TOTAL Industrial grade added to “Supertough” family of mPE for films	27.08.2013
BASF Business slows in Q2 / Meeting 2013 earnings targets now more challenging, CEO says	26.07.2013
TOTAL Bimodal HDPE now available for chemicals packaging applications	28.06.2013
BASF TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS Port Arthur, steam cracker processes ethane from shale gas / Revamp allows use of cheaper feedstocks	29.05.2013
TOTAL Planned EUR 1 bn modernisation of Antwerp refinery and petchems site / Closure of uncompetitive PE unit by end-2014	24.05.2013
INEOS PVC joint venture with Solvay / Combined projected sales of EUR 4.3 bn / Potential to be in the global top three	08.05.2013
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
KEM ONE Arkema to take EUR 125m charge for former PVC business / Six-month search for new owner	12.04.2013
TOTAL Polystyrene production ends in UK / Stalybridge plant shut down	12.04.2013
BELGIUM Plastics and rubber products output falls 2.6% in 2012 / Negative business trend continues into 2013 / World's largest per capita plastics producer / Federplast survey	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
KEM ONE Follow-up: PVC producer files for insolvency / Calls for aide from Arkema and Total / Arkema puts blame squarely on Klesch	28.03.2013
TOTAL Tough mPE film added to “Lumicene” range / Suitable for multilayer applications	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
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
TER HELL PLASTIC French distribution business developing nicely / Sales team strengthened	04.02.2013
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
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
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 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
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in October 2012: Slack demand pressures polyolefins / Cost pressure eases / Only PS makes slight gain / More price concessions likely in expected slow November trading	05.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend October 2012: Polyolefin prices slip as costs decline slightly / First signs of deterioration? / PVC stable / Styrenics somewhat firmer / Pressure on notations increases	12.10.2012
TOTAL EPS bead insulation to be introduced in 2013	09.10.2012
EVENTS “IdentiPlast 2012” held in Warsaw in November / Focus on zero plastics to landfill	08.10.2012

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