POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics June 2013: Margin improvement for PE smaller than hoped / Monomer boosts PP, PS and EPS / Tightness despite weak demand / Costs stable / More hikes ahead	03.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock prices remain generally soft / Butadiene retreats / Pricing stable to slight drop	18.06.2013
CHINAPLAS Showcase on transparent plastics / Archi-Light futuristic building / Exclusive B2B conference jump starts exhibition	13.05.2013
SABIC Restructuring European operations / More than 1,000 jobs to be cut / Two of Gelsenkirchen's three PP lines will be idled	19.04.2013
RUSSIA Engineering thermoplastics market contracts slightly in 2012 / Imports from Europe and Asia on the rise / Russian production still too low / Western European quality often not matched / Plastinfo report	19.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2013: Producers hold onto half of cost reductions / Falling naphtha strengthens converters' waiting game / Intensity of demand revival will decide further developments	15.04.2013
SABIC Saudi giant eyes further development in Asia / Potential for shale gas in the region / Possible plans for new cracker in the US	10.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in March 2013: Producers find it hard to pass on costs / Cold weather, soft markets and reluctant buyers dash hike hopes / Cost reduction and rising demand jockey for position in April	04.04.2013
SABIC Launch of MD LDPE film grades for high clarity packaging	28.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics February/March 2013: Feedstock prices down post-Chinese new year / Plans to hike ABS prices / PC also rising / Little movement for polyamides, PBT and POM	28.03.2013
SABIC HDPE plant in Gelsenkirchen to switch to bimodal types / Producers of blow-moulded containers targeted	04.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics January/February 2013: Feedstock prices see moderate rises ahead of lunar new year break / PC largely stable / ABS slightly up / Introducing PIE's latest China price report	26.02.2013
SABIC Strike in Geleen comes to an end / Production returns to normal	06.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in January 2013: Price hikes come to a halt in mid-month / Producers still net reasonable margin gains / Slow start to demand / February likely similar	05.02.2013
SABIC Union launches strikes in Geleen / Cracker to continue operating / Additional effects remain unclear	01.02.2013
SABIC Four new R&D bases to be established this year / Plastics Applications Development Centre in Riyadh	30.01.2013
SAUDI KAYAN MoU with Petrokemya for 35,000 t/y UHMW-PE plant at Al Jubail / Operation as 50:50 joint venture	09.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in December 2012: PE slide halted / PP follows monomer downward / PS producers recoup cost rises / PVC and EPS prices softer / Polyolefin producers will seek triple-digit hikes in January	04.01.2013
ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS Balance of worldwide capacity has shifted to Asia / Polyamide is a rare exception / European market holds up relatively well / Massive expansion in China likely to continue	02.01.2013
STANDARD THERMOPLASTICS Global capacities exceed 252m t/y / PET output spearheads expansions in 2012 / More than half of global output found in Asia / China will continue to extend its lead in the coming years / Sabic still slightly ahead of Sinopec	21.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend December 2012: Notations tend unusually firm / Occasional increases for PE / Only building applications weaker / Fear of triple-digit rises in January	12.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in November 2012: Autumn mist softens notations / Producers see fresh margin losses / Supply stabilises / December could see an unusual stabilisation	05.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend November 2012: Polyolefins continue to crumble / PVC, PS and EPS producers try to resist declines / Costs down slightly / Bonus-linked orders start to flow in / Few bargains	13.11.2012
EVENTS “Seventh Pagev Turkish Plastics Industry Congress” ahead of “Plast Eurasia 2012” in Istanbul	09.11.2012
AMER INTERNATIONAL Construction of polyimide project in north east China kicks off / Local competition for DuPont, Sabic and Solvay	01.11.2012

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