ENI / VERSALIS

Porto Marghera cracker to be decommissioned in 2022 / Aromatics production also to cease / Former Versalis CEO Ferrari has joined SK Capital

EPS

Materials becoming scarce / Styrene cost explosion drives danger of bottlenecks / Prices likely to hit record high in March

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Versalis declares force majeure for EVA deliveries from Germany

STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS

Collaboration with PRE to offer reciprocal membership / Move aims to advance take-up of recycled PS

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Trinseo declares force majeure for SAN production in the Netherlands

BASF

Subsidiary BTC Europe takes over PU distribution / Competition for US distributor Univar

ABS

End of price boom in sight / Arbitrage window for exports to China closes / Imports from Far East expected to pick up again and improve domestic supply in Q2 / Subsequent price adjustments possible

RECYCLING

(Petro)chemical instead of mechanical – or perhaps in addition to? / The future of material recycling for plastic packaging / Pyrolysis, solvolysis and other methods at a glance

VERSALIS

Adriano Alfani appointed CEO

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Versalis to cut ABS production due to ACN shortage / Tight market situation worsens

REPSOL

Collaboration on circular materials with Elix Polymers / Supply of recycled styrene

CEFIC

BASF CEO Martin Brudermüller elected new president

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

Poll of European plastics consumers ranks Repsol top overall supplier / “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2020” provides rankings for materials companies

STYRENICS RECYCLING

Ineos Styrolution and Trinseo spearhead new sustainability project / Pilot plant for feedstock recycling in France

VERSALIS

Chemicals segment of Eni slips further into the red / Cracker shutdowns / Parent company with new strategy

VERSALIS

Purchase of 40% stake in compounder Finproject completed

ENI / NEXTCHEM

Chemical recycling units at three Italian sites / Versalis and Corepla widen focus

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

EVA: Versalis declares force majeure on "Greenflex" products from Oberhausen plant

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

LLDPE: Europe becomes the stage for a sales battle for film grades / Prices for C4 and C6 materials nearly equal in some areas / Can plastics converters benefit from the price pressure?

VERSALIS

Acquisition of 40% of compounder Finproject

VERSALIS

Plans to enter chemical recycling / Test plant at Mantua / Former M&G bio-based ethanol unit to restart shortly

ABS

Realignment of grades in PIE's price reports / Extrusion and injection moulding materials now separate / Producers from Asia targeting Europe more strongly / Surplus puts pressure on European producers' margins

STYRENICS RECYCLING

Technology pact with Canada's Pyrowave / Elix joins the initiative

STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS

Panel discussion at "K 2019" brings several points of view together / Challenge of finding input feedstock for chemical recycling

VERSALIS

First-half revenues plummet