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POLYSTYRENE Global demand for PS is subdued / China puts brake on growth / Demand for EPS rises	01.12.2005
QUINN GROUP MMA plant planned for eastern Germany / State subsidies / Challenge to powerful competitors	01.12.2005
BASELL ORLEN New PE and PP lines started up at Plock / PKN supplying feedstock / Further investment plans	17.11.2005
ASAHI GLASS New ETFE plant scheduled for UK by 2007 / Worldwide demand growing by 5% annually	03.11.2005
PACKAGING France bans non-degradable plastic bags from 2010 / Concern for environment, agriculture	03.11.2005
MIDDLE EAST Future hub of the plastics world will become the centre of global production for polyolefins / Gas as a cheap raw material base / Naphtha feedstocks are likely to be substituted by ethane	20.10.2005
POLIBRASIL Suzano Petroquimica buys Basell´s stake / Brazilian company is leading PP supplier	20.10.2005
HURRICANES Ethylene and propylene supplies ease further / Polyolefins make gains / Benzene looks better	20.10.2005
POLYAMIDE Global engineering polymer production at 2m t annually / Main markets are automotive, E+E and packaging / PA 6 growth passes PA 6.6 / Asian capacities larger than in North America by 2010	06.10.2005
VICTREX Victrex expands UK capacity for PEEK powder	06.10.2005
DEGUSSA New technology for high performance PAEK acquired from Ticona / Production in China	06.10.2005
PMMA Global capacities above 1m t / New plants mainly in Asia / Speciality products lead to additional applications / Strong growth expected for TFT and LCD displays.	22.09.2005
BASELL Alastian PO website launched in North America	22.09.2005
PET Packaging resins continue to expand share of polyester market / New CMAI study	22.09.2005
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS European growth of 4.5% / Sport, leisure and footwear main applications / AMI study	08.09.2005
JEC COMPOSITES Call for forum topics, candidates for innovation competiton / Awards at Paris show in March	08.09.2005
PLASTICS AND HEALTH New concern about bisphenol A and plasticizers / US studies investigate risks	25.08.2005
BORYSZEW Polish firm moves into western PET market / Takeover of German player adds capacity	25.08.2005
SELENIS PET capacity to be increased in Portugal and Italy / Modernisation and infrastructure upgrade	25.08.2005
PTFE EU imposes temporary anti-dumping duties on imports from Russia, China / Cefic complaint	11.08.2005
SK EUROCHEM PET production plant in Poland completed behind schedule / Expansion in late 2007	11.08.2005
TICONA Fortron jv to double PPS at Wilmington / US distribution pact with GEP is terminated	11.08.2005
RETAL INDUSTRIES Merger of NB Retal and Nemuno Banga / New firm is Russia´s largest preform manufacturer	28.07.2005
DEGUSSA Integrated production strategy for MMA / New capacity in China, expansion in North America	28.07.2005
PVC & ENVIRONMENT EU ban on phthalates to take effect in autumn / Toy industry concerned about legal issues	28.07.2005

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