| 2012 - March 03 - Volume 3 Issue 3 |
China’s Petrochemical Industry
China's chemical industry to see poorer profitability in 2012
Seven overseas projects of three oil giants approved by NDRC
Xinjiang to become China's largest oil and NG base
China Gas holdings refuses to negotiate prices
Satellite Petrochemical to buy ZJLPC with USD 52.4 (RMB 330) million
Total announces deal to sell Tepma unit to Sinochem
Thermal Energy targeting Chinese petrochemical market
TOYO awarded contract for caprolactam plant in China
SI Group announces a new phenolic resin production site in Nanjing
Keyuan building ABS plant in China's Guangxi province
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Chinese polyolefin buyers cautious in their March outlook
Sinopec Qilu company ranks first in China in synthetic rubber production
LANXESS increases price level for Chloroprene Rubber
Sinochem International to purchase stake in Belgium rubber company
LyondellBasell grants Lupotech T process license to Shenhua
China’s Downstream Industry
Memphis-based Del-Nat signs deal with Chinese company to expand its product line
Klöckner Pentaplast breaks ground in China
JM Eagle looks to expand in China
Minth and Tokai Kogyo form auto parts joint venture
Chinese press maker opens India service center |
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| 2012 - February 06 - Volume 3, Issue 02 |
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China’s Petrochemical Industry
Sinopec and BASF inaugurate new site oil
Firms to go ahead with USD 12.6 billion plant
China’s CNPC, UAE's ADNOC to cooperate on oil projects
Satellite Petrochem to buy propylene project with USD 21.7 million
Aramco, Sinopec ink USD 8.5 billion deal
SK Group to increase holdings in China gas
Ivanhoe sells China block to Shell
China Petrochemical industry’s 2011 output to exceed USD 1.75 trillion
CNPC and Sinopec to build petrochemical projects in Zhejiang
JV between Mitsui and Sinopec for EPT production
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Update on Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc's first SBS line
Chinese firms sign JV to build MTO project
Formosa’s rubber plant to come online in 2013
China’s polymer markets enter the holidays
LyondellBasell grants license to Chinese company
China’s Downstream Industry
China 2011 tire output hit 821 million units
Demand grows for beverage containers in China
Dr. Schneider expands in China and Mexico
Eva diversifying into China’s auto market
Chinese packaging firm HCP mulls expansion into Europe
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| 2012 - January 01 - Volume 3 Issue 1 |
China’s Petrochemical Industry
China renews tax policy to boost oil
Sinopec and Hainan Province sign strategic cooperation agreement
Sinopec increases stake in APLNG
SK Group considers starting refinery project in southern China
KPC signs MOU with China's Unipec on crude oil supply
Sinopec gets into coal chemicals
Shandong refining new capacity to be in run in 2012
CNOOC to start drilling first oil well offshore in Cambodia
NEP acquires stake in Jilin Qian oilfield
China’s refinery throughput hits record high
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
CNOOC plans ethylene-propylene rubber unit at Huizhou
China Wanda Group Co., Ltd. completes 30 KTA cis-BR project
China Power Investment Corp. and Total laid foundation for a 800 KTA coal-based polyolefin
China's natural and synthetic rubber imports increases year on year
China's imports of plastics in primary form on the rise
China’s Downstream Industry
German packaging firm Sanner expands in Asia
China XD Plastics announces opening of new production lines and capacity
Lanxess hopes that 50% of tires in China will be 'Green' by 2020
Guangzhou Diamond Tire Co., Ltd. starts new tire plant
BYD chooses Sarlink TPV for new M6 MPV
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| 2011 - December 01 - Volume 2 Issue 12 |
China’s Petrochemical Industry
Sinopec reduces operating rate due to tight supply of diesel
China's largest oil refining JV starts construction
Sinopec buys stake in Galp's Brazil assets
China's refined oil products output remains flat in October
Sinopec buys Shell’s subsidiary
Clariant, CNOOC and Shell to cooperate in fine chemicals
CNPC to renovate Karamay affiliate with USD 1.3 billion
PetroChina will buy South Oil Exploration from CNPC
PetroChina taps into South America's oil equipment market
CNOOC’s purchase of BP’s USD 7.1 billion Argentine unit, failed
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Keyuan completes SBS plant construction
Sinopec selects INEOS Technologies’ Innovene PP process
Daqing Petrochemical completes operability testing
Sinopec Changling Refinery PP exceeding 100 KTA
Sinopec ‘s USD 9.4 billion investment in Zhijin county, Guizhou province
China’s Downstream Industry
Chinese tire maker Doublestar signs Memphis deal
Sabic building its first compounding plant in Western China
Honam expands compounding capacity both in China and the United States
Yanfeng and Visteon JV building interiors plant for automakers in China
CZ Tire Holding buying share in Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co.
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| 2011 - November 05 - Volume 2 Issue 11 |
China’s Petrochemical Industry
Boost in China toluene capacity to cut imports
China methanol prices boosted due to tight supply
Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. receives NASDAQ delisting notice
China's crude imports estimated to hit 250000 KTA in 2011
SIBUR and Sinopec plan two joint ventures and extend their cooperation
China Chemical Corp. announces merger agreement
BASF opens new Cellasto production site in Shanghai
First plants of BASF-YPC expansion in Nanjing China come on stream
Anti-dumping tax imposed on caprolactam imports from EU, US
ChemChina completes Makhteshim Agan purchase
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Blue Sail Plastic & Rubber Co. Ltd. to set up a petrochemical unit
LLDPE futures on China's Dalian exchange hit gain limit
Rubber valley to boost Qingdao's rubber industry
Tighter credit policy in China to impact polyolefin market
Sinopec starts coal-to-olefins project
China’s Downstream Industry
China to issue a plan for 2011-2015, for drug packaging industry
Chinaust adds PE pipe plant near Shanghai
Borouge views China as a vital, strategic market
Chinese tire industry needs to eliminate counterfeits
Cheng Shin Rubber Company Builds Four Plants in China to Raise Capacity
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| 2011 - October 05 - Volume 2 Issue 10 |
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China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
China’s powdered PP market faces bleak future
China’s Yuhuang begins to produce rare-earth polybutadiene rubber
Mexico's Kuo to build butyronitrile rubber plant in China
Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group selects INEOS Technologies’ Innovene PP Process for their new project in China
INEOS licenses Innovene PP Process to Shaanxi Yanchan
China’s Downstream Industry
Uzchimprom,, Citic sign contract to build USD 155 million tire plant
Composites makers feel slowdown in China's wind industry
Scrap dumping duty on tires from China and Thailand
France's Top Clean Packaging invests in China
VisiPak begins extruding tubes in China
Henkel build new additives factory in China
Bridgestone to set up seat-foam plant in China
China’s Petrochemical Industry
KazMunaiGaz and Sinopec sign MOU for oil development
China to resume consumption tax on some naphtha and fuel oil
SECCO fire caused by a number of rate cut or low-load production
China’s CNCEC to build industrial park in Jiangsu
China's petrochemical industry to realize USD 2.31 trillion of gross domestic output
China-Arab Forum contracted value hit USD 32.7 billion
China's fluorine chem industry output to hit USD 23.5 billion in 2015
Sinochem ventures into waterborne PU
CNOOC, Qatar Petroleum to start up Hainan cracker by 2016
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends
Product Profile – Major TPO Producers in China |
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| 2011 - September 06 - Volume 2 Issue 9 |
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Daikin to build fluoroelastomer plant in China
Qingdao Haijing to use Ineos PVC technology
Hexpol's Elasto to produce TPEs in China
Daqing Refinery to build a new PP plant in 2012
Qinghai Salt Lake Industry has chosen Dow Chemical’s UNIPOL Technology
Shandong Shenda Chemical Industry selects UNIPOL PP process technology
China’s Downstream Industry
Sumitomo builds another polypropylene compounding plant
Kingfa raising funds for expansion
Morgan Stanley invests in China XD Plastics Co. Ltd
German auto supplier ElringKlinger opens a plant in China
Subsidiary of Triangle Group opens center in Akron
China's largest pipe extruder sees increased sales
Zotefoams looks at southern China expansion
Canada’s largest auto parts manufacturer expands in China with JV
China’s Petrochemical Industry
UOP selected to provide technology for a propylene production plant in China
Another fire breaks out at FPG complex
Yanchang Petroleum to focus on petrochemicals
NDRC of China agrees on Sinopec refinery in Saudi Arabia
China invests in Iran’s major petrochemical project
Sinopec starts to build a Lubricant plant in Singapore
Sino-Russia to start oil project
CB&I wins technology deal for China propane dehydrogenation unit
KBR awarded contract to provide phenol technology for Lihuayi Weiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd.
Fujia Chemical Plant halts production in North China
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends
Product Profile – LDPE/LLDPE Film fabricators |
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| 2011 - August 01 - Volume 2 Issue 8 |
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Shaoxing Sanyuan Petrochemical starts its new PP plant
Daikin produces fluoroelastomer DAIEL
Resin suppliers increase R&D spending in China
Bayer Material Science expands Polymer R&D Center in Shanghai
New agreement signed for SSBR developments in China
Hankook recalls truck tires in China
Kumho re-enters China with a new brand name
Fuwei Films signs supply letter ofintent with Coca-Cola
Establishment of a new compounding company in China
Taiwanese tire company invests USD 350 million in Kunshun, China
LANXESS and Triangle sign rubber supply deal
Sumitomo Rubber (Changshu) rolls out 50 millionth tire
China’s Petrochemical Industry
China cuts import tariff on refined oil
China-Chad joint oil refinery starts operating
Sinopec to invest USD 15.5 billion to build refining unit in Jiangsu
China’s Downstream Industry
Celanese Emulsions doubles VAE capacity in China
PetroChina, Ineos establish a Trading JV
Bank of China signs USD 1.58 billion cooperation agreements with Wanhua Group
Honeywell UOP's advanced MTO technology first installation in China
Sinopec, SK Energy intend to invest in Ecuador refinery
Shanghai SECCO to double BD capacity
Zhejiang Hengyi to build chemical complex in Brunei
China extends antidumping duties on imported TCE from Russia, Japan
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends
Product Profile – HDPE injection molding fabricators |
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| 2011 - July 07 - Volume 2 Issue 7 |
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Russia’s Sibur sets ambitious goals for China
Taiwan FCFC PP operations impacted by cracker outage
China's plastic manufacturers look west
China imports more natural rubber to meet booming demand
Sinopec may reduce PE output in June 2011
Shenhua Ningxia begins operations at Yinchuan Coal-based PP Plant
Dow stresses sustainability at Chinaplas
China’s Downstream Industry
Pirelli's biggest tire plant set up in China
China tire output down by 2.5% in May
Fuwei films announces to purchase new production line equipment
Anderson-Cook adding to Shanghai auto operations
Mitsui Chemicals announces commencement of Commercial operations in China
Simcheng adds a third plant in China
China’s Petrochemical Industry
Celanese accelerates plan to begin ethanol production in China by mid-2013
China’s Coal Energy builds CTO
Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Co., Ltd. and KBR create a joint-venture company
Sinochem discovers Brazilian Oilfield.
Sinopec to shut Qingdao refinery
Shell, CNPC expand ties, plan joint venture
Dumping duty imposed on Pentaerythritol from China
China approves merger between Uralkali and Silvinit
Sinopec, SABIC to establish new JV
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends
Product Profile – MDPE ROTATIONAL MOLDING FABRICATORS
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| 2011 - June 01 - Volume 2 Issue 6 |
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
India to propose dumping duty on PVC paste resin from China
WestMoonint officially launches powdered acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR)
China takes measure to protect local chloroprene rubber producers
Natural-rubber price threatens China's tire industry
DuPont assesses polymer growth in China’s cars
Reduced activity in China’s polyolefins market points to lower demand
China’s PE, PP import demand may weaken on high prices
China’s Downstream Industry
Sumitomo Rubber Opens a Branch Office in Changsha
Polyethylene retail carrier bags from the People's Republic of China: rescission of anti-dumping duty administrative review
Michelin Pilot Super Sport landing in China
Michelin to form JV with Double Coin Tires and Shanghai Huayi
Maine Tire sells China plant's pneumatic assets to Trelleborg
Shandong Blue Sail to build 18 PVC glove production lines
Scottish firm John McGavigan building factory in China
Suppliers eye China's carmakers
China’s Petrochemical Industry
European Commission approves Sinochem-DSM JV
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. signs memorandum of understanding with UPC Technology Corporation
SIBUR expands range of exports to China
China's Citic to help build Uzbek gas-chemical facilities
INVISTA expands Spandex plant in Foshan, China
Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. completes capacity expansion
Sinopec, SABIC to establish new JV
Honeywell introduces new Nylon 6 resins for fishing line and net applications
Shenhua reaps huge profits from CTL project
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends
Product Profile – HDPE Injection Molding Fabricators
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| 2011 - May 01 - Volume 2 Issue 5 |
Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Dexco deal makes Taiwan's TSRC a global player
China's natural rubber imports up 11% in March
YGC-GPRO to build BR project
China’s polyolefin markets continue to remain quiet
Tianjin Lugang SBR unit achieves onspec product
DSM buys stake in UHMW-PE fiber manufacturer in China
China’s Downstream Industry
Mar-Bal to expand China presence
ExxonMobil Chemical opens Shanghai tech center
Canadian supplier ABC forms JV in Ningbo
Chen Hsong licenses Mitsubishi's two-platen technology
Kumho recalls faulty tires in Shenzhen
Fuwei films faces delisting from Nasdaq , announces appeal
Fortunique moving some work out of China
Owens Corning opens fourth China composites plant
China’s Petrochemical Industry
BASF SE constructs new chemical plant in Tianjin
BASF gets approval for Chongqing MDI plant
Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber's profit more than tripled last year
China crude oil stocks up 2% in late March, fuel oil stocks fall
Sinopec suspends refined oil exports to ensure domestic supply
Sinopec to buy 4,300 KT of LNG annually
CNOOC shuts oilfields after accident
PetroChina, Total agree to co-develop south Sulige Gasfield block
Sinochem aims to increase oil resources
No near-term plans to expand Fujian refinery for ExxonMobil
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends
Product Profile – HDPE blow molding fabricators |
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| 2011 - April 01 - Volume 2 Issue 4 |
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
PP, PE prices move lower in China as demand softens
China rubber imports down
Jan imports in China down from Dec, up from Jan 2010
Soaring rubber prices drive tire costs
FPG foraying into synthetic rubber market in China
DSM to build composite resins facility in China
China’s Downstream Industry
Liansu sees opportunities in China's 12th 5-year plan
Haitian sales top RMB 7 billion
China's GA Pack expanding to Europe
Jabil building new factory in Shenzhen
Röchling Automotive expands in China
Kumho Tire faced with reputation risk in China
China's Shunrong seeks to expand through IPO
DSM acquires majority share in UHMWPE fiber manufacturer in China
Hong Kong compounder expands in mainland China
China’s Petrochemical Industry
PetroChina, Saudi Aramco build refinery in Yunnan
Completion ceremony of the second phase of Sinochem Zhuhai Held
Kuwait, China sign USD 9 billion oil refinery deal
China NDRC approves Yisheng petrochemical project
China prosperity PTA plant utilizing INVISTA technology starts up successfully
PetroChina shuts China's oldest refinery unit at Fushun No. 1 plant
China may approve PetroChina-Venezuela refinery this year
Total to invest €30 million (USD 42.5 million) in lubricant factory
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends
Product Profile – HDPE Film
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| 2011 - March 08 - Volume 2 Issue 3 |
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
FPC to increase output of solar-energy grade EVA
Telko becomes Elasto’s distributor in China
Middle East polymer producers developing Chinese logistics
Axson opening China plant for wind turbine market China’s Downstream Industry
China’s Downstream Industry
Chinese tire producers report losses in 2010
Trelleborg makes acquisition in China’s specialty tires market
Anshan BOPP project launched
Chinese tire makers seek help from Beijing
EU probes claims of plastic-bag tax evasion by Chinese companies
Cangzhou Mingzhu Plastics chooses Borouge polyethylene
China’s CNOOC closes deal for stake in U.S. shale oil, gas project China’s Petrochemical Industry
China’s Petrochemical Industry
Celanese signs LOI for ethanol production facility in Zhuhai
Sinopec net profits soar on rising oil price rises
PetroChina agrees framework refinery JV deal with INEOS
WEPEC plans to close refinery
Dow Chemical to invest RMB 25 million (USD 3.8 million) in Huzhou production base
Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. signs R&D agreement with Ningbo Institute of Technology
Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. receives patent for ethylene and propylene production
Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, INEOS Phenol in JV MOU
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends
Product Profile – HDPE pipe |
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| 2011 - January - Volume 2 Isuue 1 |
China’s Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Dynasol forming SBS joint venture in China
Sinopec shuts PE/PP lines; cuts MEG production to boost diesel output
Total Petrochemicals China MTO project to attract downstream investment
LyondellBasell launches its No-Frills online polyolefins business channel ‘Alastian’ in Asia
Japanese firms launch sales partnership for foamed polyolefin products in China
China’s downstream industry
China displeasure on WTO ruling for US tariff on Chinese tires
China’s Citic Pacific to prepare feasibility study for production of agricultural tires in Uzbekistan
China XD Plastics Company Limited (CXDC) to increase capacity at plant in China
Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber plans tire plant in Rayong
DRP of Dalian buys Canada's Macro Engineering Nina Ying Sun and Bill Bregar
Double Coin to spend RMB 3.18 billion (USD 0.48 billion) on tire project
ALSCO and Coroplast Join Reusable Packaging Association
China XD signs agreement with Ningbo Huazhong for EV development
Tian'an builds interior trim factory
Tokai Rubber to set up JV in Tianjin China’s Petrochemical Industry
China’s Petrochemical Industry
BASF and Sinopec to expand joint venture
Occidental petroleum to divest Argentine assets, purchase new US assets, increase dividend w
China approves environment report on Kuwait refinery JV
Keyuan petrochemicals Inc. to expand its annual design capacity to 720 KTA
China will be requested to revive refinery project
Sinopec to cut December ethylene ops 10% to 15% to ease diesel shortage
Sinopec may discover large oil, gas deposit in south Shaanxi
China may cut naphtha imports
Chevron sells 18% gas field stake to Sinopec
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends
Product Profile – UHMWPE |
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| 2011 - February - Volume 2 Isuue2 |
China’s Polyolefin & Elastomer Industries
Taiwan's TSRC to buy U.S. TPE maker Dexco Polymers
BOPP film-makers rely on imported raw materials
Sinopec launches lithium initiated polymers project
CNPC develops PSP-01 spherical polypropylene catalyst
EPDM imperative for technical breakthrough
High rubber prices to continue in 2011
China’s downstream industry
DuPont expanding Shanghai R&D facility
Chinese firm to recycle plastics into fuel oil
Armstrong to set up two plants in China
Engel on track with China expansion, unveils e-cap press
Germany's Helmbrechts adds presses in Suzhou plant
Guanwei Recycling sells 42 KT of LDPE in 2010
Hankook Tire to build new plant in Chongqing
Continental steps up to make tires in China
Cheng Shin budgets NT$30 Billion (USD 1.04 billion) to boost tire output capacity by 70%
China’s Petrochemical Industry
Sinopec expects 2010 sales to increase to USD 296 billion
Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. plans to invest RMB 16 billion (USD 2.5
Billion)
NDRC gives approval to Sinopec's overseas acquisition deals
CNPC, Saudi Aramco sign MOU for cooperation
Longwei Petroleum Plans to increase storage capacity in 2011
FPG budgets NT$18.2 billion (USD 610 million) to expand Ningbo plant
Sinochem group bets big on Shandong
Taiwan’s FPG to cooperate with CNOOC of China
Shenhua group's coal-olefin project begins commercial run
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends
Product Profile – Propylene based elastomers (PBE) |
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| 2010 - December - Volume 1 Issue 8 |
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China's Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Chinese rubber maker Ziwo Holding seeks TDRs listing
China XD Plastics officially certifies Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Science
Total Petrochemicals to expand production of Foshan plant
China's natural rubber imports fall to 160,000 tonnes in October
Japan's Hitachi chem to build USD 37 million plant in china
Formosa Plastics Group firms report rise of 3.15% in October sales
PuCheng Clean Energy Chemical Co. Ltd selects Univation’s UNIPOL™ PE Process for 300 KTA HDPE/LLDPE swing plant
Sibur opens a trading house in China
China's Downstream Industry
China releases tire industry policy
ContiTech buys Chinese conveyor belt manufacturer
Portola expands in China
China group sees benefits in recycling standard
Hong Kong molder Plastec expanding in Shenzhen
US Polyethylene wine cork maker Nomacorc supplies COFCO
China's Petrochemical Industry
China urged not to encourage coalchem industry from 2011 to 2015
Shaanxi Yanchang to build mega petrochemical project in Dalian
Maoming Petrochemical new project passes environmental impact assessment
Sinopec to hike oil processing to ease diesel shortages
Total and CPI join forces to study a Coal-to-olefins petrochemical project in China
China, Russia oil pipeline starts trial operation
Sinopec net profit up 11.5% during the first three quarters
China ’s largest oil refiner suspends diesel exports amid domestic shortage
PetroChina and Shell joint projects
Dow Chemicals looks for growth in China
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends in China
VCM Cost Indifference Carbide Route vs Ethylene Route
Product Profile - Butyl Rubber
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| 2010 - November - Volume 1 Issue 7 |
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China's Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Borouge sets up sales unit in Beijing
China's Sanyuan to start up new PP line at Shaoxing by year end
Chinese synthetic rubber to rise further on natural rubber prices
The domestic polyethylene price increased after the National Day
Guanwei recycling reports sales gain in third quarter on pace with expectations
China PP market makes a firm return following the holiday
China's Downstream Industry
Georg Fischer expanding new Beijing pipe plant
Procter & Gamble Sets goals for packaging sustainability
Solvay opening specialty compounding plant in China
Tessenderlo building compounding plant in China
China’s Ace forms Mexican joint venture
Japanese auto molder expands in China
Goodyear to expand Dalian
Toyo breaks ground on China plant
China's Petrochemical Industry
Beijing gives green light to Sinopec-Kuwait JV
CNPC and Rosneft build refinery and petrochemicals complex at Tianjin
Chinese refinery projects for Nigeria
CPCIC: Sinopec continues to advance its global position
Petrochemical firms in southern Taiwan ready to capitalize on price hike
Shandong government to unveil brand for local oil production in China
Sinopec purchased 40% stake in Repsol’s Brazil unit
China’s petroleum, chemical industry to cut energy use
Sinopec to build new oil storage base in China
BP acquires interest in Block 42/05 South China Sea
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends in China
VCM Cost Indifference Carbide Route vs Ethylene Route
Product Profile - EPDM Elastomers
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| 2010 - October - Volume 1 Issue 6 |
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China's Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Pucheng selects LyondellBasell Spheripol process technology for 400 KTA PP Plant
Chinese coal-to-olefins plant uses Dow Unipol for PP production
Shenhua Baotou PP plant tested successfully
DuPont and Sinopec start EVA production in Beijing
Keyuan Petrochemical starts SBS plant construction
SIBUR established trading company in China
Rubber imports zooms in China
Lanxess and TSRC team up in China
China's Downstream Industry
Jilin province promotes integration of auto and petrochemical materials sector
Cheng Shin set to lead automotive tire making in China
Shiner international announces receipt of patent for proprietary BOPP film technology
Guanwei Recycling Corp. updates full year growth outlook
China's Liansu expanding to meet growing pipe demand
China Company enters WRC tire fray
Plastics firms eye inland China to tap local markets, cut costs
Hong Kong molders, toolmakers target mainland market
China's Petrochemical Industry
Taiwan petrochemical plants shut down following typhoon
Sinopec discovers new natural gas field in Sichuan
Chinese oil companies may invest in building an oil refinery in Syria
Legend to invest RMB 18 billion in coal chemical industry
Sinopec, CNOOC offer USD 7 billion for OGX stake
PetroChina Jinxi Petrochemical to begin construction of Huludao refining project
Shell debottlenecks ethylene cracker
Sinopec’s USD 9.2 billion Sichuan- Shanghai gas pipeline comes online
Guangxi Petrochemical's 10 million tonnes per annum refining plant becomes operational in Qinzhou
Construction starts on China section of Sino-Myanmar oil-gas pipeline
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends in China
VCM Cost Indifference Carbide Route vs Ethylene Route
Product Profile - SBS
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| 2010 - September - Volume 1 Issue 5 |
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China's Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Plastics R&D in China growing
Specialty rubbers in the automobile industry growing
Iran's polyolefins export to China up
China PE price rebound driven by futures market
Weak crude oil prices may hit Asia’s September PE prices
NR producers expect continued high demand and prices
Japan's JSP expands PP production
Explosion might affect Formosa's PP operation
Sabic signs supply deals in China, plans R&D centre
China’s PP demand to surge
China's Downstream Industry
Excel introduces non-CSM compounds
Continental installs first machines in Hefei plant
Sumitomo Rubber to build second Chinese tire plant
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres may build China plant
DuPont enters pre-compounding joint venture in China
Guanwei Recycling: A 'New China' trade
China's Petrochemical Industry
One of the world's largest coal-to olefins gasification units starts up in China
Sinopec discovers new natural gas field in Sichuan
China to build refinery in Pakistan
Sinopec Zhenhai ethylene complex starts exporting products
Sinopec Shengli oilfield H1 output reaches 13,540 KT
SK Energy and KBR study catalytic olefins project
China's petrochemical industry output hits RMB 4.11 trillion (USD 607 billion)
PetroChina to build gas storage project in Tianjin
China to send delegation on Oil
PetroChina starts expansion project of Hohhot Petrochemical
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends in China
VCM Cost Indifference Carbide Route vs Ethylene Route
Product Profile - SBR
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| 2010 - August - Volume 1 Issue 4 |
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China's Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Sharp rise for Chinese polyolefins imports
PP supply and demand gap narrows due to expansions implementation
Heyuan Chemical builds PP and MEG projects in Ningbo
Borouge Establishes New Company in Guangzhou
Multibase opens manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang
China’s SBR and BR market weakness set to continue
BASF’s plastic segment to grow more profitably and faster than the market
China's natural rubber imports down 7.7% in June
Sinopec LLDPE offering price down 12% this month due to high supply, low demand
China PE, PP production up by 30%
China's Downstream Industry
Synventive Expands in China
TOYO TIRE Expands Tire Production in China
Second plant for Borouge in China
Parc seeks compounding partner for expanding China plant
Corma claims victory in China patent suits
China XD Plastics to Join Russell Global Index
China's Petrochemical Industry
PetroChina has huge plans for Xinjiang
Keyuan announces addition of new desulfurization process at its BTX aromatics refining facility
GPRO and PetroChina partner to produce C4 lines
Recon technology receives new oil field market access certificate
CNPC to Set up JV with Japanese Partner
PetroChina to start Ningxia refinery by end of '2011
China's chemical giant eyes world top spot
China's 2011-15 plan for petroleum sector eyes structural change
CNPC, Shell to Buy Arrow Energy for USD 3.2 billion
Sinopec and Marubeni hand for petrochemical projects
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends in China
VCM Cost Indifference Carbide Route vs Ethylene Route
Product Profile - BOPP
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| 2010 - July - Volume 1 Issue 3 |
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China's Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
Flexpo 2010 successfully concluded in Beijing, China
Sinopec Zhenhai refinery put 450 KTA polyethylene unit into trial run
China moving ahead on coal-to-olefins projects
Daqing 300 KTA polypropylene unit starting
Sinopec, PetroChina prepare for surge in resin imports
China PE, PP weakness set to continue
LLDPE market on the rebound
Consumption growth of polyolefin in the first 4 months in 2010
Dynasol to invest in China
China’s SBR and BR market prices went down
China's Downstream Industry
Tire makers set sights on pricey wheel market
Polykemi invests EUR 4.3 million in plant expansions
Chinese pipe company plans public stock offering
Double Coin moving forward on China car tire plant
China tire exports to continue, despite trade barriers
China operation aid US-based Century Extrusion
China's Petrochemical Industry
Sinopec Orders two 320,000-ton Oil Tankers for over USD 280 million
China's refining capacity may rise 50%
PetroChina 2009 profit slips but outlook positive
Zhuhai, Maoming Creating World-class Petrochemical Base
Sinopec to raise Shijiazhuang refinery's capacity
China Launches Energy Tax in Xinjiang
Sinopec Q1 Net Up 40.14% to RMB 15.77 billion
Sinopec and NPC set to agree a new JV deal
Total to join Sinopec petrochemical venture in China
Sinochem to start up Fujian refinery in 2013
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends in China
VCM Cost Indifference Carbide Route vs Ethylene Route
LLDPE Profile
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| 2010 - June - Volume 1 Issue 2 |
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China's Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
CMR/CNCIC jointly organized Flexpo 2010 to take place June 9-11, 2010 at Beijing Novotel Peace Hotel
Chinaplas 2010 Plastic Exhibition: Go Green with Industries
ExxonMobil ramps up in China, Singapore
Rubber demand increases on strong automotive growth
CNOOC, GE mull setting up PE fund
Lanxess, TSRC to set up rubber JV in mainland China
China reviews anti-dumping measures on imported chloroprene rubber
Battenfeld-Cincinnati boosts capacity in China
Chinese SBR and BR see decline in prices
High growth in Chinese consumption of SBR
Optimism for NBR projects in China
China's Downstream Industry
Compounder Akro-Plastic expanding capacity in China
Lanxess to add third compounding line in Wuxi
Borouge invests in Chinese compounding plant
Graham Packaging to enter Chinese market
Clopay buying Chinese film extruder
Plastics processing industry witnesses double digit growth
Hankook Tire mulls building new plant in China
Troubled times for China’s tire makers
China's Petrochemical Industry
China petrochemical output value to rise in 2010
China sees 220 million tonnes oil refining overcapacity
Sinopec mulls importing crude oil from Petrobras
Chemical units of Petrochina and Sinopec swing to profit
PetroChina, Rosneft to settle oil refining JV in Tianjin
China to build 90-day emergency petroleum reserves
Sinopec to siphon off 9% stake in Syncrude Canada
PetroChina to increase Kbebah Oil Field's output
China gives preliminary approval to Sinopec-Kuwait petrochemicals JV
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends in China
VCM Cost Indifference Carbide Route vs Ethylene Route
Bimodal HDPE Profile
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| 2010 - May - Volume 1 Issue 1 |
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China's Polyolefin and Elastomer Industries
China is likely to achieve the Cisisoprene rubber industrialization
China’s SBR and PBR market prices were quite stable in March
Tianjin Lugang 100 KTA SBR project construction is in full swing
Tianjin Petrochemical starts up 300 KTA LLDPE unit.
Borouge upbeat on China, targets 650 KTA polyolefins sales
Dow PP technology in China
China will add PE and PP production capacity 3.24 million tonnes per annum in 2010
Sinopec to build USD1.3 billion Kazakh plastics plant
China's plastic demand to exceed 65 million tonnes in 2010
China’s demand for expensive US PP to dwindle sharply in 2010
China's Downstream Industry
Cling film shall be marked with warnings from February 8, 2010
China tire export down 70% -80% due to US duties
Michelin Shenyang Tire to expand production with USD1.5 billion
SIG in China to buy stake in Nan Kang Rubber Tire
China's Petrochemical Industry
China’s petrochemical industry may post double-digit growth in 2010
Sinopec starts up petrochemical complex in Binhai New District, Tianjin
Wuhan 800 KTA ethylene project to start off in April
Major Thermoplastic Pricing Trends in China
VCM Cost Indifference Carbide Route vs Ethylene Route
Bimodal HDPE Profile
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