BOREALIS

Net profit up 18% in Q3 / CEO forecasts “another record year” in 2016

BP

Borealis, Ineos and SK reportedly interested in stake in Secco joint venture with Sinopec / Bids to be submitted shortly

BOREALIS

Strong Q2 showing despite forecast sales and earnings slip / Borouge expansion complete

BOREALIS

Net profits soar by 86% in Q1 on strong polyolefins margins / Q2 profits forecast to decline

BOREALIS

Net profits soar in 2015 on strong margins and Borouge 3 start-up

ETHYDCO

PE plant in Egypt in start-up mode / Preparing for exports to Europe

CORRECTION - POLYOLEFINS

Imminent commissioning of new large-scale global plants / Export-oriented production lines in Mexico and Saudi Arabia waiting in the wings / Uncertainty about Borouge / Iran makes a return / Europe as key export destination

POLYETHYLENE

Low-pressure production: HDPE and LLDPE output linked / Number of global swing plants rising / European lines no longer competitive / Local converters increasingly dependent on imports / Exclusive PIE report

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins: Large container terminal for Borouge resins inaugurated in UAE / Capacity for 700,000 t/y

BOREALIS

New sales office in Morocco / Borouge portfolio also included

BOREALIS

First-quarter net profits up significantly year on year despite lower polyolefins prices / Borouge 3 PE plant starts up / Warehouses and terminal open in China and Singapore

POLYPROPYLENE

Versatile material continues to see global growth / Consumption doubled since 2000 / Propane gains importance for propylene production as a result of ethylene decoupling / Availability likely to remain good

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Global oil price slide takes petrochemical chains down with it / Polymer notations plummet across the world / Decline picking up speed / Weak euro brakes downturn somewhat

BOREALIS

Challenge to Finnish tax reassessment / Company says charge is “unjustified”

BOREALIS

Deputy CEO and executive vice president Middle East & Asia Herbert Willerth to retire by year's end

BOREALIS

Third quarter profits reach EUR 185m thanks to strong polyolefins results / Borouge 3 start-up contributes to 41% year-on-year rise

BOREALIS

CEO Mark Garrett's contract extended until mid-2019 / Commitment to “stability and continuity”

BOREALIS

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

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

CHINAPLAS 2014

Sustainability as key theme at this year's plastics mega-event in Shanghai / Organisers expect almost 3,000 exhibitors / “Green Forum” co-organised by PIE / Last call for registrations for exclusive readers' trip to China

FAIRS

"Plastivision Arabia 2014" set for April in Sharjah / "GPCA PlastiCon" during the exhibition

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

BOROUGE

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