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NPE Excellent mood at largest US plastics fair / Move from Chicago to Florida receives positive feedback / Many Central and Latin American visitors / PIE makes a successful debut	13.04.2012
JAPAN Output and volume sales decline in 2011 / Both standard and engineering thermoplastics hit	11.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America March 2012: Renewed gains for polyethylene despite weak markets / Restraint for PP sees spot markets thrive / PVC continues to climb / PS cost drive slows / Engineering thermoplastics rising	10.04.2012
PLASTIC PACKAGING German packaging producers association warns of rising raw material prices / Survey nevertheless shows optimism for Q2 economic development	04.04.2012
CHINA Plastics scrap imports up 5% in 2011 / Rise of 21% in value terms over 2010 / PET scrap sees largest price gains	29.03.2012
ITALY Plastics and rubber machinery production levels up 11% year-on-year / Exports rise by almost 21% / Europe is the leading destination / Exports to Russia rise by more than 60%	28.03.2012
LUCITE Upgrade at MMA plant in Beaumount continues apace / Re-commissioning this year / MAA line starts production	28.03.2012
KOREA ENGINEERING PLASTICS Mitsubishi and Celanese joint venture raises POM output / New capacity to come on stream in early 2014	28.03.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING RECYCLING Further improvement in UK plastic bottle recycling rate / Higher level still needed / Inadequate infrastructure for non-bottle rigid packaging	26.03.2012
US SHALE GAS Shell signs land option agreement to evaluate Pennsylvania site for possible ethane cracker / Aither Chemicals mulling complex in West Virginia	23.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES China February/March 2012: Hardly any demand growth as work resumes post-Chinese New Year / Exports slow / Business expected to pick up again as agricultural season starts / Oil price could push notations up	20.03.2012
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT CORP Plans to relocate ACN production to mainland China / Response to government resolution to encourage more environmentally friendly production	16.03.2012
SOUTH AMERICAN POLYURETHANES Output to exceed 900,000 t in 2016 / Flexible foam is largest market for PU chemicals / Consolidation in foam production / Brazil is largest producer / IAL Consultants study	15.03.2012
CHINA Dawn of the “Great Ethylene Era” / Five Year Plan calls for massive increase in domestic C2 capacities / Pinpointed regional investments / Foreign players race to form joint ventures	14.03.2012
SO.F.TER. Raising global compounding capacity by 30,000 t/y / New distribution arrangement for Lombardy region	13.03.2012
ITALY Trial of four Porto Torres managers on pollution Charges / Postponement on a technicality	12.03.2012
REACH ECHA updates list of substances of very high concern / Very few company notifications received to date	09.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America February 2012: Rising standard thermoplastics notations / Controversy over PE price hikes amid decreasing costs / C3 and PP take off / Costs drive PS, PVC and engineering thermoplastics	07.03.2012
RUSSIA Market for standard thermoplastics grapples with old and new challenges / WTO entry will force lower import tariffs that could further pressure local producers / Price developments similar to western Europe	21.02.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS New USD 5.5 bn complex in Qatar to start in 2018 / Asia, Africa and Latin America targeted	17.02.2012
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS Global headquarters have moved to Singapore / Relocation to be completed this year / Asian market expected to dominate sales	16.02.2012
COCA-COLA Plans to invest USD 1 bn in Mexico this year / Focus on sustainable packaging / Local recycling capacities doubled in wake of PetStar acquisition	16.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES China January/February 2012: Lunar New Year puts polymer trade to a standstill / Business slow as facilities are restarted / Price hikes average 3-5% / Most standard thermoplastics see slight rises	15.02.2012
HONAM PETROCHEMICAL Plans for new petrochemical hub in Indonesia / Cracker and downstream units could start up in 2016	14.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America January 2012: PE and PP hold firm / PVC sees a slight rise / PS follows costs upward / Engineering plastics still moving sideways / C3 cost explosion in February will propel notations upward	09.02.2012

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