...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/New-Bids-Submitted-for-Vinyls-Italia-Sites-at-Porto-Marghera-and-Porto-Torres_37503.html |
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