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RAW MATERIALS More European processing groups warn of resin shortages / Shops set to cut production, delay deliveries of finished products	08.03.2021
PLASTICS PROCESSING / RAW MATERIAL MARKETS Hand-wringing everywhere / Processors' associations react with concern: “Don't leave us hanging!” / Restrictions likely to continue well into April / Calmer price situation first expected at year's end	05.03.2021
POLYURETHANE FOAM Raw material supply “critical” / Scarcity to continue	04.03.2021
COVESTRO Stake in Dubai systems house JV sold to co-owner Pearl	04.03.2021
POLYURETHANE Maintenance at BASF and Sadara in March / Tight availability narrowed further	26.02.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Outage of Celanese's acetic-acid plant in the US / Europe dependent on imports	05.02.2021
STEPAN Acquisition of Invista's aromatic polyester polyols	05.02.2021
COVESTRO Receipt of first shipment of sustainable benzene from Total / Plans to make aniline for MDI production	03.02.2021
COVESTRO MDI production at Tarragona not affected by fire	01.02.2021
BASF Subsidiary BTC Europe takes over PU distribution / Competition for US distributor Univar	28.01.2021
BASF New technical development centre opens in Thailand	15.01.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Styrenics: Ineos declares force majeure on ACN in Germany	14.12.2020
MOMENTIVE More capacity for PU flexible foam additives in Italy	25.11.2020
HUNTSMAN New plant for aromatic polyester polyols dedicated in Taiwan	04.11.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TDI: Covestro restarts Dormagen plant / Force majeure still in effect	26.10.2020
DOW Group to slim down even more / Fewer investments / Sale of tank farms and railway lines	23.10.2020
POLYURETHANE Bottlenecks spur price hikes for isocyanates and polyol precursors in US / Upward pressure expected in Europe	21.10.2020
POLYURETHANE Supply situation for TDI and polyols critical / “Tremendous procurement problems” for processors / Hardly any imports due to shutdowns of US plants	20.10.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TDI: Covestro declares force majeure from Dormagen / BASF outage ongoing	15.10.2020
POLYURETHANE MARKET EMEA production to fall nearly 16% this year / Fastest growth expected in Central Europe / IAL Consultants study	07.10.2020
COVESTRO No talks with Apollo Global about possible takeover	21.09.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Sadara anticipates reduced TDI production at its plant in Al Jubail throughout the whole of Q4	03.09.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS BASF declares force majeure for TDI from Ludwigshafen	03.09.2020
UPDATE - ISOCYANATES BASF and Dow raise prices for MDI in North America / TDI production disrupted in Geismar	20.08.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MDI: Covestro declares force majeure in EMEA region	30.07.2020

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