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DOW CHEMICAL
North America's shale gas advantage will not evaporate soon, Liveris says / European companies must import or quit markets / CEO defends his integrated production strategy
06.06.2014
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Investors drawn to low-wage countries / ASEAN member states constitute alternative to China / Highly heterogeneous region / E&E, automotive drive Thai plastics demand / Massive expansion in plastics production capacities
30.05.2014
SIBUR / SINOPEC
Mega players sign strategic cooperation agreement for gas processing, petrochemicals / Chinese and Russian presidents as witnesses
22.05.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Production volumes recover in 2013 / Automotive, building and foreign trade drive sales / PlasticsEurope Deutschland president sees dark clouds
21.05.2014
SPAIN
Plastics output expected flat in 2014, says PlasticsEurope / Output declined 0.9% in 2013
19.05.2014
SOLVAY
Acquisition of Plextronics completed / OLED technology for display and battery applications
27.03.2014
THERMOSET RESINS
South African and Kenyan demand to rise by 3.9% per year to 2017 / Infrastructure developments boost growth / Frost & Sullivan report
26.03.2014
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Chemical output stagnant in 2013 / H2 growth helped pull sector out of a recession / Net trade surplus reached EUR 46 bn / Sector confidence down slightly in January 2013 / Cefic report
25.03.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos chairman Ratcliffe sees demise of European chemical industry if energy questions not resolved / Open letter to EU president Barroso / “Rabbits with our trousers down”
12.03.2014
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Latest BPF poll finds sector optimistic about 2014 / 73% of respondents expect UK sales levels to rise / Half anticipate increase in profitability / Energy supply and recruitment of skilled staff remain problematic
03.03.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EU welcomes temporary relief from Iran sanctions / Finished plastics products will not qualify
27.01.2014
SOLVAY
Bid submitted to take over struggling Plextronics
21.01.2014
TOTAL
Coal-to-olefins project in China enters in-depth study phase / Annual output of around 800,000 t expected
20.01.2014
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL
Polymer capacity continues to rise / PE accounts for most regional output / Saudi Arabia is largest production base / Conversion sector focused on packaging and construction
14.01.2014
US PLASTICS MARKET
Industry enjoys robust 2012 / "All hail shale" great morale booster but little substance / Polymer production still below pre-recession levels / Large customer sectors see slowdown around the corner
11.11.2013
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE
Plastics production and demand for EU 27 in 2012 dips against growing global production / Export of primary plastics climbs 2.9% / PlasticsEurope presents findings at K 2013
22.10.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Optimism grows for year ahead as productivity improves / Gains in turnover and profitability expected / Reject euro replacing sterling / BPF survey
29.08.2013
PLASTICS INDUSTRY CHINA
Diverts focus away from export to domestic markets / Shift in consumer behaviour boosts demand growth / Small companies to disappear / Industry consolidation gathers pace
28.08.2013
ITALY
Thermoplastics consumption takes a deep cut in 2012 / PVC hardest hit / E&E industry struggles to combat poor domestic demand / Plastics processing segment one of the few bright spots in the country's industrial sector
21.08.2013
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Production declines by 2% EU-wide in the first five months of 2013 / Growth engine revving in fits and starts / Company chieftains now more cautious about full-year outlook / Cefic trend report
12.08.2013
VIETNAM
Plastic product exports grow 10% January-May / New PP resin supply from Nghi Son Refinery project in 2017 / Import tariff on PP resins proposed
19.07.2013
SPAIN
Plastics production and demand take pronounced plunge in 2012 / Turnover nearly EUR 23m / Recession in building and construction sector
28.05.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Full-year 2012 output sinks 3.4% after especially dismal Q4 / Outlook clouded by economic weakness / US shale gas competition worries the sector / Germany leads Europe in recycling
21.05.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Optimism for 2013 falls as economic woes continue to exert pressure / Exports affected by euro crisis / Former BPF president Brian Mann set to retire
28.02.2013
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
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