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April 7, 2008
Borouge (Abu Dhabi) says it has embarked on a feasibility study to build Borouge 3, a further expansion of its polyolefins operations in Abu Dhabi to add approximately 2.5 million...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Borouge-Plans-Third-Petchems-Complex_11284.html March 27, 2008
Chemists met in London today to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the discovery of polyethylene (PE), the world's most produced polymer, by ICI chemists Reginald Gibson and Eric...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Happy-Birthday-PE-Polyethylene-Invented-75-Years-Ago-Today_11018.html March 21, 2008
Dow Chemical and Crystalsev (São Paulo), one of Brazil’s largest ethanol producers, have formed a joint venture to build a world-scale facility to produce polyethylene...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Dow-Links-with-Brazilian-Ethanol-Maker-for-PE-Project_6947.html March 20, 2008
The $3.5 billion-$4 billion complex would be Vietnam's first world-scale petrochemical project....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Siam-Cement-Plans-Cracker-Chlor-Alkali-JV-in-Vietnam_10982.html March 10, 2008
ShengdaTech (Tai’an City, China), a manufacturer of nano-precipitated calcium carbonate (NPCC) products and coal-based chemicals, says it has developed an NPCC product for use in...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Nano-PCC-Developed-for-PE-Products_10780.html March 3, 2008
Eastman Chemical says it is increasing 2-ethylhexanol prices by 4 cts/lb in North America and Latin America, effective March 1 or as contracts allow • Dow Chemical says it has...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Basic-Chemicals-Price-Watch_10658.html February 25, 2008
Westlake Chemical reported fourth-quarter 2007 net income of $18.8 million, up 30% over the same period last year. Excluding an $8 million tax benefit, earnings were 17 cts/share...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Westlakes-Earnings-Rise-on-Higher-PE-Volumes-but-Vinyls-Unit-Posts-a-Loss_10511.html February 19, 2008
Petromont (Montreal), a 50-50 joint venture between Dow Chemical and the investment arm of the provincial government of Quebec, says it is suspending operations at its ethylene and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Dow-JV-Shutters-Canadian-Cracker-and-PE-Plant_10379.html February 14, 2008
The companies would be partners in the olefins and polyolefins portions of Sipchem's previously announced project at Al Jubail....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Sipchem-Confirms-Saudi-JV-Talks-with-Ineos_10325.html February 13, 2008
Petromont (Montreal), a 50-50 joint venture between Dow Chemical and an arm of the Quebec government, says that on April 30 it will suspend production at its 300,000 m.t./year...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Petromont-Suspends-Petrochemical-Operations_10309.html February 4, 2008
Sibur (Moscow), a Gazprom subsidiary, says it plans to spend 236 million rubles ($9.6 million) on the front-end engineering and design of a petrochemical complex, comprising a gas...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Sibur-Eyes-Gas-Cracker-in-Russias-Astrakhan-Region_10174.html February 4, 2008
Polyolefin demand has yet to accelerate out of the near-standstill that developed in December. Buyers and converters say they are keeping resin and finished goods inventories low in...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Market-Cautiously-Optimistic-as-Demand-Slowly-Recovers_10190.html January 31, 2008
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec; Beijing) and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic; Riyadh) today signed a heads of agreement (HOA) toward forming a previously announced...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Sinopec-and-Sabic-Sign-Tianjin-Deal_10111.html January 28, 2008
Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC; Seoul) has slapped combined fines of won54.17 billion ($57 million) on six Korean companies for conspiring to fix prices of low-density...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Korea-Fines-Firms-for-PE-Price-Fixing_10025.html January 25, 2008
The PE plant could be onstream in 2012, subject to approval by Gazprom....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Sibur-to-Build-Large-Polyethylene-Plant-at-Astrakhan-Outlines-Investment-Plans_10000.html January 22, 2008
Total Petrochemicals USA says it has combined its polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) units into a single polyolefins business unit. The move gives the company greater flexibility...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Totals-U-S-Operation-Forms-Polyolefins-Unit_9863.html January 17, 2008
Total Petrochemicals USA says it combined its polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) units into a new Polyolefins Business Unit. The change was effective January 1, and gives the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Total-Merges-PE-PP-Units-in-U-S-_9840.html January 14, 2008
Nova Chemicals says it will invest $80 million to modernize and expand its polyethylene (PE) production at two sites in Ontario. The projects will add up to 250 million lbs/year...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Nova-Chemicals-Expands-in-Canadian-Resins_9733.html January 14, 2008
Expectations for the plastics industry in 2008 are mixed, “with a strong first quarter and prices declining over the rest of the year,” says Sebastian Castelli, analyst at...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Plastics_9748.html January 10, 2008
Nova Chemicals says it plans to boost polyethylene (PE) capacity at its Corunna and Mooretown, ONT facilities by 250 million lbs over the next two years. Under the plan, Nova will...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Nova-to-Boost-PE-Capacity-in-Canada_9664.html |
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