LOTTE

Uzbek gas chemical complex completed / Start-up in January 2016 / Integrated project includes HDPE and PP facilities / Korea and Japan jostling for position in Central Asia

POLYMER PRICES

China Engineering Thermoplastics April/May 2013: Feedstock prices generally soft / Butadiene finally wakes up / Pricing stable to slight drop

POLYMER PRICES

China Standard Thermoplastics April/May 2013: Mixed bag of perspectives / Ethylene pricing continues depressed / Largely stable pricing / Some slight upward movements / Downstream processing capacity utilisation 70%

SOUTH KOREA

Petrochemicals capacity to rise by about 6m t/y to 2016 / Expansions expected in olefins and aromatics segments

VERSALIS

Elastomers joint venture with Honam Petrochemical / Raising Asian profile

INDONESIA

Rising consumption of PE and PP / Shortage of ethylene / Capacity expansion / Honam's plans could stir things up

HONAM PETROCHEMICAL

Plans for new petrochemical hub in Indonesia / Cracker and downstream units could start up in 2016

LOTTE

Asian Development Bank supports Honam Petrochemical's polyolefin project in Uzbekistan / Start-up scheduled for 2015

LOTTE

Will Honam Petrochemical subsidiary quit Qatar project?

HONAM

Takeover of polyolefin producer Titan Chemicals

DOW

Sales of styrenics and PC to private equity said near / First round of bidding for spin-off