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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shale Gas: US officials update estimates / Globally additional 20 bn m³ potential / Biggest discoveries in Algeria and Russia / US producers look to inexpensive ethane production
 		02.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics April 2013: PE producers forced to pass on full cost reduction / PP holds up better / PVC and PS buyers also see price cuts / Rising trend in May possible
 		06.05.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell declares force majeure for C2 and C3 from Moerdijk
 		26.04.2013
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
SHALE GAS
China grants first production-sharing exploration contract to Shell / India's government approves development of country's light feedstock reserves / Catching up to the US shale gas revolution
 		09.04.2013
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
HANWHA CHEMICAL
South Korean chemical producer reportedly looking into building an ethylene plant in the US / Jumping the shale gas bandwagon
 		22.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2013: Falling costs upstream dash producers' hopes of triple-digit hikes / Polyolefins rise less than costs / Higher input prices added to PVC, PS and EPS / Supply in line with demand
 		14.03.2013
KRAIBURG TPE
Launching commercial production of new high-quality TPEs based on Shell's natural gas-based process oil
 		13.03.2013
SHELL
Fluor wins engineering and design contract for Qatar cracker and MEG project
 		08.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in February 2013: Most notations show little change / PE largely rolls over / PP and PVC up slightly / PS and EPS slightly softer / Demand slack / Upturn likely in March
 		05.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks in February 2013: Steep hike plans firm the market / MDI and TDI with slight gains / No supply bottlenecks despite maintenance / Order volume still flat / Seasonal demand could drive prices
 		21.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2013: Buyers turn a deaf ear on hike plans / Stable costs dampen momentum / Demand still slack / First upstream cost rises appear / Price spiral could turn upward
 		14.02.2013
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
CHINA
Ground-breaking for new mega-petrochemical terminal in Huizhou port
 		30.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks in January 2013: First hike plans successfully parried / MDI and polyols in a weak rollover / TDI firmer / Supply adequate to demand / Q1 price rounds are still open
 		24.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate January 2013: Neater rLDPE moves up with virgin material / rHDPE, rPP and rPS firm / Restocking of LDPE regrind slower than expected / Base material prices rise
 		18.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2013: Slight margin improvement for polyolefin producers / No sharp order rise at month's begin / PVC and EPS still weak / PS moving in tandem with costs
 		15.01.2013
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
YEAR IN REVIEW
Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks
 		14.12.2012
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
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell lifts force majeure in Moerdijk
 		11.12.2012
SASOL
South African group plans new mega-cracker in the US / Attracted to shale gas light feed
 		07.12.2012
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
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Force majeure for styrene from Shell's Moerdijk plant remains in place
 		30.11.2012
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