RUSSIA

Fires at Samara refineries / Impact on Sanors petrochemicals reportedly limited

ROSNEFT

Agreement to acquire fellow Russian petrochemicals giant Sanors / Expecting significant oil and gas synergies

RUSSIA

Engineering thermoplastics market contracts slightly in 2012 / Imports from Europe and Asia on the rise / Russian production still too low / Western European quality often not matched / Plastinfo report

SANORS

Russian petrochemical group plans new MMA plant in Samara / Mitsubishi contracted for licence / Downstream PMMA facility to be built simultaneously