Acquisitions drive growth for Europes leading polyethylene film extruders

The polyethylene film industry is a market which is growing both in terms of raw material consumption and also square meters of film extruded. However, the sector faces a number of challe...

Pemex plans maintenance shutdown at Cangrejera steam cracker for maintenance

Mexico's Pemex plans to shut a steam cracker at its Cangrejera complex in Veracruz state for eight days for maintenance this week, as per sources in Platts. Company sources declined to di...

Metal-free, bio-based polyester - first step to truly sustainable plastics

Researchers in the US have developed a fully recyclable biopolyester from a non-metal catalyst, which they believe could be the first step towards a truly sustainable biopolymer. Eugene C...

PE, PP film and sheet demand set to grow by at least 5% pa over next 5 years

Global demand for polyethylene for the film and sheet segments is forecast to grow by an average of 5% per annum over the next five years, while polypropylene for film and sheet is expect...

Borealis sees record profit of US$1.08 bln in 2015, rising over 40% since 2014

Borealis had record profit of €988 million euros (US$1.08 bln) in 2015, up from €571 mln the prior year, as per a company statement. Business boomed as prices for plastics held up amid a...

Two ethylene producers delay planned turnarounds in Texas

Ethylene producers INEOS Olefins and Polymers USA and Chevron Phillips Chemical are delaying planned outages in Texas, as per sources in Platts. The startup date for Chevron Chemical's ...

Marginal recovery in naphtha crack in Asia

Asia's naphtha crack recovered marginally from a 3 week low to record a three-session high of US$60.28/ton on Thursday but sellers remain under pressure from excess supplies, as per Reute...

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