POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in April 2012: MDI prices take another step forward / TDI cauldron still bubbling / Polyols swept upward to record heights / Isocyanate supply tighter in May / Notations continue firm	23.04.2012
TEKNOR APEX Flexible vinyls incorporate bio-based plasticisers / Carbon dioxide equivalent emissions reduced by 41%	20.04.2012
STYRON European price hikes for polycarbonate products	19.04.2012
W. R. GRACE Agreement with Dow to develop next generation catalysts for PP production / Commercial start in 2012	16.04.2012
PEOPLE Mark Bassett new vice president of Dow Polyurethanes	12.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP March 2012: Ortho resins make further slight gains / Demand more robust on the whole / Supply adequate/ Consolidation in epoxy segment / Glass fibre downswing has bottomed out	05.04.2012
DOW Cost-reduction plan will see 900 jobs slashed worldwide / Plant closures in Europe and the Americas / Move expected to deliver USD 250m in annual savings	03.04.2012
DOW EMEA polyethylene prices to increase	02.04.2012
SINOPEC China's leading petrochemical player breaks all previous records in financial 2011 / State-owned group produced about 10m t of ethylene last year	28.03.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Dow declares force majeure for MDI from Freeport	26.03.2012
SHENHUA Ineos license for PP plant in Yulin City / Methanol-to-olefins complex starts to take shape	23.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in March 2012: Seasonal influences spark demand / TDI producers see triple-digit gains, MDI and polyols up by single-digit figures / Producers will seek further margin gains in April	21.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2012: Polyolefin and PVC producers pursue margin improvement / Stable cost base for PS, EPS / Cracker outages tighten supply / Upward price pressure continues	13.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in February 2012: Polyolefins see triple-digit rises as margins improve / PVC producers also enjoy some margin relief / Styrenics reach limit / Olefin costs will rise again in March	05.03.2012
DOW Higher polyethylene prices in EMEA	01.03.2012
FAIRS “UTech Europe Exhibition and Conference” in Maastricht	29.02.2012
BASF Earnings hit new record in 2011 / Plastics profits decline in weak Q4 / Feedstock rise hits margins	27.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in February 2012: Notations rise across the board / TDI gains further momentum / MDI and polyols also move forward / Robust demand for flexible polyols / Supply and cost issues drive	22.02.2012
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Scottish environmental agency slaps ExxonMobile with record fine for failing to report climate pollution from Fife ethylene cracker / Dow Chemical penalised as well	22.02.2012
RUSSIA Market for standard thermoplastics grapples with old and new challenges / WTO entry will force lower import tariffs that could further pressure local producers / Price developments similar to western Europe	21.02.2012
LYONDELLBASELL Improvement across the board in 2011 / Earnings pressure in Q4 / Refinery operations drive	15.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2012: Producers improve margins / Only styrenics players fail to cover their costs / Icy conditions hamper production / Upward price trend likely to continue up to Easter	14.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America January 2012: PE and PP hold firm / PVC sees a slight rise / PS follows costs upward / Engineering plastics still moving sideways / C3 cost explosion in February will propel notations upward	09.02.2012
DOW US chemical giant reports net loss for Q4 2011 / Plastics capacity use down / Brighter outlook	07.02.2012
DOW Higher polyethylene prices in EMEA	06.02.2012

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