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STEPAN New Chinese polyols plant to cater to European insulation market / Commissioning set for 2016	30.07.2014
BASF Sale of Americas EPS business to Mexico's Alpek / Partners swap portfolios in Polioles JV	14.07.2014
CHINA Anti-dumping duties on adipic acid from EU, US and South Korea set to expire in November / Ministry of Commerce calls on local companies for statements about possible extension	03.06.2014
SWITZERLAND More than 10% of plastics consumption goes into PU / Rigid foams are the most important segment	02.06.2014
POLYURETHANES Total PU consumption in the Americas seen as growing nearly 4% up to 2018 / Study by IAL Consultants	12.05.2014
POLYOLS MARKET Global green and bio polyols sector growing at 10.8% per year / Strongest growth in Asia / Corn and soybean most common feedstock / Markets and Markets report	24.04.2014
BASF Production at Hungarian PU systems house to cease	28.02.2014
RAVAGO Belgian compounder acquires Turkish PU systems supplier Tekpol / Plans for new compounding facility in Saudi Arabia	18.02.2014
MITSUI CHEMICALS MDI, TDI and phenolic lines to be shuttered in Japan / Plans to restructure PTA business	13.02.2014
PLASTIC FOAM MARKET Good times ahead for the US / Recovery leads to 4% annual growth over the next three years / Flexible polyurethane remains dominant despite strong competition / Freedonia study	30.01.2014
COIM Feasibility study for the increase in PU pre-polymer production / Targeting Asian markets	06.01.2014
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Investment in PU foams and coatings raw materials / Growth rates of 4-5%	26.11.2013
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE MDI capacity increase in Shanghai slated for mid-2014	20.09.2013
HUNTSMAN Purchase of American polyols manufacturer now final	02.09.2013
THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES Global production to expand 5% annually to 2017 / Asia leads growth / Expansion into higher value-added products / IAL Consultants study	12.07.2013
POLYURETHANE ASIA PACIFIC PU output to climb 9% annually by 2017 / Strongest growth in India / IAL Consultants study	10.05.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Huntsman: Force majeure on MDI in Rozenburg continues	07.05.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Huntsman: Force majeure for MDI from Rozenburg	24.04.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Bayer MaterialScience declares FM for TDI from Baytown	25.02.2013
FLUOR US contractor wins EPCM services contract for BASF's 300,000 t/y TDI plant / Start-up in 2014	25.02.2013
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Final go-ahead received for new gas-phase TDI plant at Dormagen / Start-up on track for mid-2014	09.01.2013
POLYURETHANE FOAMS GM joins claimants in massive US price fixing case	10.12.2012
BASF Groundbreaking for mega TDI plant in Ludwigshafen	26.11.2012
TDI China imposes penalty duties on TDI from the EU / Bayer, BorsodChem and Dow affected	16.11.2012
BASF New PU systems houses in China and Russia open their doors	25.10.2012

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