Chemical Week :: Markets :: Plastics :: Polypropylene http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:43:24 EST Formosa Restarts PP Plant Formosa Plastics says it will restart its polypropylene (PP) plant at... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/15545.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Fire Shuts Mitsubishi Plant Mitsubishi Chemical says it halted operations at its Mizushima, Japan... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/15547.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Ineos Shutters Two U.S. Polypropylene Units 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 about 520 million lb/year of... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/15356.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Reliance Idles Polyester Fiber and Petrochemical Units Reliance Industries has permanently closed five of the seven plants at the company’s Patalganga, India polyester fiber and petrochemical complex due to deteriorating market conditions... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/15386.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Sabic, APCC Start Saudi PP Projects Sabic says it has started operations at the world’s single-largest polypropylene (PP) train at Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/15410.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST LyondellBasell Launches Plasticizers 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/15260.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Ineos Shutters Two PP Units in the U.S. 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 lb/year of... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/15281.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Koch's Flint Hills Unit to Shut Odessa Cracker and Polymers Production The site will close in first-half 2009 as production is shifted to other plants.... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/15192.html Thu, 6 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Borouge Signs Contract for Logistics Hub in China The facility will be built at Guangzhou.... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/14901.html Tue, 21 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT LyondellBasell Firms Up Trinidad PP Complex LyondellBasell Industries has signed a project development agreement for a previously announced polypropylene (PP) manufacturing complex in Trinidad and Tobago. The company signed the agreement... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polypropylene/14187.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT