POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in May 2012: Slipping oil prices pull polymers down / Margin losses on a broad front / Inventories swell as converters cut orders to a minimum / Prices destined to fall again in June	05.06.2012
EXXONMOBIL New ethane cracker and PE plants at Baytown / Cheap US shale gas gives price advantage	05.06.2012
DOW Arbitration court orders Kuwait to pay damages of USD 2.16 bn in K-Dow case / Breach of contract	29.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in May 2012: MDI in a strong rollover / TDI up by triple-digit figures as supply tightens / Polyols softer / Building season picks up in NWE / Risk of hikes despite sinking costs	23.05.2012
BRASKEM Mulling new US plant fed by cheaper shale gas feedstock / Decision to be made this year	17.05.2012
CIECH CEO Kunicki is replaced / Dow and Wanhua reportedly interested in Zachem's TDI subsidiary	08.05.2012
MDI Brazil imposes anti-dumping duties on imports from the US and China / Finance minister announces measures to ease pressure on industrial sector	04.05.2012
ALTUGLAS All activities to cease at Kensington plant / PMMA sheet extrusion relocated to Louisville	26.04.2012
DOW New UK technical centre for PU elastomers and systems / Third recent investment in PU innovation	26.04.2012
PEOPLE Fernando Musa named CEO of Braskem America	26.04.2012
DOW US cracker project to be located at Freeport site in Texas / Start-up on schedule for 2017	25.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in April 2012: MDI prices take another step forward / TDI cauldron still bubbling / Polyols swept upward to record heights / Isocyanate supply tighter in May / Notations continue firm	23.04.2012
TEKNOR APEX Flexible vinyls incorporate bio-based plasticisers / Carbon dioxide equivalent emissions reduced by 41%	20.04.2012
STYRON European price hikes for polycarbonate products	19.04.2012
W. R. GRACE Agreement with Dow to develop next generation catalysts for PP production / Commercial start in 2012	16.04.2012
PEOPLE Mark Bassett new vice president of Dow Polyurethanes	12.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP March 2012: Ortho resins make further slight gains / Demand more robust on the whole / Supply adequate/ Consolidation in epoxy segment / Glass fibre downswing has bottomed out	05.04.2012
DOW Cost-reduction plan will see 900 jobs slashed worldwide / Plant closures in Europe and the Americas / Move expected to deliver USD 250m in annual savings	03.04.2012
DOW EMEA polyethylene prices to increase	02.04.2012
SINOPEC China's leading petrochemical player breaks all previous records in financial 2011 / State-owned group produced about 10m t of ethylene last year	28.03.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Dow declares force majeure for MDI from Freeport	26.03.2012
SHENHUA Ineos license for PP plant in Yulin City / Methanol-to-olefins complex starts to take shape	23.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in March 2012: Seasonal influences spark demand / TDI producers see triple-digit gains, MDI and polyols up by single-digit figures / Producers will seek further margin gains in April	21.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2012: Polyolefin and PVC producers pursue margin improvement / Stable cost base for PS, EPS / Cracker outages tighten supply / Upward price pressure continues	13.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in February 2012: Polyolefins see triple-digit rises as margins improve / PVC producers also enjoy some margin relief / Styrenics reach limit / Olefin costs will rise again in March	05.03.2012

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