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August 6, 2007
Ineos has picked Biesterfeld Petroplas (Reading, U.K.) to be the company’s distributor of low and linear low density polyethylene in mainland U.K., Biesterfeld says. Biesterfeld...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Biesterfeld-to-Distribute-Ineos-PE_6076.html August 6, 2007
Analysts have welcomed the London Metal Exchange’s (LME) recent decision to introduce regional futures contracts for polypropylene (PP) and linear low-density polyethylene...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Planned-Changes-to-LME-Contracts-Should-Increase-Market-Liquidity_6071.html August 6, 2007
Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC; Seoul) has fined nine Korean companies a combined won105.1 billion ($112 million) for conspiring to fix prices of polypropylene (PP) and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Korea-Fines-Firms-for-Fixing-PP-and-HDPE-Prices_5741.html August 6, 2007
Eastman Chemical says it has agreed to sell its San Roque, Spain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant to La Seda de Barcelona (Barcelona) for about €50 million ($65.5 million)...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Eastman-Sells-PET-Plant-in-Spain_5739.html August 6, 2007
U.S. polyethylene (PE) producers may get at least part of their nominated price increases this month, and there is a strong possibility that prices will rise further in subsequent...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/PE-Price-Increases-May-Stick_5710.html July 31, 2007
Braskem says it has successfully produced trial quantities of what it calls the world’s first “green” high-density polyethylene (PE), made from sugar cane-based...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Braskem-Claims-Worlds-First-Green-PE-Plans-Commercial-Scale-Plant_6691.html July 31, 2007
The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) says it will launch four plastics futures contracts during the third quarter. The four contracts to be launched are low-density...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Dubais-Plastics-Exchange-to-be-Launched-in-Third-Quarter_6572.html July 31, 2007
Robust polyethylene (PE) exports from the U.S. Gulf are expected to prop up operating rates in North America, and lend momentum to a third price increase this year, of 5 cts/lb for...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/U-S-Cost-Advantage-Buoys-U-S-PE-Exports_6610.html July 30, 2007
Davy Process Technology (London), a Johnson Matthey subsidiary, says it has been awarded a contract to provide methanol technology, basic engineering design, and methanol synthesis...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Davys-Methanol-Process-Selected-for-Huge-Plant-in-China_5641.html July 30, 2007
Mitsui & Co. and Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem; Riyadh) are working on a memorandum of understanding for Mitsui to take a stake in Sipchem’s previously...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Mitsui-to-Join-Sipchem-Venture-in-Saudi-Arabia_5639.html July 30, 2007
U.S. sales and captive use of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) rose 0.2% for the first 10 months of the year, to 69.3 billion, ACC...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Polymers-Sales-Rise_5349.html July 30, 2007
Rising feedstock prices have prompted Dow Chemical and Nova Chemical to separately announced polyethylene (PE) price increases of 7 cts/lb, effective January 15. PE producers had...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Polyolefins-Producers-Push-Up-Prices_5345.html July 30, 2007
Basell says it has acquired Ruhr Oel’s steam cracker at Münchsmünster, Germany for an undisclosed amount. Ruhr Oel is a 50-50 joint venture between Petroleos de...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Basell-Buys-German-Cracker-from-BP-PdVSA-Venture_5298.html July 27, 2007
Borealis has announced plans for a major expansion and modernization of its polyethylene (PE) capacity at Stenungsund, Sweden. The company will invest €370 million ($492 million)...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Borealis-Plans-Major-LDPE-Investment-in-Sweden_5969.html July 27, 2007
Uhde India (Mumbai) says it has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction management services contract by IndianOil Corp. for a previously announced 300,000-m.t./year...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Uhde-India-Samsung-Bag-PE-EG-Contracts-from-IndianOil_5979.html July 27, 2007
Lipton: Demand, delays boost outlook. Growing demand and delays in new ethylene and polyethylene (PE) capacity additions will likely keep operating rates strong through at least 2011...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Nova-Expects-Strong-Ethylene-and-PE-Demand-Through-2011_6083.html July 27, 2007
Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, laid the foundation stone last week for a previously announced $1.24-billion project to build a petrochemical complex in the state of Assam...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/India-Breaks-Ground-on-Assam-Cracker-Complex_6124.html July 27, 2007
Basell says its Lupotech T technology has been selected by Poliolefinas Internacionales, an affiliate of Petroquímica de Venezuela and a group of private shareholders, for a...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Basells-Process-Chosen-For-Venezuela-LDPE-Plant_6125.html July 26, 2007
Polyethylene (PE) margins have started to reverse the negative trend seen since last October, analysts say. PE margins reversed course in February as a result of rising PE prices...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Rising-Prices-Drive-Up-PE-Margins_5888.html July 26, 2007
Borouge has awarded a $1.85-billion contract to Tecnimont for construction of three polyolefin plants that will form part of Borouge’s previously announced Borouge 2 complex at...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/-Tecnimont-and-Tecnicas-Reunidas-Bag-Borouge-2-Awards_6128.html |
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