· PKN Orlen recovers in fourth quarter in 2009, with lower losses
· TVK’s ethylene supplies to BorsodChem fall in 2009
· Ciech agrees TDA supplies with Air Products for 2012-2018 period
· Spolana facing delays in conversion to membrane
· Cost-cutting helps Petrohemija through economic turbulence
· SIBUR-Neftekhim reduces costs in monomer production in 2009
· Tatneft to increase ethane capacity at Minnibayevo to 140,000 tpa
· SIBUR completes modernisation of Vyngapur compressor station
· Propylene consumption rose 3% in Russia in 2009
· Angarsk Polymer Plant using more liquid gases for producing ethylene
· Salavatnefteorgsintez starts installing new ELOU AVT-6 unit
· Russian paraxylene domestic sales totalled 147,100 tons in 2009
· Russian benzene production totalled 104,800 tons in Jan 2010, 3% up on Dec 2009
· Polief increased its sales of PTA on the domestic market in 2009
· PET plant at Kaliningrad will start in 2010, with a capacity of 240,000 tpa
· Russian formaldehyde production totalled 442,960 tons in 2009, 33% down
· Metafrax seeks higher rail discounts for methanol exports
· SIBUR invested last year in the isoprene monomer plant at Togliattikaucuk
· Uzbekistan and South Korea signed an agreement on UzKorGasChemical
· Russia produced 24,980 tons of butanols in January, 38% up on January 2009
· Production of polypropylene in Ukraine amounted to 7,820 tons in January
· Himsorbent at Dzerzhinsk intends to construct ethylene oxide pipeline
· Akrilat increased shipments on the Russian domestic market by 82.7% in 2009
· Belarus invites Gazprom to invest in a new chemical plant at Grodno Azot
· Reports rejected of relocating paraxylene complex at Atyrau to Mangistau