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May 2, 2011
Perstorp (Perstorp, Sweden) says its Warrington, U.K. plant has resumed caprolactones monomer production following an unexpected technical problem that forced the site offline on April...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/synthetic_rubber/Perstorp-Restarts-Caprolactones-Production-After-Production-Outage_34516.html April 28, 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-May-Idle-TDI-Plant_34441.html April 27, 2011
EPA has proposed tighter regulations for air toxics emissions from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plants, a court-ordered proposal resulting from a lawsuit brought by the Sierra Club which...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/EPA-Proposes-Tighter-Toxic-Emission-Rules-for-PVC-Plants_34412.html April 20, 2011
Köksan PET Packaging Industry Co. (Gaziantep, Turkey) has awarded a contract to Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin production plant at...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Contract-Awarded-for-PET-Project-in-Turkey_34258.html April 18, 2011
Doubts over the future of Vinyls Italia (Porto Marghera), the stricken manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), grew last weekend with an announcement...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Gita-Fails-to-Secure-Funding-for-Vinyls-Italia-Acquisition_34216.html April 14, 2011
Georgia Gulf has declared force majeure on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) due to reduced ethylene supply and reduced operating rates for chlorine at its production facility at Plaquemine...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Operational-Issues-Force-Georgia-Gulf-to-Declare-Force-Majeure-on-PVC_34151.html April 14, 2011
The agency says it is concerned about consumer exposure to diisocyanate compounds when used in certain applications, such as spray foam insulation, concrete sealants, and floor finishers. Action plans are part of EPA’s effort to bolster chemicals management using its existing authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/methylene_dipara_phenylene_isocyanate/EPA-Latest-Action-Targets-MDI-and-TDI_34115.html April 14, 2011
CB&I says that its Lummus Technology subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the license and basic engineering of a previously announced propane dehydrogenation and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Lummus-to-Supply-Technology-for-Propane-Dehydro-and-PP-Complex-in-Kazakhstan_34109.html April 13, 2011
Reliance Industries says it is moving ahead with the previously announced world-scale capacity expansion projects across the polyester chain. The projects include a plant that will...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Reliance-Moves-Ahead-with-Capacity-Expansion-Projects_34087.html April 12, 2011
The U.K. government has awarded grants to two chemical projects in northeastern England. The government's newly established Regional Growth Fund awarded £15 million to Cleveland...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/U-K-Government-Awards-Grants-to-Fertilizer-and-PET-Projects_34078.html April 12, 2011
Indorama Ventures (Bangkok) says it plans to expand polyethylene terephthalate (PET) capacity in Europe by 220,000 m.t./year. The company operates five plants throughout Europe...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Indorama-to-Boost-European-PET-Capacity_34066.html April 12, 2011
Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff has instructed state oil company Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro) to help stabilize ethanol prices by raising production, a two year project that will...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Petrobras-Steps-Up-Ethanol-Production-to-Stem-Soaring-Prices_34067.html April 11, 2011
Lanxess says it will expand capacity for hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) at Orange, TX and Leverkusen by 40%. The company markets HNBR under the Therban brand name...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/synthetic_rubber/Lanxess-Expands-Rubber-Capacity-in-Germany-and-U-S-_34042.html April 8, 2011
This Week on CW: Solvay is acquiring Rhodia for $4.8 billion, ending months of speculation over what the Belgian company will do with its pile of cash. At GPCA Plastics Forum in Dubai...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-April-8_34036.html April 8, 2011
Braskem says it has begun construction of a new polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant at Marechal Deodoro in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. The plant will involve an investment of R$1 billion...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Braskem-Invests-$633-Million-to-Build-PVC-Plant-in-Brazil_34012.html April 1, 2011
Braskem-Idesa, a joint venture between Braskem and Idesa (Mexico City), has awarded a contract to Technip to build its world scale ethylene plant in Mexico. The project, dubbed...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Braskem-Idesa-Awards-Mexican-Ethylene-Plant-Contract-to-Technip_33862.html March 31, 2011
Foster Wheeler has announced that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has received a contract from Huntsman (Europe) for the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/methylene_dipara_phenylene_isocyanate/Huntsman-and-Partners-to-Expand-Isocyanates-Facility-in-China_33866.html March 29, 2011
Sahara Petrochemicals says its Al Waha Petrochemicals Co. subsidiary has completed a performance test on its propane dehydrogenation plant at Jubail, Saudi Arabia and commercial...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Al-Waha-to-Restart-Propane-Dehydrogenation-Unit-in-April-Following-Performance-Test_33803.html March 25, 2011
BASF says it has received approval from the Chinese authorities to proceed with a previously announced methylene di-para-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) complex at Chongqing, China. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/methylene_dipara_phenylene_isocyanate/BASF-Receives-Approval-for-an-Integrated-MDI-Complex-in-China_33722.html March 22, 2011
The Saudi government has established a technical panel to help resolve a dispute with the European Commission over possible European Union (EU) antidumping duties on polyethylene...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Saudi-Arabia-Establishes-Panel-to-Help-Resolve-PET-Dumping-Dispute-with-Europe_33629.html |
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