CELANESE

Improved earnings dynamics in sight for engineered materials segment / Portfolio focused on high-growth markets and sustainability / Acquisitions for access

BENVIC

French compounder reorganises portfolio into four groups / Launch of PVC compounds with electrical conduction properties / First sustainability report on 2019 activities

POLYMER PRICES

China engineering thermoplastics March 2021: Prices broadly higher amid tight supply / Feedstock costs mixed / Buyers expect supply to stabilise in April as most grades move sideways

K.D. FEDDERSEN

Medical grades from Celanese added to distribution portfolio

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS USA

Polymer production on hold in multiple locations / Oil production in Texas reduced by 80%

CELANESE

Q4 sales jump as demand swings back to pre-pandemic levels / Resumption of plan to expand Clear Lake acetic-acid capacity / Plans to build liquid crystal polymer plant in China

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Outage of Celanese's acetic-acid plant in the US / Europe dependent on imports

BENVIC

Acquisition of former SO.F.TER plant in Italy / Celanese focuses on Forli

CELANESE

Global price hikes for technical compounds

COMPOSITES

European production slumps by almost 13% / Volume falls below 1m t for the first time / Loss of global market share / Best performance from flat panels and pipes

CELANESE

Course change for cellulose acetate segment / Bio-based and biodegradable “Blueridge” granules

CELANESE

Chemical group delays expansion of German POM capacity due to Covid-19

CELANESE

Q3 revenues down 11% year-on-year / Engineered materials unit returns to profit / Sales in automotive segment soar more than 80%

CELANESE

Expansion of US production of UHMW-PE / Electric vehicles drive demand

CELANESE

Global price hike for engineered materials

CELANESE

Sale of Polyplastics share to Daicel completed / Investments in Asian compounding

POLYPLASTICS

20,000 t/y COC plant planned / Start-up expected by mid-2023

CELANESE

Global VAM price rise with immediate effect

CELANESE

Key Q2 earnings nearly halved as sales plunge 25% / Three European compounding sites to be closed and assets relocated to Italy

POLYPLASTICS

Celanese to sell its 45% stake to Daicel for EUR 1.4 bn / JV partners to part ways after 56 years / Marketing conflicts

ETHYLENE

EU commission fines Celanese, Clariant and Orbia / Companies implicated in illegal C2 purchasing scheme

CELANESE

Global price hikes set for vinyl acetate monomer

CELANESE

Anti-dumping petition filed in Europe for UHMW-PE imports from South Korea

CELANESE

Purchase of redispersible polymer powders business from Nouryon / Support for medical supply industries during Covid-19 pandemic

MEDICAL PLASTICS

Antibacterial polypropylene film being developed for hospital use / Project funded by EU “Horizon 2020”