PEOPLE

3B Fibreglass appoints Hubert CEO

EVENTS

Latin American and Caribbean Petrochemicals Conference end of May in Paris

DOW CHEMICAL

US giant accepts USD 2.19 bn settlement / K-Dow books closed / Penalty sum angers Kuwaiti officials

LG CHEM

South Korean polycarbonate now available in Europe

VERSALIS

Ambitious recovery plan for Italian producer / Set to reduce commodity dependency

PEOPLE

Sealed Air appoints Jerome A. Peribere CEO

DOW

EBITDA up 30% at USD 2.22 bn in Q1 2013 / Performance plastics segment leads the way in operating profit increase

DOW EUROPE

Partnership with PetroplastVinora launches stretch sleeve label / High performance properties answer calls from brand owners

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks April 2013: Global weakening of European petchems creates downward pressure / Demand falls as supply lengthens / Trend likely to continue

DOW

Pultruded PU system shown at JEC Europe 2013 Improved toughness and fibre wetting

PEOPLE

Thomas Schmutz becomes new Global Technical Service director at Songwon Industrial

DOW

Raising polyethylene prices in EMEA

YPF

Argentinian oil and gas giant signs MoU for shale gas joint venture with Dow Chemical / Focus on ethylene production / Repsol suspicious about latest developments

HANWHA CHEMICAL

South Korean chemical producer reportedly looking into building an ethylene plant in the US / Jumping the shale gas bandwagon

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in March 2013: MDI and TDI sideways / Olefins pull polyols up / Prompt supply despite maintenance / Weather pressures demand / Building season and new quarter could drive

DOW

New specialty plastics plants to be built on US Gulf Coast / Cheap shale gas-derived feedstock

DOW

Licensing, plastics additives up for sale / Divestments worth USD 1.5 bn planned

TDI

Duties on EU imports to China confirmed for five years

DOW

Partnership with 3A Composite Core Materials for wind rotor blades / Global products and solutions

DOW

Arbitration court orders Kuwait group to pay final damages of USD 2.48 bn / Breach of contract suit over failed joint venture

DOW EUROPE

PE price hike in EMEA

ORIENTAL ENERGY

Dow's "Unipol" license for PP plant in Shanghai / Propylene sourced from propane dehydrogenation unit

DOW

USD 400m fine for TDI and MDI price fixing / Last act in long running cartel case

DOW

MOI to produce carbon fibre intermediates and composites with Rusnano and HCC in Russia / Plans inked in Davos

PMC ORGANOMETALLIX

Price hike for tin stabilisers