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TURKEY Plastics industry grows strongly again in 2012 / Processing business expands by around 9% / Nevertheless, margins under increasing pressure and investment activity declines / Highly dependent on international raw material markets	06.02.2013
MITSUI Plans to quit KEC ethylene joint venture / First steps toward consolidation of Japanese production	06.02.2013
FRANCE Plastics processing sector posts losses in 2012 / Situation not expected to improve this year	04.02.2013
SK INNOVATION Plans for new propane dehydrogenation unit in South Korea	01.02.2013
WESTLAKE Technip receives engineering contract to switch Calvert City cracker to light feed	31.01.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Business weakens more than expected in the second half of 2012 / Export trade deteriorates / Capital spending and employment still on a high level / Industry's expectations now higher	23.01.2013
TALKE Logistics contract for new Qapco PE line in Qatar	22.01.2013
TURKEY Visitor numbers at Plast Eurasia 2012 rise 23% year-on-year / Foreign visitor numbers up 41% over 2011 / Exhibitor numbers increase by 10% / Next fair held in December 2013	11.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES North America December 2012: Polyethylene still stable / PP tends upward / PVC and PS take a breather / January cost hikes drive producers‘ calls / Engineering thermoplastics‘ demand still poor	08.01.2013
KERMANSHAH HDPE New HDPE line in north-western Iran goes on stream / Additional plants due to follow along West Ethylene pipeline	07.01.2013
SINOPEC Wuhan cracker commissioned / Catalytic cracking unit starts up in Guangdong	07.01.2013
DOW “Olefins 2” plant in Louisiana brought back on stream / Capturing cheap shale gas feedstock	04.01.2013
ITALIAN PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY Exports and production in 2012 will come close to record set in 2007 / Non-EU Europe sees highest gains, led by Russia	21.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America November 2012: Polyethylene prices tending down / PP on the rise / PVC drive comes to a halt / Benzene pushes polystyrene up / Engineering thermoplastics stagnant despite high costs	07.12.2012
ARGENTINA Petrochemicals capacity to remain flat to 2016, GlobalData reports / Dow upgrades Bahia Blanca PE operations	04.12.2012
BRAZIL Plastic packaging demand to rise by 4.9% per year to 2015 / Highest growth rates expected for PP and PET	30.11.2012
PLASTICS MARKETS European polymer output sees downward trend in H1 2012 / Slight recovery in processing segment / Automotive and packaging stable / Moderate growth in consumption in 2011 / PlasticsEurope report	20.11.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Phillips' New Jersey refinery out for several weeks in the wake of “Sandy” / PP output also affected	08.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America October 2012: Polyethylene prices float sideways / PP and PVC continue to climb / PS makes another u-turn towards higher spheres / Subdued engineering thermoplastics market	07.11.2012
PETROCHINA Mega-cracker in Fushun is commissioned / Downstream lines to follow	05.11.2012
CHINA Protests in Ningbo elicit official pledge to halt petrochemical expansion / “Green” sentiment among the public rising / Is official acquiescence to demands linked to tendency towards petrochemical oversupply?	02.11.2012
US FLAME RETARDANTS Resurgence in building to drive 6% annual market growth to 2016 / Construction accounts for 38% of total demand / Auto and aerospace applications also drive gains / Freedonia report	15.10.2012
HALDIA PETROCHEMICALS India's third largest petrochemical producer in dire financial straits / “Extremely uncertain” future	11.10.2012
UK INJECTION MOULDERS Sales expansion could harm financial stability / 111 companies in danger / Plimsoll study	09.10.2012
WESTLAKE Raising US ethylene and PVC output	09.10.2012

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