PETROCHINA

Construction of ethane cracker in Shaanxi province begins / Downstream PE totalling 800,000 t/y

CHINA

Four crackers due to start up by 2021 / US tariffs impact ethane projects

DOW

Announcement of large new PE line in Europe / Major expansion similarly planned in the USA

DOW

Polymers boost group performance in Q2 / Revenue from plastics down but earnings up / Capacity upgrades on track / Chlor-alkali merger with Olin almost wrapped up

QATAR INDUSTRIES

"Al Sejeel" project in Qatar on ice / New concept with better returns being studied

SHENHUA

Authorities order Chinese MTO producer to cease operations in Baotou amid failure to comply with environmental code / EUR 12,000 fine imposed / Landmark case for China's MTP sector