IRKUTSK OIL

USD 871 mn loan for Siberia ethylene, PE project

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

US Gulf petchems and plastics plants beset by start-up delays / Shin-Etsu, Formosa Plastics and Sasol projects lead the list

POLYETHYLENE

Russia's Irkutsk Oil plans for ethane cracker and PE plant in Siberia / Toyo Engineering to build facility

MB BARTER

Exclusive marketing of PE in Germany and Poland from Egypt's Ethydco

SHINTECH

Construction of USD 1.4 bn ethylene cracker in Louisiana to kick off in Q2 / Improved feedstock supply and integrated PVC production

PETRONAS

RAPID project experiences a revival / Toyo bags contract for ethylene cracker

SANORS

Licence for PMMA production in Russia secured / Moves forward with MMA plant at same location

CHANDRA ASRI

Significant cracker expansion project underway in Indonesia / USD 380m investment at Cilegon site

EGYPT

New PE plant to start up in Alexandria in 2015 / Engineering contract awarded to Toyo and ENPPI / Part of national Petrochemicals Master Plan

NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM

Agreement with Toyo Engineering for fourth polystyrene plant in Tatarstan

EGYPTIAN PETROCHEMICALS

Order for new cracker in Alexandria / Ameriya site expansion finally underway