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Shift away from traditional oil and gas as world market declines / Development of 3D printing a key target

China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2014: Feedstock costs remain low / Import prices fall / Polymers trending down / January demand expected to be in line with expectations

China Engineering Thermoplastics November 2014: All feedstock costs down / Some starter materials hit lows not seen in years / Import prices soft / PC stabilises following BPA turnaround / MMA declines put a brake on PMMA hikes

China Standard Thermoplastics November 2014: Feedstock import quotes continue in free fall / C2, C3, SM at lows not seen in years / Polymer producers worried about unabated price declines / Processors in holding pattern and keeping inventories low

Neil Chapman likely to fill the shoes of outgoing president Stephen Pryor

Global volumes to rise by 4.4% per year to 2020 / Strong automotive demand for butadiene rubber and ABS / Asian players dominating / Grand View Research report

China Engineering Thermoplastics September 2014: Most feedstock costs fall / Butadiene, BPA and MMA prices increase / PC and PMMA notations rise / Import prices stable to soft with individual price hikes / Consumption normal for September

China Engineering Thermoplastics August 2014: Feedstock costs nosedive / BPA rise / Prices of Engineering Thermoplastics steady with individual hikes / Consumption ranging between normal and seasonal low with different types

Plans for new petrochemicals hub in China's northern Ningxia province / CB&I technology for coal-to-olefins project

Operating profit rises 12% in H1 2014 / Operating loss in Chemicals segment / Chinese economy maintains momentum / Shale gas capacity build-up to be accelerated this year

RAPID project experiences a revival / Toyo bags contract for ethylene cracker

China Engineering Thermoplastics July 2014: Several feedstocks rise / Butadiene soars to new heights / ABS, PC steady / Increases for PA 6, PA 6.6 and PBT limited to southern regions / August prices mostly stable to slightly up

China Engineering Thermoplastics June 2014: Feedstock costs rise across the board / Prices soft and trending down / Consumption on track / Little change expected in July

US-Chinese partnerships explore opportunities for unconventional gas in the People's Republic / Restructuring of energy mix / Chinese firms also participating in US fracking projects

China Engineering Thermoplastics April/May 2014: Feedstock notations tending soft / Engineering thermoplastics prices largely unchanged / Business volume expected to remain stable until the end of Q2

Agreement for “Nexlene” high-performance PE joint venture / Plan to set up network of global facilities

China Standard Thermoplastics April/May 2014: Ethylene and propylene import prices rebound while styrene recedes / Polymer import quotes firm / Domestic prices see active dynamics / Labour Day holiday period dampens total uptake

Mega players sign strategic cooperation agreement for gas processing, petrochemicals / Chinese and Russian presidents as witnesses

New 40,000 t/y neopentylglycol plant with Sinopec at Nanjing / Meeting demand from Asian customers

"Chinaplas" exclusive: PIE speaks to Sibur managing director and head of Basic Polymers Sergey Komyshan / Sell-and-build strategy / Focus on integrated sites / Export share expected to rise / Ukraine crisis has no significant impact on operations

Ethylene projects shelved or delayed in response to pressure from cheap US shale gas / Projects with more than 4m t of C2 hanging in the air / Increasingly exploring options for coal-to-olefins

China Engineering Thermoplastics March/April 2014: Benzene firm, styrene rising and butadiene soft / Domestic feedstock notations firm but trending up / Most polymers roll over / ABS surges / Demand for PA 6.6 “made in China” rising

Current five-year plan sees new production plants brought on stream / Dependence on imports declines / International producers see sales fall short of expectations / Will the next PE flood come in before the shale gas volumes?

China Standard Thermoplastics March/April 2014: Ethylene and propylene import prices fall while styrene firms / Polymer import quotes soft / Domestic prices rising / Demand largely normal

Nanjing-based BASF-YPC joint venture commences acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers production