PLASTICS AND HEALTH USA

Trump EPA drops Biden-era lawsuit against Denka / Chloroprene risk claimed to be overstated

ORLEN

Polish petrochemical group stops construction of new cracker / Nowa Chemia project as replacement

PETROCHEMICALS USA

Environmental Protection Agency steps up action against chemical companies / 218 plants affected

TOTALENERGIES

French group to supply South Africa-based Sasol with solar, wind energy

USA

Winter onset imminent: Several facilities shut as a precautionary measure

MEG

EU decides on final punitive tariffs for US, Saudi imports

WESTLAKE

Explosion near Louisiana ethane cracker / Six injured / Cause unclear

BRUJ INTERNATIONAL

Dutch plastics distributor acquired by compatriot trading group NCT / LyondellBasell retains Sasol contracts

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS USA

Slow restart of polymer production / Problems from frost damage, shortage of spare parts and supply-chain failures

LYONDELLBASELL

Higher Q4 net income and earnings / Recovery in consumer-driven demand and durable goods market / More polyolefins used for packaging and healthcare

SASOL

Sale of PE producer Gemini to Ineos completed

LYONDELLBASELL

JV with Sasol starts in US / Ethylene and polyethylene production in Louisiana

INEOS / SASOL

Ineos to take 100% of Gemini HDPE joint venture for USD 404m

USA

Petrochemical industry recovering from Hurricane Delta / First plants restart / Forces majeures still in effect

SASOL

Follow-up: Future European polyolefin distribution by LyondellBasell / Hardly any South African grades

SASOL

Half of new US cracker sold to LyondellBasell / Polymer sales in Europe could be affected

USA

Power supply instability delays restart of US polymer production after storms / Normalisation in the second half of October at the earliest / Shortages for PE, PVC and PC / Worst hurricane season since 2005

USA

Chemicals and plastics production mostly not directly affected by Hurricane “Laura” / Nevertheless severe capacity losses / Infrastructure damage leads to numerous forces majeures

SASOL

Large stake in US cracker complex reportedly up for sale

INEOS

Forties pipeline shutdown delayed again / Hand sanitiser output increased

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

US Gulf petchems and plastics plants beset by start-up delays / Shin-Etsu, Formosa Plastics and Sasol projects lead the list

SASOL

CEOs Cornell and Nqwababa removed over high costs for construction of US cracker / Grobler takes over

HUNTSMAN

US group acquires remaining share in maleic anhydride JV with Sasol

SASOL

Lake Charles cracker to begin operations end-July / LDPE project delayed a few weeks

HUNTSMAN

Q2 results weaker due to soft demand / Core profit in 2019 expected to drop 20% year on year