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12 Oct – Iran’s JPC starts commercial output for certain PP, PE grades

source Chemorbis Iran’s Jam Petrochemical Company (JPC) said in a press release that it has achieved commercial production of thirteen...
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12 Oct – FOOD PACKAGING EU making a move to approve recycling processes for food-contact materials

Source: Plasteurope.com  Ten years have passed since the European Commission (EC) published regulation No 282/2008 on the use of recycled...
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12 Oct – PolyMirae and SK Advanced award technology license for new PP plant

Source: ChemOrbis According to a press release, a joint venture between PolyMirae Company Ltd (PMC) and SK Advanced (SKA) has...
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11 Oct – Westlake shuts VCM plant in Plaquemine after fire

Source: ChemOrbis According to the country’s local media sources, Westlake Chemical shut its VCM unit in Plaquemine, Louisiana after a...
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10 Oct – Saudi Aramco and Total launch engineering studies for Jubail complex

source Chemorbis According to a press release, Saudi Aramco and Total have signed a joint development agreement for the front-end...
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9 Oct – Saudi NATPET’s PP unit remains offline after fire

Source: ChemOrbis According to sources close to the company, Saudi Arabia’s National Petrochemical Industrial Company’s (NATPET) shut its 400,000 tons/year...
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9 Oct – Plastics machinery Italy

Source: Plasteurope.com   Trade balance drops in first half of 2018 / Weaker sales in Middle East / Optimism for...
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8 Oct – Borealis to build €1bn PDH plant in Belgium

Source: Plasticsnewseurope.com Austrian polyolefins manufacturer Borealis AG is investing approximately €1bn in a new “world-scale” propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant in...
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8 Oct – Algeria’s Sonatrach to sign deal for new propylene unit in Turkey

Source: ChemOrbis  According to a press release on the company’s website, Algeria’s Sonatrach is planning to sign an agreement for...
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5 Oct – Petrochemical fire at Saudi factory kills one, injures 11

Source: Reuters A fire at a factory belonging to Saudi Arabia's National Petrochemical Industrial Company (NATPET) killed one worker and...
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4 Oct – China’s Zhejiang selects LyondellBasell technology for new PP, PE plants

Source: ChemOrbis According to a press release, China’s Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPCC) has selected LyondellBasell’s PP, HDPE and LDPE...
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3 Oct – Initial September ethylene contracts settle in US

Source: ChemOrbis According to market sources, initial ethylene contracts for September settled with increases for the fourth month in a...
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3 Oct – Russia’s Poliom takes PP production offline for turnaround

Source: Chemorbis According to sources close to the company, Russia’s Poliom, a joint venture between Titan, SIBUR and Gazprom Neft,...
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2 Oct – LyondellBasell conducts planned PP, PE maintenance in Germany

Source: ChemOrbis According to market sources, LyondellBasell has shut its PP and PE plants in Wesseling, Germany for a planned...
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1 Oct – October ethylene contract settles in Europe

Source: ChemOrbis Market sources reported that October ethylene contracts settled at €1145/ton ($1328/ton with the recent parity) FD NWE, up...
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