BOREALIS

Follow-up: Acquisition of Speciality Polymers Antwerp complete

SHALE GAS

India's Reliance and China's CNOOC announce plans for gas imports from the US / Feedstock to be used for domestic crackers

BOREALIS

Q2 profits jump on improved margins / Borouge 3 start-up on track

SABIC

Wilton cracker to be upgraded to enable the processing of ethane / Latest player to respond to US shale gas boom

SHALE GAS

US fracking activities gather speed / Excessive ethane earmarked for export / Argentina said to possess large reserves / Poland to begin commercial production in 2016 / Environmental impact contested

BOREALIS

In agreement to take full ownership of Speciality Polymers Antwerp

SP PROCESSUM

Undertaking the development of a homegrown bio-based plastics industry / Potential value chain from forestry-based biomass / Swedish partnership announced

BOREALIS

Three PP grades with post-consumer recycled content introduced / Applications in automotive industry

BOREALIS

Borouge 3 mega facility in Emirates ready for start-up / HDPE in Burghausen set to go offline in October

BOREALIS

Net profits jump in Q1 2014 on better performance / Borouge 3 starting up / Rebranding to reflect company transformation

BOREALIS

Engineering contract awarded to Jacobs for Stenungsund XLPE expansion

BOREALIS

Strengthening global position in wire and cable industry / Investment projects with Borouge / XLPE capacity expansion at two sites

BOREALIS

Advanced HDPE grade for caps and closures / Collaboration with Borouge

BOREALIS

Net profits fall despite gains in polyolefins / Sales reach EUR 8 bn for first time / Borouge 3 start-up in progress

BOREALIS

Long-term supply agreement with Norway's Statoil / Stenungsund cracker to be fed by ethane sourced in Kårstø

YEAR IN REVIEW 2013

Part 1 – General overview: US shale gas boom has European plastics players worried / Commodity sectors dogged by overcapacity, insolvencies / Italy goes all out for biopolymers / Mixed picture for European converters

BOREALIS

New “BorSafe“ PE pressure grades / Increased resistance to disinfectants

PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS

Dubai exchange to launch PP futures trading in February / Timing may reflect “Borouge 3” start

BOREALIS

Net profit improves slightly in Q3 despite weak polyolefins demand

FEDDERSEN

Acquisition of German contract compounder PolyComp / Plastics production capacities to be expanded

BOROUGE

Shanghai compounding unit to be expanded / Plans for second Chinese facility scratched

PEOPLE

Borealis executive board has a new member

BOREALIS

New line for PP-LGF compounds at Monza / Automotive weight saving of 15% claimed

BOREALIS

Soft European polyolefins market contributes to 26% fall in net earnings in Q2 2013 / Borouge profits improve following maintenance turnaround

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2013: Hikes overcompensate cost rise / Supply limited by production cuts and outages / Demand strong for a summer month / Prices could climb further