POLYURETHANE MARKET

Threatening situation / Insufficient MDI delivery volumes / Processors switching off production lines / Customers reacting angrily and helplessly to asked prices / “Isocyanate producers no longer acting with common decency”

HUNTSMAN

Global titanium dioxide price increases / Imminent stock market launch for Venator's pigment division

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

MDI: Only one of Huntsman's two lines in the Netherlands restarted after maintenance

HUNTSMAN

Acquisition of IFS Chemicals completed / Deal strengthens downstream PU capabilities / MDI production in Rozenburg restarted

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyurethane: Covestro declares Europe-wide force majeure on MDI

HUNTSMAN

“Positive trends” in Q1 / Reduced output at Pori through 2018 / Venator spin-off in Q2

HUNTSMAN

Definitive cessation of titanium dioxide activities in Calais / PU segment posts stable result for 2016, pigments clearly stronger

BODO MÖLLER

New marketing subsidiary in Morocco

TRONOX

Acquisition of competitor Cristal in progress / Creation of world's largest titanium dioxide producer imminent

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Prices of white pigments rise worldwide / Availability remains tight / Huntsman force majeure adds more pressure / Further cost reductions must come soon / France seeks classification as carcinogenic

UPDATE - TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Huntsman and Kronos jump on the price increase bandwagon / China's Henan the lone hold-out

HUNTSMAN

Global price hike for iron oxide pigments

HUNTSMAN

TiO2 plant at Pori in Finland offline after fire / “Committed” to repair / Business to be spun off

ASSOCIATIONS

Simon Storer becomes new CEO of British Rigid Urethane Foam Manufacturers' Association

HUNTSMAN

New Shanghai Campus inaugurated / Home to Asia Pacific Technology Center

HUNTSMAN

Global price hike for titanium dioxide pigments

CRISTAL

Fresh hike for titanium dioxide products in place

TRONOX

Global price increase for titanium dioxide

HUNTSMAN

Global price hike for titanium dioxide

ILUKA RESOURCES

Plans to purchase African titanium dioxide producer Sierra Rutile / EUR 250m deal to wrap up in early September

BODO MÖLLER

German distributor establishes subsidiary in India / Focus on Huntsman's Advanced Materials portfolio

HUNTSMAN

Titanium dioxide business to be spun off by Q1 2017 at the latest

HUNTSMAN

“Tioxide” pigment family is extended

HUNTSMAN

South African titanium dioxide plant to shut down / Latest measure to raise competitiveness of Pigments and Additives unit ahead of planned divestiture

PU FOAM

Europur reports good performance last year / EU imports surge as exports fall / Study extended to include Russia and Turkey