OLTCHIM

Romanian prime minister Ponta slams all three potential investors / “Difficult situation”

SIBUR

Launching PP imports to battle tightness in Russian market

CORRECTION - OLTCHIM

Four investors ready to bid for ailing Romanian petrochemical group / PCC and Rompetrol shareholders among the interested parties / Offer deadline expires in mid-April

HIP PETROHEMIJA

Breathing new life into polyolefin expansion plans / Debt restructured / NIS receives additional shares

OLTCHIM

Gazprom subsidiary interested in takeover / Production cuts continue in November

POLYMER PRICES

Standard thermoplastics in October 2011: PE, PP and PVC down despite stable costs / PS in triple-digit fall / EPS margins improve / Production cuts with limited impact / Targeted hikes have little chance of success

SIBUR

Plans to launch PE production at the Caspian Sea reportedly taken off the shelf again / New LDPE line to start up by 2015?

UHDE INVENTA-FISCHER

MTR-powered PET line for Russia's Alco-Naphtha starts operations in Kaliningrad / “Biggest single-train PET plant in Europe”

RUSSIA

Polyolefins capacity set to surge / Increased focus on export-oriented projects

SIBUR

Joint venture in PP with Moscow Oil Refinery / Plans to acquire Russian polyolefins producer