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June 2, 2011
Braskem’s chlor-alkali unit at its Maceio facility at Alagoas, Brazil will remain shut following a chlorine leak and subsequent pipeline rupture on May 21 and May 23...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Braskem-Chlor-Alkali-Unit-Remains-Offline-Following-Accident_35244.html June 1, 2011
The companies will divest ABS plant at Tarragona, Spain...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polystyrene/BASF-and-Ineos-Receive-Regulatory-Approval-for-Styrolution-JV_35208.html June 1, 2011
The Ministry of Economic Development (Rome) was the venue last Friday of the latest meeting to discuss the increasingly bleak outlook for Vinyls Italia (Porto Marghera), a manufacturer...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Vinyls-Italia-Is-Likely-to-Be-Carved-up_35211.html June 1, 2011
Lanxess says that it will invest €200 million ($288 million) to build a 140,000-m.t/year neodymium polybutadiene rubber (Nd-PBR) plant at the Jurong Island Chemical Park in...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/synthetic_rubber/Lanxess-to-Invest-&euro200-Million-to-Build-Nd-PBR-Plant-in-Singapore_35204.html May 27, 2011
Polyester manufacturer JBF Industries (Mumbai) says its JBF RAK subsidiary has signed a preliminary agreement with BP to build a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant at BP's Geel...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Indian-Firm-Plans-PET-Plant-at-BP-Site-in-Belgium_35114.html May 27, 2011
Toyo Engineering (Narashino, Japan) says its Toyo Engineering India (Mumbai) subsidiary has been awarded a contract by Indian Synthetic Rubber Limited (ISRL) to build a previously...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/synthetic_rubber/Toyo-Engineering-Awarded-Contract-to-Build-SBR-Plant-in-India_35115.html May 26, 2011
Nova Chemicals reported first-quarter net income of $163 million, up 69% from the year-ago quarter, on stronger sales volumes and higher selling prices. Operating income in the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Nova-Profits-Boosted-by-Strong-Sales-and-Selling-Prices_35062.html May 25, 2011
China is accelerating its shift to coal-derived chemicals to offset its growing dependence on oil imports. The country is on track to significantly hike its coal-to-chemical and fuel...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/China-Accelerates-and-Deepens-Coal-to-Chemical-Activities_35025.html May 23, 2011
Dow Chemical says it has completed a pilot test for turning recycled plastic into energy. The pilot test found that 96% of available energy was recovered after incinerating 578 lbs of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Dow-Completes-Pilot-Project-for-Turning-Recycled-Plastic-into-Energy_34985.html May 23, 2011
Several New Special Economic Zones are Planned...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/9th-IPF-Iran-Aims-to-Become-the-Leading-Mideast-Petrochemicals-Player_34977.html May 18, 2011
BASF has confirmed that BASF and Ineos have offered the EU Commission to sell one plant to gain regulatory approval from the commission for their Styrolution...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polystyrene/BASF-and-Ineos-Offer-to-Divest-Plant-to-Gain-EU-Approval-for-Styrolution-JV_34913.html May 16, 2011
Mossi & Ghisolfi Group (M&G; Tortona, Italy) plans to build a polyethylene terephthalate (PET), fully integrated with a new purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant at the same...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/M-and-G-to-Build-World-Scale-PET-and-PTA-Facility-in-U-S-_34828.html May 16, 2011
BorsodChem (Kazincbarcika, Hungary) says it is reviewing operations at its smaller toluene diisocyanate (TDI) plant at Kazincbarcika, and that it may idle the unit temporarily when the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/toluene_diisocyanate/BorsodChem-Considers-Plans-to-Idle-TDI-Plant_34802.html May 16, 2011
Indorama Ventures (Bangkok) says it has begun to restart its 432,000-m.t./year AlphaPet polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant at Decatur, AL following a power outage on April 28. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Alphapet-Plant-Begins-Restart_34783.html May 16, 2011
Köksan PET Packaging Industry Co. (Gaziantep, Turkey) has awarded a contract to Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build a 216,000-m.t./year polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin production...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Contract-Awarded-for-PET-Manufacturing-Plant-in-Turkey_34751.html May 13, 2011
This Week on CW: M&G is the latest company to announce new construction plans on the Gulf Coast, in the form of a world-scale PET and PTA facility. DuPont, meanwhile, is investing...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-May-13_34865.html May 11, 2011
Mossi & Ghisolfi Group (M&G; Tortona, Italy), the Americas’ largest producer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for packaging applications, says it will build a next...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/M-and-G-to-Build-World-Scale-PET-and-PTA-Facility-on-U-S-Gulf-Coast_34752.html May 11, 2011
Styron today broke ground on a previously announced 50,000 m.t./year solution styrene butadiene rubber (SSBR) plant at Schkopau, Germany. The ceremony was attended by by Brigitta...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polystyrene/Styron-Breaks-Ground-on-SSBR-Plant-in-Germany_34740.html May 5, 2011
Georgia Gulf reported first quarter net income of $12.1 million (35 cts/share), compared to a net loss of $19 million in the year-ago quarter. Operating income was $36.6 million...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Higher-Sales-and-Selling-Prices-Push-Georgia-Gulf-Into-the-Black_34598.html May 4, 2011
Bayer MaterialScience says it plans to invest about $120 million at its Baytown, TX facility to upgrade its isocyanates and polycarbonate units and increase capacity through a series...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/toluene_diisocyanate/Bayer-MaterialScience-to-Invest-$120-Million-for-Baytown-Upgrades_34541.html |
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