Qatar Petroleum and Chevron Phillips Chemical plan new world-scale ethane cracker in Qatar

• 24 6月 2019

Qatar Petroleum today announced the selection of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company as its partner for a new ethylene and derivatives complex, which will be constructed in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar

China’s textile production rises on fears of worsening trade tensions

• 15 7月 2019

According to research by Wood Mackenzie, Chinese textile producers are increasing production as fears grow that the trade war with the US will hurt exports of apparel and other textile products as soon as the fourth quarter of 2019.

Achieving U.S. recycled plastics goals by 2030 could cost $3bn

• 10 7月 2019

Up to $3 billion in additional capital investment would be required to achieve current U.S. recycled plastics content goals by 2030, according to new analysis by Wood Mackenzie Chemicals

CP Chem and Qatar Petroleum to build USGC petrochemical project

• 10 7月 2019

Chevron Phillips Chemical (CP Chem) and Qatar Petroleum today announced that they have signed an agreement to jointly pursue the development of a new petrochemical complex on the US Gulf Coast.

Huntsman Corporation and Indorama Ventures strike $2billion chemical intermediates deal

• 08 8月 2019

On 7th August 2019, Huntsman Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its chemical intermediates businesses to Indorama Ventures. The total deal is valued at $2.076 billion.

Aramco takes slice of Reliance’s refining and petchems businesses

• 11 8月 2019

Saudi Aramco is to set to take a 20% stake in Reliance Industries' refining and petrochemical businesses.

Sinopec bolsters coal-to-chemicals investments in China

• 14 8月 2019

Sinopec will take over the 800-ktpa coal-to-olefins (CTO) project in Erdos from State Power Investment Mengxi Energy.

Motiva enters US chemical industry

• 20 8月 2019

Motiva, a 100%-owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, has signed an agreement to acquire full ownership interest in Flint Hills Resources Port Arthur, LLC.

US PET and aromatics markets face major restructuring if plastics recycling goals met by 2030

• 10 9月 2019

Meeting current US recycled plastics content goals by 2030 would significantly alter the region's PET resin and upstream aromatics markets, according to a recent analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

Can China’s CTO and MTO industries survive the threat of massive steam cracker investment?

• 06 9月 2019

In 2019, the total ethylene capacity from CTO/MTO units reached 5.21 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), accounting for 21% of China’s total ethylene capacity. However, CTO and MTO development has slowed due to high methanol prices and environmental controls, as well as the threat from a new wave of steam cracker investment in China.

2020 to be year of transition for global olefins industry

• 20 1月 2020

Wood Mackenzie expects the combined capacity expansion of base olefins - ethylene, propylene and butadiene - to hit unprecedented levels of around 20 million tonnes in 2020. This represents an increase of 6% on 2019 levels.

China bans single-use plastic

• 20 1月 2020

On 19 January, China's National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced policies aimed at restricting production, sale, and use of single-use plastic products.

UK Budget - new plastics packaging tax

• 11 3月 2020

The UK currently recovers or recycles just under 50% of plastics packaging, making it a middling performer in European terms

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• 10 11月 2023

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• 07 9月 2020

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Part 5: unlocking the value of refinery-petrochemicals integration

• 22 11月 2023

We are at an unprecedented point in time where the entire commodity petrochemicals industry is in a downturn. Where do we expect chemical margins to end up this year and what can producers do to tide through the downturn?

Part 4: unlocking the value of refinery-petrochemicals integration

• 15 11月 2023

We are at an unprecedented point in time where the entire commodity petrochemicals industry is in a downturn. Where do we expect chemical margins to end up this year and what can producers do to tide through the downturn?

Part 3: unlocking the value of refinery-petrochemicals integration

• 08 11月 2023

We are at an unprecedented point in time where the entire commodity petrochemicals industry is in a downturn. Where do we expect chemical margins to end up this year and what can producers do to tide through the downturn?

Part 2: unlocking the value of refinery-petrochemicals integration

• 02 11月 2023

We are at an unprecedented point in time where the entire commodity petrochemicals industry is in a downturn. Where do we expect chemical margins to end up this year and what can producers do to tide through the downturn?

Polymer demand scenarios: a little more conversation, a little less plastic

• 31 10月 2023

We analysed a scenario which studied the impact of drivers that could accelerate sustainability initiatives on polymer demand compared to Wood Mackenzie’s base case long-term outlook using our proprietary Materials Application Platform.

Part 1: unlocking the value of refinery-petrochemicals integration

• 26 10月 2023

We are at an unprecedented point in time where the entire commodity petrochemicals industry is in a downturn. Where do we expect chemical margins to end up this year and what can producers do to tide through the downturn?

Will international shipping be net zero by 2050?

• 23 10月 2023

Upgraded decarbonisation targets present a huge challenge for marine fuels

Will the EU’s flagship packaging legislation be transformative?

• 17 7月 2023

The new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) could be a pivotal moment for the packaging sector

Global challenges weigh on downstream chemical markets in 2023

• 18 1月 2023

Downstream chemical markets face a downbeat start to 2023 – long on supply, short on demand. But will demand recovery bring some much-needed relief to producer margins?

Bottle battle: the fight for recycled plastic supply is on

• 16 11月 2022

The textiles and packaging sectors may soon be in fierce competition for limited supplies of recycled PET to meet their sustainability targets

Three challenges that will stretch spandex in 2020

• 18 6月 2020

Rapid growth means spandex is poised to become a mainstream textile fibre – but environmental issues, commoditisation and the impact of Covid-19 all pose challenges.

PPE is giving the fibres industry some protection from coronavirus

• 22 5月 2020

While the fibres industry has seen significant demand destruction from coronavirus, not all sectors are struggling. Global demand for PPE has boomed, and many fibre and textile companies are pivoting to produce it. But this surge won't last forever.

Making sense of the TCFD recommendations

• 20 5月 2020

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures released recommendations years ago but getting to grips with the finer details remains a challenge for companies.

Will coronavirus change the course of plastic circularity?

• 20 5月 2020

Demand for recycled PET is holding up during the COVID-19 pandemic – but there are headwinds