RUSSIA

Attack on Ukraine has consequences for European polymer trade flows / Shortage of Russian material makes itself felt in Eastern Europe / Moscow plans polymer price regulation / Flagship projects on hold?

JIZZAKH PETROLEUM

Billion-dollar MTO complex in Uzbekistan starts to take shape / PET, EVA and polyolefins also for Europe

W. R. GRACE

Takeover of Albemarle's polyolefin catalyst division complete

W. R. GRACE

Polyolefin catalyst business acquired from Albemarle / Talk of CB&I Technologies acquisition

W.R. GRACE

"Unipol" licenses awarded in China / Ningxia Baofeng Energy's MTO plant and Hengli Petrochemical's refinery complex

W. R. GRACE

Takeover of BASF's catalyst business wrapped up

BASF

Sale of polyolefin catalysts to W.R. Grace / Sharpened focus on chemical and refinery catalysts

W.R. GRACE

Unipol license awarded to South Korea's Hyosung / New PP line set to start up in 2017

YUNNAN YUNTIANHUA PETROCHEMICAL

Building new PP production facility in Yunnan / “Unipol” license from W.R. Grace

PETROCHINA

Start-up of massive Pengzhou petrochemical site begins / PP line already commissioned / W.R. Grace's "Unipol" license

W.R. GRACE

Update: Purchase of Dow's PP Licensing and Catalysts business now complete

DOW

Chlorine and epoxy businesses to be put up for sale / Assets worth USD 5 bn / Texas plant to close

DOW CHEMICAL

Sale of PP licensing and catalysts business to W. R. Grace / Part of plans to divest USD 1.5 bn of non-core assets

W. R. GRACE

US group purchases China's Noblestar Catalysts / Planning additional investments in Qingdao

W. R. GRACE

Agreement with Dow to develop next generation catalysts for PP production / Commercial start in 2012

GRACE

Acquisition of additional PP catalysts capacity