DOMO

Appointment of Yves Bonte as new CEO / Solvay PA acquisition nears completion

POLYMER PRICES

North America December 2019: Price decline continues / PP down again / Iran conflict and trade war with China to determine developments in the new year / Feedstock costs vary

LYONDELLBASELL / SINOPEC

Joint venture for propylene oxide and styrene in East China / Expansion of output at Ningbo

TURKEY

Rönesans signs licensing deal for USD 1.4 bn PP production site in Ceyhan / Honeywell UOP and LyondellBasell technology

POLYMIRAE / SK ADVANCED

Groundbreaking for PP plant in South Korea / Output earmarked for Asia

LYONDELLBASELL

Q3 net profit and EBITDA down 13% / Quarter included USD 85m positive one-offs that flattered earnings

UNITED CAPS

First solutions for attached plastic closures / Presented at "K 2019" together with LyondellBasell

BRASKEM

European HQ in Rotterdam takes over business in Asia and bio-based polyethylene / Closure of Frankfurt office

WORLD PLASTICS COUNCIL

International alliance meets at "K 2019" / Advocacy is the priority / China's circular plans focus on technology and biopolymers / EPR schemes controversial

LYONDELLBASELL

New catalysis-based chemical recycling scheme / Pilot plant at Ferrara / First samples of Samsonite suitcases made with recycled plastics at “K 2019”

INTERVIEW

World Plastics Council head Jim Seward / Producers set sights on improving waste collection, innovation and collaborations / "Lifecycle thinking is really important"

PIE SPOT PRICE MONITOR

Polyolefins in cautious uptrend / Support from outages in European production

INTERVIEW

Traditional meets intercultural: Meraxis is looking for its place in the world of distribution going forward / One-stop shop for virgin material and recyclate / Swiss family-owned businesses as the core

NESTE

New office in Germany opened / Düsseldorf is global headquarters for Renewable Polymers and Chemicals unit

POLYMER PRICES

North America September 2019: Only polyolefins show small increases / PVC, PS and engineering plastics move predominantly sideways / Automotive slump and trade war have an impact / Storm and drone attacks hold up prices in the short term

LYONDELLBASELL

Expansion of polypropylene compounding in Germany / World's largest PP compounding site

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polypropylene: LyondellBasell declares force majeure on deliveries from Carrington

LYONDELLBASELL

Polyolefins producer sets out expansion in China / MoU with Liaoning Bora for cracker complex JV

PETROCHINA

Construction of ethane cracker in Shaanxi province begins / Downstream PE totalling 800,000 t/y

PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS

New trilateral consortium aims to make crackers more sustainable / Project of EU-based petchem giants backed by national and regional governments

LYONDELLBASELL

Q2 earnings weaker, as forecast / Schulman integration boosts compounds

BRASKEM

Q2 net profit plummets / Core profit in the US and Europe segment falls / Investments in 2019 cut by USD 100m

ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE

Jacob Duer to head global programme / Commitments amount to roughly 1% of members' earnings

BRASKEM

Cracker construction in West Virginia cancelled / Site near US shale gas fields up for sale

PLASTICS INDUSTRY THAILAND

Polymer production growth supported by domestic and foreign investments / Strong demand from packaging and automotive sectors / Reliable logistics infrastructure