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POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in September 2011: Prices soften on a broad front / Polyolefins tend downwards / PVC in weak rollover / PS and EPS producers pass on feedstock relief / Output cuts to avoid surpluses	06.10.2011
DOW CHEMICAL Follow-up: Divestiture of PP business to Braskem completed	05.10.2011
DOW EUROPE Higher polyethylene prices in EMEA	04.10.2011
POLYURETHANE BASF joins companies proposing out-of-court settlement of US isocyanates suit / Dow holds out	28.09.2011
BELGIUM Leading global per capita consumer and producer of plastics / High capacity utilisation rates / Above-average EU salaries impede capacity to compete on world stage	26.09.2011
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Focus remains on mass markets of Russia, China and India / CAFE standard will drive the switch to new materials in USA / Lightweight construction a key topic at IAA / Will global sales stagnate in 2012?	16.09.2011
QINGHAI SALT LAKE Another Chinese firm takes “Unipol“ licence / Coal-to-PP unit part of magnesium metals complex	16.09.2011
CHINACOAL Coal-based polyolefins projects gearing up / Two new PP lines will use Dow's “Unipol” process	15.09.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend September 2011: PE in a strong rollover / PVC struggles to stabilise / Trend to improved margins for PP, PS and EPS / Euro crisis raises production costs / Export window opens	14.09.2011
DOW Propylene glycol capacity increase at Stade plant / Raised output to go towards meeting global demand	12.09.2011
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics in August 2011: ABS and PBT rise despite holiday lull / Monomer reduction prompts fall in PP compounds / Bottlenecks ease as demand declines / Automotive still lively / Risks of price increases remain	06.09.2011
DOW CHEMICAL Foam cell promoter introduced for display materials	06.09.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in August 2011: Worldwide turbulence gradually settles / Month ends with firm rollover for PE / Margin losses abound / Notations likely to firm again in September	05.09.2011
DOW EUROPE Polyethylene prices on the rise	31.08.2011
SLOVNAFT Dow's “Unipol” process selected for four new “Tatren” PP grades / More efficient processing and less material consumption	30.08.2011
STYRON Price increase for PC in September	25.08.2011
VINYL ACETATE EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from the US	19.08.2011
PEOPLE Dow: Personnel reshuffle in new Performance Plastics division	18.08.2011
BRASKEM Profits boosted by higher resin prices in Q2 / Recovery in sales volumes limited by power disruptions	16.08.2011
DOW New polyolefin photovoltaic encapsulant film plants in Germany, Thailand / Capacity to be tripled	10.08.2011
DOW Capacity expansion for MBS-based additives in Grangemouth	08.08.2011
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics in July 2011: Prices stable at a high level / ABS, PC and PP respond to the lower cost basis / Supply adequate / Holiday period dampens demand / Stability likely	04.08.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in July 2011: All prices slip, but only LDPE, LLDPE and PP below the cost reduction / HDPE margins improve minimally / Restocking stimulates / August monomer rises trigger hike plans	03.08.2011
PEOPLE Joe Harlan new head of Dow's Performance Products and Performance Systems	03.08.2011
DOW CHEMICAL Record first half operating profit in 2011 / Significant sales and profit growth in plastics and performance products segments	01.08.2011

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