Keyword: Borealis

Markets & Companies

Global Chemicals Markets Still Volatile and Challenging

04.09.2015 - Around the globe, market conditions for chemical industry players remained volatile and challenging, corporate chieftains said unanimously in reporting on the second quarter and...

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Surge in Q2 Profit for Borealis

17.08.2015 - Austrian chemical and plastics producer Borealis has reported a big jump in second-quarter net profits, which it has mainly attributed to strong margins and pricing during the...

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Borealis Investing €160 million in Swedish Cracker

06.07.2015 - Vienna-based polyolefins and fertilizer giant Borealis has announced plans to invest €160 million to upgrade and revamp four cracker furnaces at Stenungsund, Sweden, to meet the...

Strategy & Management

Perstorp Enters Next Development Phase

05.06.2015 - Perstorp has been a well-known name in chemistry for over 130 years. Founded in 1881 as a producer of acetic acid and later formalin, the Swedish company went through an eventful...

Markets & Companies

Ineos Still Bullish on Shale Gas

17.01.2015 - As the UK government's push to repeat the US shale gas boom on its own soil moved up a notch in late 2014 with the sale of exploration licenses, Ineos revealed plans to expand...

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Borealis Challenges Backdated Finnish Tax Bill

13.01.2015 - Borealis is calling "unjustified" plans by Finnish tax authorities to charge the company back taxes totalling €281.7 million, including penalties for late payment and interest...

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Borealis Extends CEO Garrett’s Contract Until 2019

28.10.2014 - Mark Garrett will continue to serve as CEO of Borealis at least through June 2019. The Vienna, Austria-based company said the five-year extension of the Australia native's contract...

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Mark Tonkens joins Borealis Executive Board

17.09.2014 - Borealis has appointed Mark J. S. Tonkens as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Board effective 1 November 2014. He succeeds Daniel J. Shook who has decided...