POLYMER PRICES

North America January 2023: Prices largely unchanged or lower / Engineering materials slump / Tornado has little impact on prices / Rebound unlikely in February

POLYMER PRICES

North America December 2022: Widespread reductions / Good availability coincides with disinclination to buy / The many short-term production outages due to winter storms have little effect on prices / Weak start to the year

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Canadian industry launches Save Plastic campaign / Aims to raise awareness, change perception of plastics

NOVA CHEMICALS

Launch of 100% PCR rPE for packaging

NOVA CHEMICALS

Tricon Energy to serve as European distributor

PETROCHEMICALS

Trade and market disruptions worsen / Increase in PE, PP capacities / Ongoing investment in chemical recycling and decarbonisation projects

POLYMER PRICES

North America August 2022: Polymer prices plummet / Trend turnaround for PS, PA 6 / Falling feedstock costs, weak market base to push prices lower

POLYMER PRICES

North America July 2022: Most prices decline, but styrene-based thermoplastics see major hikes / Weak demand, full inventories / Benzene market calmer / Price reductions on the cards for August

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

LLDPE: Nova Chemicals declares force majeure for Canadian plant / Move unlikely to affect Europe

BOREALIS

Adnoc to take Mubadala's 25% stake in Austrian polymer producer / Move linked to possible Borouge IPO

NOVA CHEMICALS / ENERKEM

Chemical recycling pilot plant to be built in Canada

SIBUR

1.9% stake bought by UAE's Mubadala / Restructuring after merger with TAIF

NOVA CHEMICALS

EUR 1.75 bn investment in PCR / Projects with CNG and GreenMantra

DOW

Countdown to carbon neutrality underway / Net-zero emissions targeted by 2050 / Advanced recycling to pave way for circular plastics

BOTTLE RECYCLING USA

PET recycler Evergreen to double operations by mid-2022

NOVA CHEMICALS

Canadian chemical group continues portfolio streamlining / Sale of tank storage and logistics business in Texas

POLYMER PRICES

North America June 2021: Polyolefin and PVC prices rise again / Pressure eases for styrenics / Most engineering thermoplastics largely firmer / Tight supply situation expected to bring further increases in July

BOREALIS

Lower carbon footprint with 'Bornewables' PP – study / Expansion of anti-pollution project in Indonesia

POLYMER PRICES

North America May 2021: Notations race from one high to the next / Product shortages everywhere / Numerous forces majeures still in place / Benzene price gives reason for hope / Only PS situation likely to improve in June

CANADA

Industry coalition files motion against country's decision to list plastics as toxic / Group says government already considers materials safe

RECYCLING

Dow, LyondellBasell, Nova Chemicals join together to reclaim polyolefins / Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund starts with USD 25m

POLYMER PRICES

North America April 2021: Mammoth price increases dominate the picture / Converters despair over record costs / Benzene price explodes / High costs and low inventories point to new record demands for May

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Nova Chemicals declares force majeure for polyethylene in Canada / Corunna cracker failure

BOREALIS

Project ‘Stop' delivers waste management services to over 130,000 people in Indonesia

NOVA CHEMICALS

Canadian resin producer to sell expandable-styrenics business to Alpek / Focus turns to core olefin and polyethylene business