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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 September 8, 2011
Ineos Technologies has licensed its Innovene polypropylene (PP) process to to Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co., to be used in a 300,000-m.t./year plant at Ningxia, China. The unit will...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Ineos-Agrees-on-Another-PP-Technology-Licence-in-China_37414.html September 1, 2011
Grupo Alfa’s (Monterrey, Mexico) DAK Americas unit says it has completed the acquisition of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) business of Wellman for $185 million. The deal...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/DAK-Americas-Completes-Acquisition-of-Wellmans-PET-Business_37316.html September 1, 2011
Industrie Generali (IG; Sammarate, Italy), a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compound producer and plastics distributor, has acquired Vinyls Italia’s PVC production facilities at...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Industrie-Generali-Acquires-Vinyls-Italia-Operations-at-Ravenna_37312.html September 1, 2011
IneosTechnologies says it has licensed its Innovene polypropylene (PP) process to the Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yanan Energy and Chemical Company at Shaanxi, China. The 300,000...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Ineos-Licenses-Polypropylene-Technology-to-Chinese-Group_37307.html August 31, 2011
BorsodChem (Kazincbarcika, Hungary) says it has decided to close the company's money-losing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) processing business, Ablakprofil, with the loss of 82 jobs...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/BorsodChem-to-Shut-down-PVC-Processing-Business_37294.html August 29, 2011
Sumitomo Chemical has established a 50-50 joint venture with Jilin Xindongtai Engineering Plastics, a compounds producer based at an automotive industry development zone in Jilin...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Sumitomo-establishes-PP-Compounds-JV-in-China_37147.html August 25, 2011
The complex will use low-cost ethane gas to produce 840,000 m.t./year of ethylene and 800,000 m.t./year of polyethylene. It is expected to start production in 2016 and to generate sales of $1.4 billion/year....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/LG-Chem-Plans-$4-billion-Petrochemicals-JV-in-Kazakhstan_37129.html August 23, 2011
Dow Chemical says that Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. (Xining, Qinghai province, China) has selected Dow’s Unipol polypropylene (PP) process technology for its new 160,000...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Chinese-Firm-Selects-Dows-Polypropylene-Technology_37013.html August 16, 2011
Kraton Polymers says it has completed a previously announced project to convert a plant at its Belpre, OH facility for new solid isoprene rubber (IR) capacity. This production...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/synthetic_rubber/Kraton-Completes-Isoprene-Expansion-Projects_36908.html August 8, 2011
de Mendonca: Boosting PP business in U.S. Braskem has announced plans to acquire Dow Chemical’s polypropylene (PP) business for $340 million. The deal includes Dow’s PP...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Braskem-to-Acquire-Dows-PP-Business-for-$340-Million_36684.html August 8, 2011
KNM Group (Selangor, Malaysia) and Zecon (Kuching, Malaysia) have signed an agreement with Gulf Asian Petroleum (GAP; Kuala Lumpur) to build a refinery and polypropylene (PP) plant at...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Gulf-Asian-Petroleum-Plans-Refinery-and-PP-Complex-in-Malaysia_36669.html August 4, 2011
Invista says the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas will allow the company to proceed with its lawsuit against butanediol (BDO) licensor Frontech (Houston). Invista...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Court-Greenlights-Invistas-BDO-Suit-Against-Frontech_36675.html August 4, 2011
BP says it has reached an agreement with JBF RAK (Mumbai) for a previously announced project to construct a 390,000-m.t./year polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant at BP's Geel...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/BP-Reaches-Agreement-with-Indian-Firm-on-PET-Project-in-Belgium_36654.html August 4, 2011
Ineos Technologies has been selected by Qingdao Haijng Chemical (Group) to provide its process technologies for the production of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and suspension polyvinyl...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Ineos-to-Provide-Technology-for-VCM-and-PVC-Complex-in-China_36649.html August 4, 2011
Dow Chemical, previously disclosed as an official partner to the Olympic games, says it will showcase an array of its products at the London Olympic games in the summer of 2012...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Dow-Chemical-to-Wrap-London-Olympic-Stadium_36625.html August 3, 2011
Dow Chemical says that Shandong Shenda Chemical Industry Co. (Tengzhou, Shandong province, China) has selected Dow’s Unipol polypropylene (PP) process technology for its new...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Chinese-Firm-Selects-Dows-Polypropylene-Technology_36618.html |
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