ITALY

Plastics industry in strong recovery mode in 2015 / Thermoplastics consumption rises by 3% to 5.5m t / Strong acceleration in Q4 / Demand from automotive segment particularly high / Biotechnology continues to play an important role

VERSALIS

Major revamp at Porto Marghera to cost EUR 200m / Six-month shutdown / Unions agree

VINYLS ITALIA

Bankruptcy staved off once again / Ministry of economics roundtable slated for June

LYONDELLBASELL

Job cuts at Italian research centre in Ferrara / Sale of Terni site to Novamont in progress?

COEM

Former Vinyls Italia Ravenna plant now in liquidation / PVC production consigned to dustbin

ITALY

PVC plant at Ravenna near permanent closure / Industrie Generali stumbles over feedstock question

ITALY

One of the weakest links in the European industrial chain / Plastics machinery performs below average / Polymer production shrinking / Company formerly known as Polimeri to move more into specialities

ITALY

Legislative guidelines for non-biodegradable bag ban finally passed / Some controversy remains

YEAR IN REVIEW

Plastics industry braces for fresh surprises and more business as usual in 2012 / Price volatility and economic uncertainty / For some segments 2011 beats expectations / Fracking and plastic bag ban are key issues

VINYLS ITALIA

Deal with Industrie Generali officially inked / PVC production now set to resume in Q1 2012

VINYLS ITALIA

Eni in supply agreement for Ravenna PVC / Sale said to be imminent / Vegetable oils at Porto Marghera?

INDUSTRIE GENERALI

Vinyls Italia plant in Ravenna acquired / PVC production to resume in mid-October

VINYLS ITALIA

Prospects dim for preserving PVC chain at Porto Marghera and Porto Torres / Hope for Ravenna

ENI

Polimeri Europa subsidiary creates bioplastics joint venture with Novamont / New EUR 500m hub to be built in ailing Porto Torres / A new global plastics player in the making?

VINYLS ITALIA

No payments to date by Gita investment fund / Deadline extended to 27 April / No alternative in sight

VINYLS ITALIA

Swiss fund to present final bid on 15 February / Plans to upgrade and expand PVC capacity

VINYLS ITALIA

Swiss-based fund signs MOU to take over former Ineos arm in Italy / PVC output to resume in Q1?

VINYLS ITALIA

Industrie Generali and Swiss fund bid for parts of Vinyls Italia / Speculation on feedstock units

VINYLS ITALIA

Dioki only interested in PVC lines not VCM or chlorine chains / Further round table discussions

VINYLS ITALIA

Ministry publishes new tender for takeover

VINYLS ITALIA

Sartor sues Ineos for EUR 200m for ruptured takeover deal / Portrayed as “architect of failure”

ITALY

Plastics consumption stands at about 6m t / Heavily dependent on polymer imports / Output down 14% / Core machinery losing ground internationally / Exports down 25%

VINYLS ITALIA

New international tender within one month / Far better takeover terms

VINYLS ITALIA

Ramco withdraws from deal / Dispute with Eni about purchase price