POLYMER PRICES

China standard thermoplastics October: Positive macroeconomic outlook boosts prices for nearly all grades / Some feedstocks rise unexpectedly / Demand weak as off-season approaches

POLYMER PRICES

China standard thermoplastics September: Price cuts for nearly all grades / Demand lower than expected / Only LDPE escapes downtrend / Incentive policies bring optimistic expectation

W.R. GRACE

"Unipol" licenses awarded in China / Ningxia Baofeng Energy's MTO plant and Hengli Petrochemical's refinery complex

INEOS TECHNOLOGIES

Ineos Technologies' “Innovene” PP process selected for 350,000 t/y Inner Mongolian PP plant

SINOPEC

New PP plant with “Innovene” license to be built in Maoming / Fourth Ineos license in China this year

QINGHAI SALT LAKE

Another Chinese firm takes “Unipol“ licence / Coal-to-PP unit part of magnesium metals complex

INEOS

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group is latest Chinese player to adopt “Innovene” PP process