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FRANCE Strikes widened to include nuclear plants / Refinery blockade hits plastics converters	27.05.2016
FRANCE Police slowly clear union barricades blocking refineries / Public mood flags / Union threatens to extend strikes to rail and nuclear plants / More force majeure declarations	25.05.2016
FRANCE Petrochemical output increasingly threatened by strike / Most refineries affected / Many FM declarations / Minister says the country has been taken hostage	25.05.2016
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Sales flat, output slightly higher in 2015 / PlasticsEurope arm draws mixed picture	12.05.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PlasticsEurope president Patrick Thomas: Plastics industry needs to be at the forefront of combating problems like marine litter / Lessons from "PolyTalk" to be applied at global level / Europe is the source of the solution	03.05.2016
UK CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Brexit: Leaving the EU could harm UK chemicals trade, warns industry group CIA / Survey shows 62% of chemical companies in UK want to remain in EU	02.05.2016
SPAIN Industry on solid course for growth / Both exports and imports of plastics on the rise / Plastics processing activities continue to increase / Automotive segment a key driver / Political impasse in Madrid slows economic dynamics	29.03.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Tom Crotty, group director at Ineos: UK test drills could begin this year / Despite low oil price, fracking still economically viable / Mulling new cracker in Norway / Offshore North Sea assets: Ineos enters the oil business	24.03.2016
BASF Counter-offer for DuPont reportedly being considered / No comment from Ludwigshafen	07.03.2016
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Growth expectations slow on concerns about global economy / Two thirds of BPF members want UK to stay in EU / BPF survey	07.03.2016
CHINA Government publishes report on Tianjin blasts / Numerous chemical firms ordered to relocate / Move of ABS and PVC producer Tianjin Dagu already said to be underway	22.02.2016
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries	14.12.2015
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Polyolefins: A year of sweeping changes in Europe / Global PE market consolidates / Prices decouple from base feedstock costs / Comprehensive restructuring / Plastics processing faces new challenges	11.12.2015
DOW US chemicals giant said to be in talks with DuPont over potential merge / Combination would create company worth USD 120 bn / Plans for three-way split of activities / Response to shareholder pressure?	09.12.2015
ARAB GULF STATES Positive outlook for GCC chemicals / Saudi Arabia offers opportunities to downstream investors / New petrochemical projects temporarily halted / Exports to China continue to grow	08.12.2015
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Polymer production grows by 4% in 2014 / EU 28 trade surplus widens / Turkey still most important resin buyer / PlasticsEurope recommends landfill ban to improve recycling / "Plastics – the Facts 2015"	26.11.2015
LOTTE Acquisition of Samsung's polymers slate / USD 2.5 bn mega deal slammed as too expensive	04.11.2015
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Confidence maintained despite minimal output growth / Sales down 4% / Trade surplus deteriorates / Polymers output continues pointing down in June / Cefic chemicals trends report	09.09.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Devastating explosion in China rocks Tianjin free trade zone / Dagang refinery hub apparently not affected	13.08.2015
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY BPF survey points to improved business confidence / Increased expectations for higher sales and investments	28.07.2015
POLAND Plastics industry sees dynamic growth / Processing rises by 7% in 2014 / 3.1m t polymer consumption / Dependent on feedstock imports / Few petrochemical projects / Large-scale investment in packaging	22.07.2015
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Formidable competitive turnaround through shale gas / Exports to Europe and Latin America will improve US trade balance / American Chemistry Council report	13.07.2015
BASF New online store opened on Alibaba / PA and MDI among first products / SMEs targeted	09.07.2015
RAW MATERIAL ALLIANCE Germany's GKV industry association says plastic processors can apply for specific tariff quotas / Cooperation among European associations / Long-term application process	07.07.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE EuPC unveils agenda of “Polymers for Europe Alliance” / Pan-European platform to address recent spate of FMs / Potential legal action against producers / Lobby work against EU import tariffs / Potential group purchasing platforms for imported material	02.07.2015

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