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PKN Orlen expects to close its ethylene and propylene unit at Plock for a maintenance turnaround in the second or third quarter this year.
The Czech anti-monopoly office UOHS has approved Unipetrol's sale of its 50% stake in Agrobohemie to Deza.
PCC Rokita expects to complete several projects in the early part of 2008.
Gazprom filed a claim against the decision of the Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) regarding the supplies of ethane to Kazanorgsintez
In the period January-November 2007, Russian chemical production increased 6.5% according to the Ministry of Industry.
Nizhnekamskneftekhim increased propylene production by 22.3% in 2007 over 2006, due largely to the increased usage of propane-propylene fractions.
Kazanorgsintez has recently started the industrial production of LLDPE PE2NT18-11 under the Pallant trademark.
SIBUR-Khimprom is constructing a new polystyrene suspension plant at a cost of 1.6 billion roubles.
From the start of 2008, Kazan Synthetic Rubber Plant increased the price of polysulphide polymers due to the cost increases for raw materials and energy.
In the first eleven months of 2007 Metafrax achieved a turnover of 6.574 billion roubles, a 20% increase on the same period in 2006.
SIBUR-Holding is examining the possibility of reviving the uncompleted butyl rubber project at Tobolsk.
BOPP producer Grinn at Kursk has been bought by Gazprom for between $80-100 million.
Sayanskkhimplast reduced PVC production in the period January-November 2007 by 1.9% over 2006.
UralMetanolGroup has concluded contracts for the detailed design and delivery of equipment for the gas-chemical complex.
Togliattikaucuk is aiming to develop a single stage process for isoprene production, to replace the older two-stage process.
Azot at Grodno plans in 2008 to start the reconstruction of the caprolactam plant.
Uzbek plastics converter Dzhizak Plastmass has introduced a new production unit for polyethylene pipes with a diameter range of 315-630 mm and a capacity of 3,700 tpa.
Construction of the new BOPP plant at Turkmenbashi will start in 2008.
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