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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
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Resurgence in US construction sector improves demand / Market to reach USD 5.4 bn in 2015 / Decking continues to be leading product / Growth in other areas / Freedonia report
08.02.2012
PHILIPPINES
Plastics industry largely focused on local market / Chinese processing machinery dominates / More than half of local plastics demand met by imports / First cracker scheduled to come on stream in 2013
01.02.2012
CHINA
New EUR 9.6 bn refinery complex deal inked in Qatar / No start-up date / Around 1.2m t/y of ethylene
31.01.2012
LOTTE
Asian Development Bank supports Honam Petrochemical's polyolefin project in Uzbekistan / Start-up scheduled for 2015
30.01.2012
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