INEOS STYROLUTION

India's Styrenix Performance Materials acquires ABS plant in Thailand

POLYMER PRICES

North America August 2023: Prices vary / Firmer styrene costs prop up PS / Hurricane Idalia has no effect on prices so far / Extent of damage to polymer production not yet clear / September likely to be generally weaker

LANXESS

Maclean named CEO of JV with Advent

INEOS STYROLUTION

ABS grades contain up to 70% post-consumer waste / Automotive and household applications

INEOS / SASOL

Ineos to take 100% of Gemini HDPE joint venture for USD 404m

TOTAL

PS plant in Spain to close / European consolidation continues

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe hits out at EU “green” taxes and shale disadvantage / Open letter to the commission / “Nobody seriously invests in Europe”

ELIX

Sale of ABS manufacturer complete / China's Sinochem pays EUR 195m

TRINSEO

COO Martin Pugh to retire in March / No successor as role will be scrapped

INEOS STYROLUTION

Plans to acquire “K-Resin" SBC copolymer business / Enhanced global footprint

STYRENICS

Global production increasingly consolidated / PS market declining / Capacity expansions in Asia / Worldwide EPS demand continues to rise / Germany is the exception / Insulation segment largely switching to grey EPS

INEOS

Agreement to sell EPS activities to Poland's Synthos / Proposed deal would create Europe's largest EPS producer

BASF

Falling oil hits earnings in 2015 / Lower costs passed on / Plastics hold up well / Outlook for 2016 rather shaky / TDI plant at Schwarzheide to stay on stream a few more months

INEOS STYROLUTION

Company is renamed to reflect new ownership structure / Triple Shift strategy to be continued

TRINSEO

Immediate hike for PS sold in Europe

STYROLUTION

Price hike for GPPS / ABS slightly cheaper

STYROLUTION

First qualitative report on sustainability highlights styrenics' characteristics / Lifecycle approach and optimised use of resources

STYROLUTION

Downward correction for styrene copolymer specialities

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries

TRINSEO

European PS and copolymer prices to rise

STYROLUTION

Price hike for PS and ABS

STYROLUTION

Work on Brazilian joint venture with Braskem suspended / Adverse market conditions spell end for 100,000 t/y ABS and styrenics project

STYROLUTION

November's “Terluran” ABS price rolls over

STYROLUTION

Rollover for polystyrene

BASF

CEO lowers sales and earnings forecast for 2015 after weaker than expected Q3 / Declining demand from China and lower oil prices pressure / Plastics businesses perform well