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CHINA
Demand for engineering plastics expected to grow by 10% per year / PC leads the way / Government efforts to strengthen local production / Creation of special engineering plastics hubs?
11.11.2011
MERQUINSA
Spanish TPU maker to be bought by Lubrizol / Polycaprolactone specialist / Wide geographical range
09.11.2011
PVC RECYCLING
Recovinyl: UK recycling levels continue to rise / New targets to be set under “Vinyl Plus” initiative
08.11.2011
FORMOSA PLASTICS
Safety checks for petrochemical complex in Mailiao / Full operations scheduled to resume in August 2012
07.11.2011
BASF
Raising “Neopor” EPS capacity in Ludwigshafen / Output to meet rising demand for insulating materials
07.11.2011
SABIC
New North American PP compound plant starts operations
04.11.2011
IMCD
European distribution partnership with Teknor Apex expanded / Now includes “Apex” PVC compounds for medical applications
01.11.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
No PE force majeure at Polimeri Europa / Explosion takes out cracker and downstream units
01.11.2011
LAUREL BIOCOMPOSITE
Filler material developed from corn waste / US plant planned for 2012
31.10.2011
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
European market growing at 25% per year / Rosy prospects for the future / AMI study
27.10.2011
FORMOSA / KRATON
Follow-up: Authorities give go ahead for new Taiwan-based HSBC joint venture
27.10.2011
CHINA XD PLASTICS
US investment enables compounder to continue expanding / Morgan Stanley brought on board
26.10.2011
GS CALTEX
Plans for PP compound production in Czech Republic / Output to go towards local automotive industry / Diversifying its portfolio
26.10.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Groundbreaking for first solid PC sheet facility in China / Commissioning expected in late 2012 / Output to go towards meeting rising regional demand
26.10.2011
BASF
Fresh investment in Brazilian PU market / New plants for super absorbers in Brazil and China
25.10.2011
FLUOROPOLYMERS
German industry association warns of feedstock shortages / High prices expected to stay until year's end
24.10.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ube lifts force majeure for caprolactam from Castellon
21.10.2011
PLASTICS MARKETS
Recovery from crisis stuttering / Global polymer output at 265m t in 2010 / China now leads / Sales growth in Europe / Packaging still top application / Better recycling structure needed / PlasticsEurope report
20.10.2011
POLIMERI EUROPA
Realignment towards higher-value products / Plans to invest EUR 1.6 bn up to 2016 / Huge reconstruction in Sicily
20.10.2011
LOTTE
Plans for new PET plant in UK
19.10.2011
COMPOSITES MARKET
Wind turbines to topple aerospace from pole position / Global Market to more than triple by 2020 / Automotive industry remains a sleeping giant / Lux Research reports
19.10.2011
RECYCLING
US plastic bottle recycling rate up 5% in 2010 at 1.18m t / Higher recovery rates for PET, HDPE and PP resins
18.10.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
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
18.10.2011
YANTAI WANHUA POLYURETHANES
Honeywell's UOP technology selected for new propylene and isobutane lines / PU specialist branches out
17.10.2011
GLOBAL TPE MARKET
Demand to increase by 6.3% annually to 2015 / Motor vehicle production fuels growth / Asia Pacific remains largest market / Freedonia report
14.10.2011
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