EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

PIE speaks to Sabic CEO Yousef Abdullah al-Benyan and executive vice president Polymers Abdulrahman al-Fageeh ahead of "K 2016" / Company committed to "diversifying its feedstock sources" / Confident in European and American PC markets

TOTAL

Surface finishing technology specialist Atotech sold to investor Carlyle

EVENTS

“Sustainability in Packaging Europe” conference to take place in Barcelona in early November

RENMATIX

US biotechnology company receives USD 14m financial injection from group of investors led by Bill Gates / Greater collaboration with France's Total

TOTAL

New HDPE “Circular Compounds” range launched / Blending post-consumer recyclate with virgin material / Initial volumes to become available next year

STYRENICS

Global production increasingly consolidated / PS market declining / Capacity expansions in Asia / Worldwide EPS demand continues to rise / Germany is the exception / Insulation segment largely switching to grey EPS

TOTAL

Two Moscow airport workers plead guilty in Total CEO's death / Airport safety breach

TOTAL

French refineries and crackers almost back to normal operations

FRANCE

Situation on petrochemicals front appears to be easing / Pilots announce strikes coinciding with start of UEFA Championship

FRANCE

Police slowly clear union barricades blocking refineries / Public mood flags / Union threatens to extend strikes to rail and nuclear plants / More force majeure declarations

FRANCE

Petrochemical output increasingly threatened by strike / Most refineries affected / Many FM declarations / Minister says the country has been taken hostage

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PE, PP, PS: Strike leads Total to declare force majeure for Gonfreville / Other sites also affected

REICHHOLD

Investors plan merger with Italian composites producer Polynt / Deal expected to close this year

TOTAL

Agreement to buy French battery company Saft / Accelerating growth in renewable energy sector

DOMO CHEMICALS

Future benzene deliveries in eastern Germany to come by pipeline / Massive investment project with partner Total Leuna

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins, EPS: Total lifts FM for Feluy

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins, EPS: Total declares force majeure for Feluy / Truck strike in Belgium prevents deliveries

TOTAL / NPC

MoU for petrochemicals hub in Iran

EPS INSULATION

Fierce competition and high volatility drive consolidation in Germany / French state fund for renovations / New UK market leader is born / Cladding segment increasingly trends towards grey EPS / Prolonged use of HBCD has no notable market relevance

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

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

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

POLYNT

Carbon fibre-reinforced SMC production begins in Germany / Maleic acid anhydride capacity raised

PLASTICS RESEARCH

New polymer R&D centre opens in Lyon / Collaboration involving all key French producers

TOTAL

Development of multilayer high barrier food jars with RPC Promens Consumer / Improved transparency and gloss

MAUSER

Dutch IBC specialist plans IPO in the US