POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2011: Producers largely pass on cost reduction / Margin improvement proves elusive / Converters are still holding back / Abundance of special offers	14.07.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS North American shale gas deposits shift the feedstock balance / Second cheapest route to ethylene / Asian naphtha base too costly? / Large gas deposits in France and Poland / Public sentiment sours on fracking	11.07.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in June 2011: Price cuts go beyond cost reductions / Notations down across the board / Special offers widely available / More reductions expected in July	05.07.2011
STYRON Dow styrenics spin-off files papers for Trinseo offering / Intake of USD 400m targeted	30.06.2011
ASSOCIATIONS Daniele Ferrari appointed new president of PlasticsEurope Italia	28.06.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2011: Notations slide on monomer decline / PVC with slight gains / Tendency toward surplus / Volume pressure propels special offers / Some prices could go lower	15.06.2011
DOW MoU with Turkey's Aksa for carbon fibre production / Plans to become fully integrated solution provider	10.06.2011
SHELL Plans to build large-scale ethane cracker fed from Marcellus Shale Basin / Output could reach 1m t/y	09.06.2011
RESINEX New distributor for Styron grades earmarked for the electrical and lighting market	08.06.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in May 2011: Oil price slide reveals market limits / Polyolefin margins crumble / Producers left sitting on costs / Converters' resistance shifts the balance / Price pressure remains	06.06.2011
NOVA CHEMICALS Higher volumes and reduced fixed costs help improve operating profits across business / Agreements signed to assure feedstock supply for Alberta and Ontario plants	03.06.2011
DOW CHEMICAL Staff at Swiss packaging centre to be doubled / Combined scientific and technical expertise	26.05.2011
UNIGEL ABS project planned in Brazil / Output will substitute imports	25.05.2011
DSM Cooperation with Elevance Renewable Sciences on bio-based high performance thermoplastics	19.05.2011
DOW CHEMICAL Polyolefin elastomer grade introduced for automotive TPOs	16.05.2011
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics in April 2011: Upswing slows down slightly / PBT, POM and PMMA climb by nearly EUR 100/t / Q2 agreements tighten lower price levels / Price hikes likely again in May	05.05.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in April 2011: Polyolefin producers almost cover costs / HDPE, PVC with stronger rises / PS follows SM down / EPS improves / Chronic bottlenecks / Feedstocks up again / Fresh hikes	04.05.2011
DOW Good first quarter / Basic Plastics division is dissolved / PP and HDPE activities up for grabs	03.05.2011
DOW US chemical giant plans to source ethane from shale gas reserves / New feedstock avenues open the way to raising North American cracker capacities	28.04.2011
DOW CHEMICAL Polyethylene prices to increase	21.04.2011
STYRON Company name to change to Trinseo later this year	14.04.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in March 2011: Higher costs mostly factored in / Minimal margin gain with HDPE and PVC / PS softer / Seasonal business boosts EPS / Sales decline / Fresh price hikes for PVC and polyolefins	05.04.2011
DOW First licence for new flame retardant granted to Chemtura / Further licensing deals expected this year / Commercial volumes seen by 2013-2015	05.04.2011
US SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Ameripen association established to promote environmentally- friendly approach / “Material neutral” perspective	22.03.2011
DOW Two North American VCM lines to be idled	21.03.2011

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