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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
CHINA Ground-breaking for new mega-petrochemical terminal in Huizhou port	30.01.2013
SOUTH KOREA Petrochemicals capacity to rise by about 6m t/y to 2016 / Expansions expected in olefins and aromatics segments	14.12.2012
ARGENTINA Petrochemicals capacity to remain flat to 2016, GlobalData reports / Dow upgrades Bahia Blanca PE operations	04.12.2012
TAIWAN Petrochemical industry to invest EUR 1.2 bn in four ports over next five years / Kuokuang plans new MMA facility	22.11.2012
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
PLASTICS PACKAGING German plastics packaging association IK predicts economic decline in Q4 / Warns of rising feedstock costs, supply shortages	09.10.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Follow-up: Hurricane "Isaac" approaches Louisiana / Numerous US refinery complexes shut down or operating at reduced rates	29.08.2012
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS US hurricane season kicks off / “Isaac” threatens plants across Louisiana in particular / Numerous oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico have been evacuated / Reminiscent of “Katrina” and “Rita”	28.08.2012
BELARUS Plans to invest USD 17.2 bn in petrochemical sector by 2020 / State-owned Belneftekhim to raise almost USD 10 bn	28.08.2012
OMAN Plans to build third petrochemical hub in Duqm / Creating an entirely new city from scratch	20.08.2012
INDIA Polymer demand outstrips GDP / Third largest consumer after China, US / GlobalData report	19.07.2012
SOUTH AFRICA Demand for plastics picks up again / Good prospects for insulation materials / Significant increase in imports	28.05.2012
GERMANY Plastics producers raise 2011 output to 20.7m t / Revenues on the rise / Margins pressured by feedstock costs / PlasticsEurope Deutschland predicts “growth interval” in 2012	17.05.2012
PLASTICS TRADE Spotlight on China's Zhang Mu Tou plastic trading centre in Dongguan / PIE visits regional hub for plastic buying and selling activities / EUR 1.2 bn in annual turnover	02.05.2012
PLASTICS MARKETS Global production reaches about 280m t / China remains leading plastics producer / Latest figures from PlasticsEurope	03.04.2012
PLASTICS ECONOMY Number of global joint ventures on the rise / Most activity focused in Asia, followed by Middle East / Jv formation follows global consumption patterns and cheap feedstock trends / Latest GlobalData report	16.02.2012
BRAZIL Chemicals trade group calls for investments to stem rising imports / Trade deficit reached record levels in 2011	30.01.2012
ARKEMA Functional polyolefins range restructured / Production of certain “Evatane” and “Lotryl” copolymers to discontinue	24.01.2012

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