
First loop reactors delivered to Silleno plant construction site
The first eight sections of loop reactors have been delivered to the Silleno polyethylene plant in the Atyrau region, Kazakhstan.
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Borouge International has announced significant progress across its major growth projects in the UAE and Europe.

INEOS Inovyn has completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% shareholding in Runcorn MCP Ltd, together with the assets and employees associated with ethylene dichloride (EDC) production at Runcorn from Vynova Runcorn Ltd, UK, following its entry into administration in 2025.

SCG Chemicals Public Co. Ltd (SCGC) and PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd (GC) have announced plans to combine their olefins and polyolefins businesses in Thailand to strengthen the Thai petrochemical industry’s competitiveness on the global stage.

Univation Technologies has announced that PETKIM has selected Univation's UNIPOL™ PE Process Technology for a planned polyethylene production complex expected to be located in Aliaga-Izmir, Türkiye.

Zhejiang COMY Environmental Technology has officially launched its waste plastic-to-propylene chemical recycling pilot project at the Yanzhao Green Chemical Laboratory in Cangzhou, Hebei, China.

Bain & Co. has published a new analysis which finds that the global chemicals industry will likely require the net closure of about 7.5% of global olefin production capacity by 2030 to return to normal operating rates.

Danantara Investment Management (DIM), Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), and PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group) have completed a strategic investment transaction for the Chlor Alkali-Ethylene Dichloride (CA-EDC) project, Indonesia.

BASF SE and Highsun Holding Group (HSCC) have signed a non-binding MoU to explore activities across the polyamide 6 (PA6) value chain in a 50:50 joint venture.

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe has launched INEOS LowINCO₂, a new range of low carbon olefins and polymers offering a carbon footprint up to half of the European industry average.