VENCOREX

Takeover deadline extension for insolvent French isocyanate manufacturer / BorsodChem offers nominal price

BOREALIS

Solar power to feed Schwechat site / Partnership with Verbund

ALPLA

Joint venture with PTT Global Chemical opens Thai recycling plant

PTT GLOBAL CHEMICAL

Plastics recycling facility in Ohio / Products from rPE and rPET

COFFEE CAPSULES

NatureWorks, IMA partnership to develop compostable pods / Trials commence

ALLNEX

Financial investor sells resin specialist to Thai chemical group

ALPLA

EUR 250m to be spent for recycling operations / Expansion and international push

ALPLA

Envicco JV with PTT Global finalised / Recycling plant due online in late 2021

ALPLA

Plans progress with PTT to build rPET and rHDPE plant in Thailand / JV Envicco established

PLASTICS INDUSTRY THAILAND

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

ALPLA

Study to build PET and HDPE recycling plant in Thailand / Collaboration with PTT

LYONDELLBASELL

Thai JV to add fourth PP plant / Growing demand in Southeast Asia

KURARAY

JV with PTT and Sumitomo proceeds with butadiene derivatives plant in Thailand / Adjacent Kuraray MPD project also confirmed

KURARAY

Thai joint venture formed with PTT Global Chemical and Sumitomo / Production of PA 9T and HSBC expected post-2021

PTT

Thai group forward integrates into PTA and PET / Majority shares in SCG and Mitsui

DIC

PS production commissioned in collaboration with Thai Styrenics / Deal secured in response to expected slowdown in PS shipments in Japan

VENCOREX

TDI prices to rise in EMEA

PERSTORP

Expanded R&D investment in “Capa” caprolactones / Bioplastics demand to grow above 20%/year

PERSTORP

Share in Vencorex isocyanates joint venture with Thailand's PTT reduced to 15% / Focus on caprolactones

PERSTORP

Plan to exit Vencorex joint venture / Shares likely to be sold to partner PTT

VENCOREX

French TDI plant in Pont-de-Claix could face the axe / Retrofitting to higher-value products

NATUREWORKS

Engineering contract for Asia PLA project awarded to Jacobs / Thailand preferred project location

POLYMER PRICES

China Standard Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock pricing strengthens / Commodity business picks up / Prices lift on renewed optimism

PERTAMINA

Partnering with Thailand's PTT for proposed Indonesian petrochemical hub / Joint venture to be established before end of 2013

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in February 2013: Steep hike plans firm the market / MDI and TDI with slight gains / No supply bottlenecks despite maintenance / Order volume still flat / Seasonal demand could drive prices