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Dawn of the “Great Ethylene Era” / Five Year Plan calls for massive increase in domestic C2 capacities / Pinpointed regional investments / Foreign players race to form joint ventures

Ineos Technologies' “Innovene” PP process selected for 350,000 t/y Inner Mongolian PP plant

Second Nanjing expansion phase completed / USD 1.4 bn project / New acrylic acid plant

New PP unit commissioned at relocated refinery in south China

Joint venture for EPT plant in China

Shell test drills confirm shale gas reserves in China's Sichuan basin / Sinopec chairman says country's shale gas reserves surpass those of US

Discussions continue with SK Group on Wuhan ethylene project

Work begins on China petrochemicals joint venture with KPC / Project includes units for PE, PP, EVA and EG

Polymer growth targets on track / Headed for the big leagues? / Most output still earmarked for domestic market / New projects proceeding apace

PC compound capacity in China is raised once again

Fresh investment in Brazilian PU market / New plants for super absorbers in Brazil and China

New PP plant with “Innovene” license to be built in Maoming / Fourth Ineos license in China this year

Alternative feedstocks rejuvenate global plastics sector/ Oilfield licences to be awarded in Brazil / Shale gas fever rages on three continents / Middle East resources still firmly driving / Saudi Arabia, Iran are major players / GlobalData reports

Expanded Nanjing cracker on stream / JV with Sinopec mulls new projects worth EUR 1bn

Kothrade to head China's BASF-YPC from 2012

Chinese caprolactam joint venture to double output

Work begins on polyolefins complex in Guizhou

Follow-up: Divestiture of PP business to Braskem completed

First ethylene deliveries from Chinese mainland / An isolated “help-out” delivery or precursor to a permanent fixture?

Blaze rips through Shanghai petrochemical plant / Cracker and downstream units reportedly offstream

Beijing-based polycarbonate joint venture with Mitsubishi starts production

New production record for ethylene and standard thermoplastics / Additional capacity expansion planned this year

Trial run of new 300,000 t/y vinyl acetate line successful

EU approves BASF-Ineos joint venture plans / Tarragona ABS unit must be divested

New polycarbonate line to go up in Tianjin by 2015 / Beachhead for Indian subcontinent