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POLYMER PRICES North America October 2013: Most grades point down / PE stable / PP follows declining feedstock prices / PVC also dropping / Polystyrene the sole exception to the rule / Engineering thermoplastics start to cave in	08.11.2013
DOW Performance Plastics again leads earnings growth / Divestment plans accelerated / Epoxy, chlorine products and vinyls on the chopping block	31.10.2013
SOLVIN Fifth awards ceremony celebrates innovation in PVC sector / Winning entries reflect developments across wide range of technologies and industries	28.10.2013
DOW CHEMICAL Sale of PP licensing and catalysts business to W. R. Grace / Part of plans to divest USD 1.5 bn of non-core assets	15.10.2013
QINGHAI PROVINCIAL MINING Purchase of Unipol licence for 400,000 t/y PP facility	10.10.2013
DOW Plans to increase polyether polyols capacity in Thailand / Additional output in Texas due to debottlenecking	30.09.2013
COMPOSITES MARKET European GRP market stagnates at 1m t / Open processes will not match pre-2009 levels / Focus on automation and continuous closed processes / 26% increase of visitors at "Composites Europe" fair in Stuttgart	26.09.2013
DOW Plastics additives division off the selling block / Epoxy unit a likely candidate for divestment	25.09.2013
SHALE GAS Argentina: Next steps in exploration / Agreements reached between YPF and US companies given green light	24.09.2013
DOW European production of "Affinity GA" polyolefin elastomers to begin in 2014	19.09.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Fiery flare-offs at Versalis LDPE plant in Ferrara / Production shut down for a week	05.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics August 2013: Notations rise on a broad front and exceed costs / Demand in summer holiday season driven by pre-buying / Substantial increases likely in September	04.09.2013
DOW EUROPE Considerable price increase for PE products	03.09.2013
DOW Sites selected in Texas and Louisiana for US plastics projects / Louisiana projects to be completed end-2016	30.08.2013
DOW / MONUMENT Price increase for polyols in North America / European price adjustment almost certain	29.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks August 2013: Bottoming out of prices for TDI and polyols / Polymeric MDI in rollover / Short supply of pure MDI drives notations / Demand remains weak / Cost increases foreseeable	23.08.2013
PEOPLE PolyOne names Michael Garratt to succeed Robert Rosenau	22.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2013: Hikes overcompensate cost rise / Supply limited by production cuts and outages / Demand strong for a summer month / Prices could climb further	13.08.2013
DOW Price increases for all PE grades	01.08.2013
DOW Performance plastics business leads in operating profit gains / Sales remain static / K-Dow award applied to debt reduction	26.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks July 2013: Rebates predominate / Only pure MDI stable / Poor seasonal demand leads to stock-building / Hike plans with little chance of acceptance	24.07.2013
ORIENTAL ENERGY Selects Ineos licence for PP process for Ningbo site / Part of expansion programme to become major player	24.07.2013
CNOOC Purchase of PE licence from Ineos for Huizhou petrochemicals site	16.07.2013
SHANXI COKING Licence agreement for Dow's "Unipol" technology / PP plant to be ready by 2015	11.07.2013
QATAR PETROLEUM Unipol technology for PE projects at Ras Laffan / Polymer output to total 2.2m t/y	08.07.2013

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