NPE

US plastics trade fair attracts significantly fewer visitors than 2018 / Europe's weakness becomes North America's strength

SABIC

Range of automotive applications for PP-UMS foam resin demonstrated at NPE

LYONDELLBASELL

US polymer group puts its European business to the test

POLYMER PRICES

North America April 2024: Prices move in different directions / PP falls again / Cost situation supports prices for engineering thermoplastics / No major price jumps expected in May

SABIC

Cracker shutdown in Geleen could be the end of the road for Wilton plant / “North America is a market with strong dynamism”

SABIC

Bread bags made with recycled post-consumer PE

BASF

World's first electric cracker demo plant inaugurated / Joint project with Sabic, Linde aims for more sustainability

SABIC

Dutch naphtha cracker to be shuttered / Olefin capacities at site halved

RECYCLING INDIA

Sabic, Pashupati sign MoU / Agreement aims to boost recycling activity across world's most populated nation

SABIC

Saudi Arabian group results characterised by weak figures for 2023 / Decision on Fujian complex reached

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyethylene, polypropylene: Fire at ExxonMobil refinery in France

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polypropylene: Invista force majeure could affect US exports to Europe

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polypropylene: Outage at Sabic plant significantly exacerbates shortage

EVENTS

PRC Europe 2024 to be held in Amsterdam / Focus on downstream transformation in the Petchem sector

POLYMER PRICES

North America January 2024: Crackers, refineries come to a halt due to cold weather / Higher feedstock costs prevent decreases / Standard grades expected higher in February, engineering plastics to remain weak

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyethylene: Sabic reportedly declares force majeure in the Netherlands

PETROCHEMICALS USA

Onset of winter cripples plants in Texas, Louisiana / Exports to Europe only affected to a small extent

SABIC

Renewable Trucircle PP used to produce rigid, food-contact packaging in S.Korea

SABIC / LINDE

Firms seek to decarbonise ethylene glycol process / Saudi government joins carbon capture and storage thinktank

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Low-carbon group cuts ties with World Economic Forum / CEOs line up to accelerate journey to net zero targets

POLYMER PRICES

North America November 2023: Rollovers, reductions prevail / Only PP moves higher / Weak orders coincide with ample supply / Year set to end on soft note

TOTALENERGIES

Plans with Sabic to sell the styrene/polystyrene plants in US

RÖHM

Bohnen named CEO of Plexiglas manufacturer

RÖHM

Semi-finshed products units to merge for spin off

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

NGOs warn of damage from ocean clean-up tech / Groups demand cuts in plastics production, use