http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:27:41 EDT The three units will form part of an integrated, gas-based petrochemical complex.... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/13747.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Formosa says it has lifted its force majeure on high molecular weight polyethylene and... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/13656.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Prices U.S.: LLDPE, 102-105 cts/lb, del; HDPE, 97-99 cts/lb, del, domestic; LLDPE, $1,690-$1,700/m.t. fob; HDPE, $1,580-$1,610/m.t. fob, export EUROPE: LLDPE, €1,445-€1,465/m.t. del... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/13661.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Arabia. The... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/13684.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Dhabi)... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/13523.html Mon, 11 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Unipetrol (Prague), a subsidiary of PKN Orlen (Warsaw) says it is planning a 21-day shut down at its Litvinov, Czech Republic olefins complex at the beginning of October for... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/13524.html Mon, 11 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT European spot polyethylene (PE) prices surged in the second half of June, opening a limited arbitrage window for North American exporters. At current feedstock prices, North American ethylene... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/13131.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT James Fitterling has been named CEO of the petchem joint venture between Dow Chemical and Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC; Kuwait City). The 50-50 jv will be called K-Dow Petrochemicals, and will be headquartered in southeast Michigan.... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/13033.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Nova Chemicals will take a “relatively large” non-cash accounting charge that could “mask” investor understanding of the company’s performance, CEO Jeff Lipton told... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/12959.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Equistar Chemicals, a subsidiary of LyondellBasell, says it will permanently cease production of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) at Pasadena, TX by year-end. The 160-million lbs/year LDPE plant... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyethylene/12986.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT