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COVESTRO Tarragona MDI plant to stay open / “Significant” rise in demand / New chlorine supplier	20.03.2017
INVISTA Growing demand spurs Netherlands polyols upgrade / Potential sale of textiles business explored	09.03.2017
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS MDI: BASF's Chinese plant in Chongqing down / No Force Majeure / Kumho Mitsui threatened by supply issues in South Korea	08.03.2017
REPSOL Efficient propane-propylene distillation column installed at Tarragona / Cleaner production of polyol carbonate	23.02.2017
BASF Ludwigshafen TDI plant will not reach full run until 2018 / Repairs to reactor	17.02.2017
KAROON PETROCHEMICAL Iranian MDI line in start-up mode / Exports in planning	30.01.2017
BASF MDI capacity expansion in Antwerp brought on stream	24.01.2017
POLYURETHANES South American market contracts between 2013 and 2015 / Growth expected again in lead-up to 2020 / Brazil is largest producer / Study by IAL Consultants	12.01.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Isocyanates: Covestro lifts force majeure in Europe	03.01.2017
POLYURETHANES Construction growth supports US market / Memory foam revives bedding sector / Rising demand in coatings and adhesives / Freedonia report	22.12.2016
FAIRS “PSE Europe" 2017 Polyurethane Solutions Expo to debut in Munich in June	12.12.2016
SADARA / SATORP Chemical sites inaugurated by Saudi king / Saudi Aramco joint ventures with Dow and Total	06.12.2016
BASF Problem at Ludwigshafen TDI plant / Facility down / More bad news for the PU market	23.11.2016
BASF MDI capacity to be doubled at Geismar	18.11.2016
INDIA Anti-dumping probe against TDI imports launched / China, Japan and Korea in focus	26.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Isocyanates: Covestro's force majeure on MDI and TDI likely to remain in place until December	17.10.2016
MANALI PETROCHEMICALS Acquisition of British PU systems house Notedome for EUR 15m / Expansion downstream	12.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Isocyanates: Covestro declares force majeure for TDI and MDI / Significant delivery delays	07.10.2016
BASF Rhineland-Palatinate ministry of the environment calls for immediate inspection of TDI plant at group headquarters / No end to string of accidents experienced since start-up	06.10.2016
DOW/SADARA Large-scale investment with Vopak in additional storage capacity at Antwerp port / 20 new tanks and pipeline network	04.10.2016
BASF New TDI line up and running / Operations still unstable / "Successive commissioning process"	18.08.2016
POLYURETHANES Strongest growth forecast for Eastern Europe and Middle East, Africa / Production to expand by 3.5% per year to 2020 / Demand growth for rigid foam outpacing other PU products / IAL Consultants report	27.07.2016
BASF MARKOR BASF-Xinjiang Markor joint venture starts up PolyTHF production facility in China	15.07.2016
SAFIC-ALCAN Marketing DuPont's “Vamac” ethylene acrylic elastomers across Europe / Aliphatic isocyanates agreement with Vencorex / Management reshuffle	22.06.2016
POLYURETHANE Ukraine imposes anti-dumping duties on semi-finished PU materials	07.06.2016

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