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November 18, 2008
Sabic says it has started operations at the world’s single-largest polypropylene (PP) train at Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The facility has a PP nameplate capacity of 500,000...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Sabic-APCC-Start-Saudi-PP-Projects_15410.html November 10, 2008
LyondellBasell Industries says it has launched a range of butene-1 based polymers, marketed under the name Koattro. The resin is used to manufacture elastic applications including...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/LyondellBasell-Launches-Plasticizers_15260.html November 10, 2008
Ineos Olefins & Polymers USA says it intends to shut down two polypropylene (PP) bulk phase units at La Porte, TX by early 2009. The closure represents approximately 520 million...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Ineos-Shutters-Two-PP-Units-in-the-U-S-_15281.html November 6, 2008
The site will close in first-half 2009 as production is shifted to other plants....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Kochs-Flint-Hills-Unit-to-Shut-Odessa-Cracker-and-Polymers-Production_15192.html October 22, 2008
The facility will be built at Guangzhou....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Borouge-Signs-Contract-for-Logistics-Hub-in-China_14901.html September 15, 2008
LyondellBasell Industries has signed a project development agreement for a previously announced polypropylene (PP) manufacturing complex in Trinidad and Tobago. The company signed the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/LyondellBasell-Firms-Up-Trinidad-PP-Complex_14187.html September 12, 2008
The expected downturn in the global petrochemical industry will have a major impact on the polypropylene (PP) sector, analysts say. Huge capacity additions under way coupled with high...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Polypropylene-The-Leader-Board-is-Changing_14197.html September 10, 2008
LyondellBasell has confirmed CW’s exclusive report that its polyolefin technologies have been selected for three plants to be built by Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries (KPI...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/LyondellBasell-Confirms-Kazakhstan-Technologies_14041.html September 10, 2008
LyondellBasell says it has signed a project development to evaluate the construction and operation of a fully integrated...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/LyondellBasell-Signs-Deal-for-Trinidad-and-Tobago-Polypropylene-Complex_14105.html August 25, 2008
Sibur has broken ground for a previously announced propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene (PP) complex at Tobolsk, Russia (CW, Jan.14, p. 17). The plant will be operated by...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/&hellip-Starts-Work-on-Tobolsk-PP-Project_13785.html August 22, 2008
The three units will form part of an integrated, gas-based petrochemical complex....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/LyondellBasell-Confirms-Technology-Selection-for-Polyolefin-Plants-in-Kazakhstan_13747.html August 20, 2008
Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG; Riyadh) and ChevronPhillips Chemical (CPChem) say their Jubail Chevron Phillips Co. joint venture has started production at Al Jubail, Saudi...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Jubail-Chevron-Phillips-Begins-Production_13684.html August 19, 2008
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings (Tokyo) is aiming for higher, more profitable ground. The company, Japan’s largest chemical maker, is targeting the higher-value performance products for which it has market or technology advantages, and de-emphasizing petrochemicals....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Mitsubishi-Chemical-Rebuilding-Profitability_13645.html August 18, 2008
Arabian Industrial Fibres Co. (Ibn Rushd; Yanbu, Saudi Arabia), an affiliate of Sabic, says it will build a 525,000-m.t./year polypropylene (PP) plant at Yanbu by 2012. The company has...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Ibn-Rushd-to-Build-Big-PP-Plant-and-Propane-Dehydro-Unit_13639.html August 18, 2008
LyondellBasell subsidiary Basell Canada has sold its assets and land at Sarnia, ON to Shell’s Canadian affiliates, LyondellBasell says. The sale includes LyondellBasell’s...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/LyondellBasell-Sells-Sarnia-Site-to-Shell-Starts-Up-Mexican-Unit_13653.html August 18, 2008
Formosa says it has lifted its force majeure on high molecular weight polyethylene and polypropylene from its Point Comfort, TX site, effective August 1. Formosa made the declaration...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Formosa-Lifts-Resin-Force-Majeure_13656.html August 11, 2008
Borouge (Abu Dhabi), a petrochemicals joint venture in which Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. holds 60% and Borealis 40%, says it has awarded a $220-million service contract to Agility (Abu...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Borouge-Awards-$220-Million-Logistic-Hub-Services-Contract-in-China-to-Agility_13523.html August 7, 2008
Arabian Industrial Fibres Co. (Ibn Rushd, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia), an affiliate of Sabic, says it will build a 525,000-m.t./year polypropylene (PP) plant at Yanbu by 2012. The company has...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Ibn-Rushd-to-Build-Huge-PP-plant-at-Yanbu_13481.html August 4, 2008
LyondellBasell says it will increase prices for all grades of polypropylene (PP) sold in North America by 6 cts/lb, effective August 1 or as contracts allow. The company cites the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/LyondellBasell-Ups-PP-Prices-Again_13389.html August 4, 2008
Sharply higher polypropylene (PP) raw material costs have driven up PP prices faster than prices for other resins, including polystyrene (PS), potentially opening the door for...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Higher-PP-Prices-May-Usher-in-Better-Times-for-Polystyrene_13428.html |
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