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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/polypropylene/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/polypropylene/Korea-Fines-Firms-for-Fixing-PP-and-HDPE-Prices_5741.html August 6, 2007
Mitsui Chemicals says it has signed an agreement with Thai Polypropylene (TPP; Bangkok) to license Mitsui’s polypropylene (PP) technology for a 400,000-m.t./year plant to be...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Mitsui-Licenses-Technology-to-Thai-Polypropylene_5726.html August 6, 2007
PolyMirae (Yeosu, Korea) is studying plans to add polypropylene (PP) capacity at its Yeosu complex, CW has learned. The company is a 50-50 joint venture between Daelim Industrial...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/PolyMirae-Eyes-PP-Expansion-in-Korea_5718.html August 6, 2007
ExxonMobil says its films business will increase production of specialty oriented polypropylene (OPP) films at LaGrange, GA. The investment will increase ExxonMobil’s North...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/ExxonMobil-Boosts-OPP-Capacity_5712.html July 31, 2007
Pequiven (Caracas) and Braskem (Sao Paulo), 50-50 partners in a planned petrochemical complex at José, Venezuela, say they have selected Basell’s Spheripol polypropylene...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Braskem-and-Pequiven-Pick-Basell-PP-Process_6554.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/polypropylene/Dubais-Plastics-Exchange-to-be-Launched-in-Third-Quarter_6572.html July 30, 2007
International Petroleum Investment Co. (IPIC; Abu Dhabi) says it has agreed to acquire a 20% stake in Oman Polypropylene (OPP) from Oman Oil Co. (OOC; Muscat). The deal cuts...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Oman-Reshuffles-PP-Stakes_5679.html July 30, 2007
The London Metal Exchange (LME) says it will introduce three new regional plastics contracts, as well as add dates for prompt shipments to facilitate spot trading. The additions are...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/LME-Adds-Contracts-Prompt-Dates_5653.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/polypropylene/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/polypropylene/Mitsui-to-Join-Sipchem-Venture-in-Saudi-Arabia_5639.html July 30, 2007
After the general retreat in spot prices two weeks ago, the relative strengths and weaknesses of various products came to the fore last week. Spot ethylene in the U.S. turned upward...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/COMMENTARY_5545.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/polypropylene/Polymers-Sales-Rise_5349.html July 30, 2007
Economy and Chemical Demand to Strengthen Russia’s GDP will grow 6% in 2007, according to forecasts by technical and economic research institute Niitekhim (Moscow). The European...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Russia_5327.html July 26, 2007
Borealis says it will invest approximately $8.8 million to increase capacity at its Itatiba, Brazil polypropylene (PP) compounding plant by 11,000 m.t./year. The additional capacity...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Borealis-Ups-Brazil-PP-Compounding_6292.html July 26, 2007
Ticona, the engineering plastics subsidiary of Celanese, says it has short-listed two sites for a previously announced relocation of its manufacturing operations at Kelsterbach...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Ticona-Shortlists-New-Sites-for-Move-from-Kelsterbach_6007.html July 26, 2007
Aker Kvaerner says it has been awarded a contract for the basic engineering design and supply of certain equipment items for a 200,000-m.t./year polypropylene (PP) plant to be built...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Aker-Kvaerner-Awarded-PP-Contract-in-China_5939.html July 25, 2007
Braskem (São Paulo) says it has signed an agreement to form a previously announced 50-50 joint venture with Venezuelan state chemical company Pequiven (Caracas) to build an...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Braskem-Signs-JV-with-Pequiven-for-Venezuela-Projects_6163.html July 25, 2007
Liveris: Pursuing ‘asset-light’ strategy. Dow Chemical says it is in discussion with potential partners regarding putting its polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS)...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Dow-Eyes-PP-and-PS-Ventures-Creates-Coating-and-Footwear-Units_5494.html July 25, 2007
The government of Oman is planning a refining and petrochemical hub in the country’s coastal area of Duqm, local reports say. Jacobs Engineering is carrying out a feasibility...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/Oman-Plans-Refining-And-Petrochemical-Complex_6228.html |
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