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Formosa needs to break its inertia on proposed Louisiana petrochemical plant
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Company turns halt of gas-to-methanol project into permanent cancellation
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Shell acknowledges $14 billion price tag for petrochemical plant, more than double street estimates
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Louisiana court reinstates Formosa plant permit, but financial outlook still bleak
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Texas needs to go big on carbon capture proposal
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Latest legal setback highlights need for Formosa to drop petrochemical project
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IEEFA U.S.: Shell Pennsylvania likely to be last hurrah for big petrochemical complexes
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IEEFA U.S.: S&P pushes Louisiana project cancellation as credit boost for Formosa
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IEEFA U.S.: Ohio regulators have opportunity to do PTTGC a favor by nixing permit
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IEEFA: European-based regulatory model has global implications for complex plastics questions
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IEEFA U.S.: Essential plastics industry enjoys “fantastic” profits with no regulation
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IEEFA U.S.: Plastics tax debate is health and safety issue for rest of U.S.
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IEEFA U.S.: Army Corps of Engineers requires full environmental review for Formosa petrochemical project in Louisiana
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IEEFA: CMD’s bag initiative raises questions for future of oil, gas and plastics industries
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IEEFA: Dubbo’s new renewables zone shows the path away from fossil fuels
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