Gazprom neftekhim Salavat restarted HDPE production from turnaround

MOSCOW (MRC) -- Gazprom neftekhim Salavat, one of Russia's largest production complexes for oil refining and petrochemicals, has resumed its high density polyethylene (HDPE) production after scheduled turnaround, according to ICIS-MRC Price Report.

The customers of the enterprise said the production of HDPE at the plant was fully resumed by 8 August after the scheduled maintenance works, and the shipment of commercial products will begin in the coming days. The turnaround at PE production started in early July. The annual production capacity of HDPE at Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat is 120,000 tonnes/year.

It is also worth noting that the next series of scheduled shutdowns for scheduled works of Russian polyethylene producers will begin in September. Two producers will simultaneously shut down their production capacities for maintenance works: Stavrolen (from 1 September for 45 days) and Kazanorgsintez (a sequential shutdown of capacities is planned from 14 September to 21 October).

OAO "Gazprom neftekhim Salavat" (formerly OAO "Salavatnefteorgsintez") is one of the leading petrochemical companies in Russia, carrying out a full cycle of processing hydrocarbon material. The list of products manufactured by the plant includes more than 140 items, including 76 grades of the main products: gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, fuel oil, toluene, solvent, liquefied gases, benzene, styrene, ethylbenzene, butyl alcohols, phthalic anhydride and plasticizers, polyethylene, polystyrenes, silica gels and zeolite catalysts, corrosion inhibitors, elemental sulfur, ammonia and urea, glycols and amines, a wide range of household products made of plastics, surfactants and much more.
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Wanhua Chemical (Yantai, Shandong / China) acquired not only MDI/TDI process specialist and plant manufacturer Chematur Engineering (Karlskoga / Sweden), but also a majority stake in the smaller Chinese MDI producer Connell Polyurethane, said Plasteurope.

Connell Polyurethane current plans for a 400,000 t/y plant mean that Wanhua would strengthen its leading position and increase its distance from world number two, BASF (Ludwigshafen / Germany).

Wanhua is paying CNY 925m (just under EUR 120m) for Chematur, which has expertise that includes plants for hydrogen peroxide and bioethanol derivatives in addition to MDI and TDI. In 2018, Chematur generated sales of SEK 115m (approximately EUR 10m) and an operating profit of SEK 22.4m.

Connell Polyurethane operates a plant for the MDI precursor aniline in the northern Chinese province of Jilin. Since 2016, additional billion-yuan plans have been in place for MDI production capacities in Fuzhou, Fujian based on Chematur technology. Further plans exist for production capacities for 55,000 t/y of formaldehyde and 360,000 t/y of aniline, for which the authorities have already given the go-ahead and which are scheduled to be operational by 2021. However, construction does not appear to have started yet.

Wanhua operates global capacities totalling 2.75m t/y of MDI and TDI, which is closely followed by BASF with 2.62m t/y excluding the German company JV shares in China. In Europe, the MDI and TDI plants located at Wanhua isocyanate producer BorsodChem (Kazincbarcika / Hungary) are still down for maintenance. However, these are expected to be restarted in mid-August if everything goes according to plan.
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Ineos Styrolution announces that the company hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 100 kt ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) plant in Bayport, Texas, said Plasticker.

The development of the new site is part of a bigger expansion plan for the Americas, which includes increased ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) capacity at the Altamira site in Mexico, while transition the ASA production to the new site in Bayport.

The location of the new site was selected based upon its easy access to raw materials, being adjacent to the Ineos Styrolution’s styrene monomer plant, low cost utilities and proximity to major customer markets. The new site is expected to be operational by 2021.

In February 2019, Ineos Styrolution made its first production move into China with the acquisition of two 200,000-tonne polystyrene facilities from Total S.A. The deal, which includes the Foshan site in the Guangdong Province in South China and the Ningbo site in the Zhejiang Province in Eastern China, was agreed in August 2018 and has now received regulatory approval. It also includes two sales offices in Gunagzhou and Shanghai.
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Trinseo and its affiliate companies in Europe announced a price increase for all ABS and SAN grades, said Plasticker.

Effective August 1, 2019, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows:

"Magnum” ABS resins by 35 Euro per metric ton

"Tyril" SAN resins by 35 Euro per metric ton

As MRC informed earlier, As MRC informed earlier, Trinseo has received regulatory approval for its planned acquisition of Dow Chemical’s latex production assets in Rheinmunster, Germany. The acquisition, announced in May, was an important initiative in improving Trinseo’s strategic position amid a difficult global macro environment.

Trinseo is a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber. Trinseo's technology is used by customers in industries such as home appliances, automotive, building & construction, carpet, consumer electronics, consumer goods, electrical & lighting, medical, packaging, paper & paperboard, rubber goods and tires. Formerly known as Styron, Trinseo completed its renaming process in 1Q 2015. Trinseo had approximately USD4.6 billion in net sales in 2018, with 16 manufacturing sites around the world, and approximately 2,500 employees.
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), said the company.

Effective August 1, 2019, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows:

"Styron" general purpose polystyrene grades (GPPS) by 50 Euro per metric ton
"Styron" and "Styron A-Tech" and "Styron X- Tech" high impact polystyrene grades (HIPS) by 50 Euro per metric ton

As MRC informed earlier, Trinseo has received regulatory approval for its planned acquisition of Dow Chemical’s latex production assets in Rheinmunster, Germany. The acquisition, announced in May, was an important initiative in improving Trinseo’s strategic position amid a difficult global macro environment.

Trinseo is a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber. Trinseo's technology is used by customers in industries such as home appliances, automotive, building & construction, carpet, consumer electronics, consumer goods, electrical & lighting, medical, packaging, paper & paperboard, rubber goods and tires. Formerly known as Styron, Trinseo completed its renaming process in 1Q 2015. Trinseo had approximately USD4.6 billion in net sales in 2018, with 16 manufacturing sites around the world, and approximately 2,500 employees.
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