MOL

Deal inked to build polyol plant in Hungary / Construction scheduled to start in Q4 2018

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics in May 2012: Slipping oil prices pull polymers down / Margin losses on a broad front / Inventories swell as converters cut orders to a minimum / Prices destined to fall again in June

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2012: Polyolefins fall on lower feedstocks / PVC stable / PS and EPS cost rises hard to recoup / Lengthening oversupply / Sinking crude notations could trigger more polymer price cuts

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics in April 2012: Order slump shatters polyolefin producers' margin-improvement dreams / PS suppliers pass on cost relief / PVC and EPS make gains / Is a trend reversal on the horizon?

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2012: Increases for polyolefins are limited to cost pass-through / PVC profits from start of building season / PS notations lose ground / Slack ordering sets the tone

POLYMER PRICES

Standard thermoplastics in July 2011: All prices slip, but only LDPE, LLDPE and PP below the cost reduction / HDPE margins improve minimally / Restocking stimulates / August monomer rises trigger hike plans

SIRMAX

Compounder expands sales business in northern and western Europe

SLOVAKIA

Petrochemicals and plastics supported by automotive growth / Pre-crisis levels not expected until 2012 / BMI report

HUNGARY

Petrochemicals sector resumes growth / Recovery in plastics consumption