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DUPONT Conditional EU approval for merger with Dow	03.04.2017
SABIC Significant delivery delays for PC, ABS and other polymers	10.11.2016
ARKEMA Research centre opened in South Korea / Focus on polymers and renewable energies / University location links industry with academia	05.07.2016
PLASTICS RESEARCH New polymer R&D centre opens in Lyon / Collaboration involving all key French producers	05.11.2015
ENGINEERING PLASTICS / BLENDS Global demand expanding by 4.5% per year / PC and PA dominate market with highest growth rates / BCC Research study	03.08.2015
FLUOROPOLYMERS US demand to grow by nearly 10% per year to 2019 / Rebound in construction and electronics sector to fuel growth / Freedonia report	10.06.2015
ENGINEERING PLASTICS US demand forecast to rise by 2.6% per year to 2019 / Freedonia study	24.04.2015
SWITZERLAND Swiss franc's gains hit plastics industry particularly hard / Exports cave in	26.03.2015
RUSSIA Engineering thermoplastics consumption recovers slightly in 2013 / Gains driven by ABS and PMMA / Import volumes of PC, PA and SAN down / Asian producers increasingly step into the fold / Low local capacity utilisation rates / Plastinfo report	18.02.2014
AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS European market to rise by 8.3% per year to 2019 / Growth driven by need for lightweight materials / Composites increasingly important / Frost & Sullivan report	14.02.2014
CHINA 2.7m t of engineering thermoplastics consumed in 2012 / National strategy to raise domestic output / Self-sufficiency does not preclude imports	09.01.2014
CHINA Standard plastics stagnate / Growth of 6% for engineering thermoplastics in 2012 / Market dominated by foreign capacities / Growing surpluses with PC and POM / Another grand "Chinaplas" comes to an end	24.05.2013
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Innovation centre opens in Shanghai / Expands global network	23.05.2013
RUSSIA Engineering thermoplastics market contracts slightly in 2012 / Imports from Europe and Asia on the rise / Russian production still too low / Western European quality often not matched / Plastinfo report	19.04.2013
MEXICO Automotive output soars 20% in January / Slowdown in industrial manufacturing growth expected in 2013	04.03.2013
ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS Balance of worldwide capacity has shifted to Asia / Polyamide is a rare exception / European market holds up relatively well / Massive expansion in China likely to continue	02.01.2013
LANXESS Chemical and plastics producer in blue-chip stock index / Share nearly quadruples in eight years	10.09.2012
MEXICO Automotive industry demand for engineering plastics expected to grow at nearly 10% per year / PC and PA lead the list	03.09.2012
FLUOROPOLYMERS US market to reach USD 1.7 bn in 2013 / Manufacturing turnaround to drive increased demand / PTFE will still account for largest share of market / Freedonia report	22.06.2012
CHINA Demand for engineering plastics expected to grow by 10% per year / PC leads the way / Government efforts to strengthen local production / Creation of special engineering plastics hubs?	11.11.2011
ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS Market's centre moves east as crisis recedes / China now largest consumer of polyamide with 30% of global output / More than 80% of ABS output in Asia / PCI “Yellowbook” and PIE Polyglobe paint the picture	09.09.2011
LANXESS Third PA and PBT compounds line to come on stream in China today / Focus on automotive sector	29.07.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Groundbreaking on Shanghai polymer centre	27.06.2011
DUPONT Capacity increase for ethylene copolymers in The Netherlands	19.05.2011
SOLVAY Investment in Korean advanced materials fund / Focus on printed electronics and clean technologies	25.10.2010

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