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POLYMER PRICES North America March 2013: Producers manage to hike PE notations / January price escapade cripples PE sales as notations continue to fall / PVC drive starts to slow / PS still stable / Engineering thermoplastics continue to tread water	08.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES North America February 2013: PE moving sideways / PP contracts continue to rise despite spot market turnaround / PVC pointing upwards / PS receding again / Engineering thermoplastics mostly subdued despite cost pressure	08.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES North America January 2013: Polyethylene prices rise considerably / Polypropylene notations explode / Benzene drives styrenics higher / PVC firm / Polycarbonate prices start to wobble / All quiet on the polyamide front	07.02.2013
WESTLAKE Technip receives engineering contract to switch Calvert City cracker to light feed	31.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES North America December 2012: Polyethylene still stable / PP tends upward / PVC and PS take a breather / January cost hikes drive producers‘ calls / Engineering thermoplastics‘ demand still poor	08.01.2013
DOW “Olefins 2” plant in Louisiana brought back on stream / Capturing cheap shale gas feedstock	04.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES North America November 2012: Polyethylene prices tending down / PP on the rise / PVC drive comes to a halt / Benzene pushes polystyrene up / Engineering thermoplastics stagnant despite high costs	07.12.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Phillips' New Jersey refinery out for several weeks in the wake of “Sandy” / PP output also affected	08.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America October 2012: Polyethylene prices float sideways / PP and PVC continue to climb / PS makes another u-turn towards higher spheres / Subdued engineering thermoplastics market	07.11.2012
US FLAME RETARDANTS Resurgence in building to drive 6% annual market growth to 2016 / Construction accounts for 38% of total demand / Auto and aerospace applications also drive gains / Freedonia report	15.10.2012
WESTLAKE Raising US ethylene and PVC output	09.10.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America September 2012: Polyethylene prices stagnate amid weak market / Producers raise PP prices slightly / PVC also rising / PS notations topple / Engineering thermoplastics still under pressure	08.10.2012
WESTLAKE Lake Charles cracker expansion scheduled for Q1 2013 / Exploiting shale gas reserves	27.09.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America August 2012: Costs continue to drive polyethylene up / Polypropylene drops amid continued stock clearance sales / PVC bobs along / PS prices race higher / Few impulses for engineering thermoplastics	07.09.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS US industry weathers Isaac / Little damage / One refinery in Alliance remains offstream	05.09.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Follow-up: Isaac downgraded to tropical storm / US government declares some part of Louisiana disaster zones / Oil refining operations about to be restarted / Flooding and electricity problems	30.08.2012
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
POLYMER PRICES North America July 2012: Feedstock turnaround puts an end to the downward spiral of standard thermoplastics / PE and PS notations tending upwards in August / PP and PVC still stagnant / Engineering plastics remain weak	07.08.2012
US BIOPLASTICS Demand expected to rise 30% to 25m t by 2016 / Freedonia sees USD 680m value	16.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America June 2012: Polyethylene notations continue to slide / PP in free fall / PVC flagging / Styrenics point down despite stable costs / Engineering thermoplastics headed for summer lull	06.07.2012
CANADA Quebec: Beverage container deposits to be doubled from January 2013 / Aim to improve recycling rates / Fears that retailers' costs will increase / 74% of containers is now recovered	28.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America May 2012: Polyolefins on a downhill ride / PVC weaker / PS rumbles but holds steady / Engineering plastics also under pressure / ABS in a downswing / PC and PA will deteriorate in Q3	12.06.2012
US INSULATION MARKET Demand to grow 7.8% annually / Rebounding building construction market drives gains / Foamed plastic use set to rise to USD 3.9 bn in 2016 / Freedonia report	20.04.2012
NPE Excellent mood at largest US plastics fair / Move from Chicago to Florida receives positive feedback / Many Central and Latin American visitors / PIE makes a successful debut	13.04.2012

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