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May 11, 2012
PolyOne has signed a cooperation and supply agreement with Xenia to successfully transition from metal or thermoset resins to thermoplastic composites in high-end applications. This...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/PolyOne-and-Xenia-Sign-Metal-and-Thermoset-Replacement-Agreement_43331.html May 11, 2012
LyondellBasell is increasing its dividend by 60%, effective June 11, to shareholders on record as of May 21. The 40 cts/share payments are subject to approval by the management board...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/LyondellBasell-Increases-Dividend_43317.html May 9, 2012
Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe, a subsidiary of Ineos, says it has decided to consider the possible divestment of its high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plants at Rosignano, Italy...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Ineos-Considers-Divestment-of-HDPE-Plants-in-Italy-and-France_43312.html April 2, 2012
Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) syas it will build a 250,000 m.t./year on-purpose 1-hexene plant at its Cedar Bayou Chemical Complex at Baytown, TX. Construction is expected to...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/CPChem-Plans-1-Hexene-Plant-at-Baytown_42431.html March 30, 2012
Braskem (São Paulo) says it has a signed a deal with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply three compressor trains for the planned 1.05 million m.t./year Ethylene XXI complex at...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Mitsubishi-to-Supply-Compressor-Trains-for-Braskem-Idesa-Ethylene-XXI-Project_42403.html March 13, 2012
Nova Chemicals reported fourth-quarter net income of $77 million, up 22% from the year-ago quarter, on higher margins in the company’s olefins segment. Sales were down 5.8% from...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Nova-Chemicals-Posts-Fourth-Quarter-Profit_41962.html March 7, 2012
Westlake Chemical says planned investments to take advantage of shale gas will continue for chemical companies because of the affordability and abundance of shale-derived ethane...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/CERA-Week-2012-Shale-Derived-Feedstocks-Present-Long-Term-Opportunity-for-North-American-Chemical-Industry-Westlake-Says_41843.html February 27, 2012
Formosa Plastics says it will invest about $1.7 billion at its Point Comfort, TX site to build a new, grassroots 800,000-m.t./year ethane cracker, an associated 600,000-m.t./year propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit and a new 300,000-m.t./year low-density polyethylene (LDPE) resin plant. Start-up is expected in 2016, Formosa says. ...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Formosa-Updates-Plans-for-U-S-Expansion_41617.html February 22, 2012
Negotiations for a financing package for the Ethylene XXI complex planned by Braskem (São Paulo) and Grupo Idesa (Mexico City) for Coatzacoalcos, Mexico are “going...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Ethylene-XXI-Financing-Slated-for-Completion-by-End-of-April_41550.html February 21, 2012
Mitra: Doubling investments in petchems. India’s petrochemical and polymer sectors are set for a major boost under the country’s 12th five-year plan, which runs through...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Petrochemicals-and-Polymers-Sector-Poised-for-Major-Expansion_41412.html February 14, 2012
Saudi Arabia's Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu says it has authorized previously announced chemical expansion projects totaling SR21.2 billion ($5.6 billion) at Jubail. The deals...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Saudi-Arabia-Approves-$5-6-Billion-Expansion-Projects-at-Jubail_41339.html February 3, 2012
This Week on CW: Dow Chemical reported a $20 million loss on a tax-related one-time charge. Excluding the charge, Dow recorded earnings of $289 million, down from the year-ago...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Feb-3_41016.html February 1, 2012
PlastIndia, a triennial plastics show, opened in New Delhi today. The international exhibition and conference was inaugurated by K. Jose Cyriac, secretary at the department of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/PlastIndia-2012-Infinite-Opportunities_40951.html January 25, 2012
A U.S. appeals court has upheld a 2010 ruling that Nova had infringed on Dow’s patents for a line of polyethylene resins used in plastic bags. The court upheld a $61.7 million...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Dow-Wins-Appeal-Against-Nova-in-PE-Resin-Patent-Case_40754.html January 25, 2012
The Asian Development Bank (ADB; Manila) said today that it has approved a loan and political risk guarantees of up to $400 million to help build a previously announced petrochemical...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/ADB-Helps-Develop-Uzbekistans-Largest-Petchems-Complex_40740.html January 23, 2012
An explosion rocked one of LyondellBasell’s low-density polyethylene (LDPE) units at Wesseling, Germany over the weekend, affecting LDPE production. The blast injured seven...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/LyondellBasells-Wesseling-LDPE-Unit-Rocked-by-Explosion_40688.html December 23, 2011
The light vehicle industry is a customer of growing importance for the chemical industry in North America, according to ACC's latest Chemistry and Light Vehicles report, released this...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Relationship-Between-Light-Vehicles-and-the-Chemical-Industry-Grows-Stronger_39967.html December 8, 2011
Honeywell has purchased Evonik’s polyethylene (PE) wax technology portfolio, including patents, the company says. The PE waxes have a number of uses in applications such as...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Honeywell-Buys-PE-Wax-Portfolio-from-Evonik_39494.html December 8, 2011
Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) said on Wednesday that construction on its Saudi petrochemical joint venture project has been completed. The complex was built at Jubail by Saudi...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/CPChem-Completes-Construction-of-Saudi-Petrochemical-Complex_39599.html November 17, 2011
Industry groups Plastics Europe (Brussels, Belgium), ACC and the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI; Washington, DC) have partnered with 51 other global plastics organizations to...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/Plastics-Groups-Partner-to-Combat-Marine-Litter_39127.html |
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