INEOS

Million-dollar deal: Takeover of acetyl production lines from Eastman in Texas

POLYETHYLENE

Low-pressure production: HDPE and LLDPE output linked / Number of global swing plants rising / European lines no longer competitive / Local converters increasingly dependent on imports / Exclusive PIE report

DOW

Licensing, plastics additives up for sale / Divestments worth USD 1.5 bn planned

CHINACOAL

Coal-based polyolefins projects gearing up / Two new PP lines will use Dow's “Unipol” process

DOW CHEMICAL

Follow-up: Strategy shift for polyolefins / CEO Liveris reportedly wants to keep LLDPE business