Americas top stories: weekly summary

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 12 March.

LyondellBasell seeks April price increase on PP in North America
LyondellBasell is seeking a price increase of 6 cents/lb ($132/tonne) on all polypropylene (PP) products sold in North America in addition to any change in propylene monomer costs as of 1 April, according to a customer letter.

LyondellBasell may build world-scale chem-recycling unit in 6 years
LyondellBasell could start construction on a world-scale chemical recycling plant in the next five to six years, the CEO said on Tuesday.

AFPM reschedules US IPC to October from May
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has rescheduled its annual International Petrochemical Conference (IPC) to 17-19 October, it said on Wednesday.

Canada’s Brookfield may raise bid for Inter Pipeline
Canada’s Brookfield Infrastructure Partners may raise its Canadian dollar (C$) 16.5 ($13)/share hostile bid for midstream energy and petrochemicals company Inter Pipeline, depending on the outcome of “due diligence”, it said on Thursday.

Latin American PVC production impacted by polar wave on US Gulf Coast
The polyvinyl chloride (PVC) markets in Latin America are greatly impacted by the polar wave that hit the US Gulf Coast, freezing chlor-alkali facilities in mid-February.