
Polypropylene capacity increases to be led by China and India
GlobalData has reported that China and India will lead global polypropylene capacity additions by 2023.
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GlobalData has reported that Asia and North America will lead global ethylene capacity additions by 2023.

GCGV, a joint-venture of ExxonMobil and SABIC, has contracted MHIENG to construct a large-scale polyethylene plant in Texas.

Neste and LyondellBasell have announced the commercial-scale production of bio-based plastic from renewable materials.

Grace has licensed its UNIPOL polypropylene process technology to Hyundai Chemical, for use in their cracker complex.

BASF and SIBUR will collaborate to develop polymer solutions at SIBUR’s newly-inaugurated PolyLab R&D centre, Moscow.

Standic will build a new chemical storage terminal in Port of Antwerp, doubling its capacity.

GAIL has successfully produced metallocene linear-low density polyethylene at its Indian plant.

GobalData reports that Asia and North America will lead global polyethylene capacity additions by 2023.

Aramco Trading’s new Fujairah office will handle all gasoline and fuel oil storage and blending activities, as part of a push into new markets.