RUSSIA

Fires at Samara refineries / Impact on Sanors petrochemicals reportedly limited

RUSSIA

A year of war takes toll on Russian plastics, chemical industries / State payments support refineries

ROSNEFT

Seized German refineries brace for transformation / Russian response could hit crude supplies to PCK Schwedt, Leuna

RUSSIA

Attack on Ukraine has consequences for European polymer trade flows / Shortage of Russian material makes itself felt in Eastern Europe / Moscow plans polymer price regulation / Flagship projects on hold?

UKRAINE

Consequences of war: Karpatneftekhim closes plants / Transport affected / Oil, gas, naphtha all up sharply / Polymer prices likely to react / Little local petchem capacity

SHELL

Stake in refinery goes to JV partner Rosneft / Estonian Liwathon left out in the cold

SHELL

Minority shareholding in PCK Schwedt refinery sold to Alcmene / Energy group refocusing on core refining sites

RUSSIA

Billions in petrochemicals investments seek to make country an export nation by 2025 / Nord Stream 2 as acid test / Domestic demand grows faster than polymer production

UFAORGSINTEZ

Explosion and major fire at Russian refinery / One casualty / Negative impact on tight local PE and PP supply?

NAYARA ENERGY

Rosneft subsidiary planning a PP line in India / Country set to be a world player for PP

ROSNEFT / BASHNEFT

Russian economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev arrested over alleged bribe involving ownership change at Bashneft / Kremlin's controversial privatisation drive continues

POLYMER PRICES

Russia October 2016: LDPE and PP buck the general downward trend / Ufaorgsintez ownership change partially responsible for gains / PVC takes a nosedive / November outlook for PET a mixed bag

ROSNEFT

Majority share in Russian oil giant Bashneft acquired / Deal also includes petchems producer Ufaorgsintez

ROSNEFT

ChemChina to acquire 40% stake in VNHK petrochemicals hub near Vladivostok / Feasibility study for petchems project with Sinopec

SAYANSKKHIMPLAST

Russian PVC producer looking for a new owner? / Operations still down amid lack of ethylene feedstock / Rosneft tapped as logical fit

BP / ROSNEFT

Restructuring of German refinery assets okayed by boards / EU approval expected soon

SIBUR / SINOPEC

Chinese state-owned group completes acquisition of minority stake in Russian petchems producer / Collaboration at proposed Amur hub?

KRAUSSMAFFEI

ChemChina pays EUR 925m for German plastics machinery producer / Growth strategy to be accelerated / Plans to add new jobs / Realisation of “Made in China 2025” programme

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries

ROSNEFT

Share in ChemChina acquired / Chinese group in turn enters into Nakhodka mega-project

ROSNEFT

Russian government refuses to give financial backing to four of five large-scale projects / Polyolefin plant in Angarsk also affected

ROSNEFT

Russian oil giant raises international profile / Securing stakes in German refineries / Share in ChemChina acquired

ROSNEFT

Agreement to acquire fellow Russian petrochemicals giant Sanors / Expecting significant oil and gas synergies

SANORS

Licence for PMMA production in Russia secured / Moves forward with MMA plant at same location

POLYMER PRICES

Russia August 2012: As ruble firms, euro prices rise across the board / HDPE notations continue to rise / PP points down / PET and PVC demand remain below expectations / September could see hikes