PLASTIC FANTASTIC

How should we recycle plastics? Nuke ‘em! No, really.

IRAN

Petrochemicals comeback stalls / US and Europe pull in different directions / Sanctions torpedo Western players' plans for re-engagement

FEEDSTOCK MARKETS

Ethylene: Price battles over feedstocks / Saudi Arabia lifts ethane prices to US level / Iran replies with significant reductions / Gap to naphtha base has narrowed

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

How plastics can help prevent nuclear war