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FLUOR US contractor wins EPCM services contract for BASF's 300,000 t/y TDI plant / Start-up in 2014	25.02.2013
PEOPLE Personnel reshuffle at BASF in Ludwigshafen	14.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics in January 2013: New year begins on a subdued note / Despite expensive benzene, ABS and PC barely move / PA, POM and PMMA prices down / Little risk of hikes, except for PP	06.02.2013
EVONIK / PETRONAS Letter of intent for three new feedstock plants within RAPID in Malaysia / German group steps into project	28.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES North America: Propylene contract notations rising rapidly / PP spot prices follow the upward trend	25.01.2013
BASF / SINOPEC New isononanol plant in China / German partner shifts plans for plasticiser feedstocks after quitting Petronas project	25.01.2013
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
BASF South Korean MDI expansion completed as planned	24.01.2013
BASF / PETRONAS Agreement on new Malaysian joint venture is terminated / Existing partnership to be continued	23.01.2013
PEOPLE Elena Scaltritti named Songwon's new sales director Europe	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
ELIX POLYMERS Mito Polimeri to distribute product range across Italy	15.01.2013
BASF Sale of Conica Sport Surfaces to Serafin Group / New owner will grow the brand through “targeted investment”	14.01.2013
BASF Follow-up: Adipic acid supply secured / PA production in Ludwigshafen not curtailed	10.01.2013
BASF Adipic acid output interrupted after minor explosion / Feedstock for PA 6.6 temporarily restricted	09.01.2013
STYROLUTION Styrenics supplier announces changes to its organisational structure / Appointment of three new members to management board	09.01.2013
BASF Raising global HDO output to meet rising demand	07.01.2013
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
BASF PA 6 film capacity upgrade in Ludwigshafen / Total output slightly lifted	21.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in December 2012: Weak rollovers dominate the picture / End to building season and automotive slowdown pressure volumes / Firm benzene adds to costs / Hike plans for Q1	20.12.2012
BASF Solid AH salt plant starts up in Ludwigshafen / Output earmarked for foreign markets, especially Asia	18.12.2012
BASF World-scale site for custom antioxidant blends opens in Bahrain / Support for polymer growth	17.12.2012
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 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
BASF Global kaolin prices to rise	06.12.2012

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