LYONDELLBASELL

Ken Lane to become executive VP of Global Olefins & Polyolefins

CHINA

Dawn of the “Great Ethylene Era” / Five Year Plan calls for massive increase in domestic C2 capacities / Pinpointed regional investments / Foreign players race to form joint ventures

SINOPEC

BDO and acetic acid project planned in China / Joint venture with BP and SK Global

POLYETHYLENE FILMS

European consumption drops to 7.4m t / Demand in building and construction crumbles / Eastern European manufacturers make AMI's top 50 for the first time