VERSALIS

Adriano Alfani appointed CEO

EVENTS

"Petrochemical and Refining Congress – Europe 2020" to take place online in September

VERSALIS

Chemicals segment of Eni slips further into the red / Cracker shutdowns / Parent company with new strategy

ENI / NEXTCHEM

Chemical recycling units at three Italian sites / Versalis and Corepla widen focus

VERSALIS

Acquisition of 40% of compounder Finproject

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Historic collapse in demand due to coronavirus / Opec+ agrees to cut production / US stocks full / Refineries limit output / Polymer supply so far unaffected / Polyolefin niches face rising prices

VERSALIS

Plans to enter chemical recycling / Test plant at Mantua / Former M&G bio-based ethanol unit to restart shortly

ABS

Realignment of grades in PIE's price reports / Extrusion and injection moulding materials now separate / Producers from Asia targeting Europe more strongly / Surplus puts pressure on European producers' margins

VERSALIS

First-half revenues plummet

VERSALIS

Reorganisation strategy in petrochemicals / Cracker capacity in Porto Marghera to be reduced

VERSALIS

New PE packaging from post-consumer waste / Partnership with Italian recycler Montello

ENI

Italian collaboration with Corepla / Research on turning plastic packaging waste into hydrogen

VERSALIS

Operating loss for Eni chemicals arm in 2018 / PE margins wiped out in Q4

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Global alliance of 29 companies aims to help manage plastics waste / Commitments totalling over USD 1 bn

VERSALIS

Eni´s plastics division records losses in third quarter

VERSALIS

Acquisition of Mossi & Ghisolfi's remaining "green" businesses

VERSALIS

EPDM plant opened in Italy / Automotive elastomeric materials

IRAN

Petrochemicals comeback stalls / US and Europe pull in different directions / Sanctions torpedo Western players' plans for re-engagement

VERSALIS

Adjusted profit up by half in 2017 / Business benefits from restructuring

MOSSI & GHISOLFI

Italian politicians concerned about jobs / Versalis deemed interested in takeover

VERSALIS

South Korean elastomer joint venture with Lotte goes into operation / First site in Asia

VERSALIS

Eni's petrochemicals subsidiary headed for record year / Significant increase in earnings in Q3

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Follow-up: Railway line closure in southern Germany narrows supply by road / Other regions also affected

VERSALIS

Eni's petrochemicals subsidiary back in the black after many years / Switch to higher-grade products pays off

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

LDPE: Versalis declares force majeure on “Riblene“ grades from Dunkirk