SOLVAY

Adjusted earnings fall 13% / Vinyls as assets for sale / PA turnaround expected

INEOS

Grangemouth to reopen after labour dispute ends / UK agrees to grants, loans for ethane terminal

INEOS / SOLVAY

EU has reservations concerning JV deal / Ineos puts forward divestment of two German plants

LYONDELLBASELL

VAM storage agreement with Belgian company signed

UNIPETROL

Selection of "Innovene S" technology for HDPE line

INEOS

Shuttering VAM production unit in UK

INEOS

Biesterfeld Plastics new distributor for PS-based microgranules

REPSOL

Plans to invest EUR 120m in Tarragona and Puertollano through 2016 / Restructuring for high-grade materials EVA, PE metallocene grades and polyols / Days numbered for EPS site Monzon

INEOS

Construction work begins on China phenol JV with Sinopec / Start-up expected in Q4 2016

SOLVAY / INEOS

Awaiting clearance from European Commission for PVC JV

INEOS

Ratcliffe threatens to pull out of Grangemouth / Shale gas an alternative to North Sea gas

TOTAL

Update: Plans to restructure Carling / More speciality resins in future / Cracker to be mothballed / Expansion of PE line included / Ineos to continue HDPE at Sarralbe site

INEOS

Higher price for S-PVC in Europe set

TOTAL

French management prepared to close naphtha cracker / Fate of Carling site and polymer plant uncertain

STYROLUTION

BASF reiterates commitment to styrenics JV / Growth targets outlined in Frankfurt

SOLVAY

Operating profit falls 14% in second quarter of 2013 / Good progress on chlorovinyls JV with Ineos / Confidence in full-year earnings performance

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics July 2013: All products rise despite stagnating costs / Market tight due to poor supply and normal demand / Monomer-plus-margin strategy drives calls for hikes

INEOS

PVC list price adjusted upwards as of August

INEOS

Next steps in HDPE joint venture with Sasol proceed / New 470,000 t/y facility to be ready for start up in 2015

ORIENTAL ENERGY

Selects Ineos licence for PP process for Ningbo site / Part of expansion programme to become major player

RECYCLING

PVC industry group joins Swedish project to boost recycling in healthcare

CNOOC

Purchase of PE licence from Ineos for Huizhou petrochemicals site

INEOS

Weighing LAO expansion in the US and Canada / PAO debottlenecking in US over, Belgium continues

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics June 2013: Margin improvement for PE smaller than hoped / Monomer boosts PP, PS and EPS / Tightness despite weak demand / Costs stable / More hikes ahead

INEOS

EPS line in Marl to be shut down / Optimisation steps for remaining production sites / Site no longer profitable