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USA Tornado-related power outages cripple automotive industry / Still unclear how many small suppliers are affected / Refineries appear largely undamaged	02.05.2011
DOW US chemical giant plans to source ethane from shale gas reserves / New feedstock avenues open the way to raising North American cracker capacities	28.04.2011
MOMENTIVE North American resins business to be acquired by Polynt owner Investindustrial	26.04.2011
WESTLAKE Plans to raise US ethylene capacity / Capturing North American shale gas reserves	11.04.2011
LUCITE Resuming MAA production in North America / Capacity due to come on stream in late 2012	07.04.2011
CHEVRON PHILLIPS New cracker and derivatives project planned in US / Study to be completed by year end	01.04.2011
US SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Ameripen association established to promote environmentally- friendly approach / “Material neutral” perspective	22.03.2011
US PIPE MARKET Plastic will be fastest growing material / Overall demand to grow by 6.6% annually to reach USD 11.2 bn in 2015	09.03.2011
DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS Restructuring efforts successfully completed	09.03.2011
US PLASTICS MARKET Significant amounts of PVC, PE and PET capacity to discontinue / Petrochemicals output up 5% in 2010	08.02.2011
LABELLING US government introduced biobased product label / Move designed to promote sales	25.01.2011
GREEN PACKAGING US demand to rise by 4% per year / Degradable packaging to record highest growth rates / Recycled content packaging accounts for almost 90% of demand	19.01.2011
EASTMAN Longview cracker restarts operations	03.01.2011
SASOL Alpha olefins plant planned in USA / World's first commercial ethylene tetramerisation unit	06.12.2010
INDORAMA Acquisition of Invista's PET plants in US and Mexico / Takeover in China, too / Rise to world market leader	16.11.2010
PET US bottle and jar recycling volume rises to 28% in 2009 / Packaging leads the list / Solutions for thermoforms studied / NAPCOR says poor supply will push recyclate prices higher	26.10.2010
US CAPS AND CLOSURES Plastics account for 79% of total market and are expected to reach USD 9.5 bn in 2014 / Beverages forecast to experience lower gains / Pharma to see largest growth / Freedonia report	15.10.2010
US FENCING DEMAND Market to reach USD 8.3 bn in 2014 / Plastics and composites expected to experience fastest growth	04.10.2010
MOLD-MASTERS Abba Systems acquired / President and CEO steps down	04.10.2010
INDORAMA New AlphaPet plant in Alabama running at full throttle	29.09.2010
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING US demand to grow 5.3% per year to 2014 / Freedonia study	17.09.2010
US MEDICAL PLASTICS Market to grow at 5% annually to 2015, reaching 2m t/y / TPEs expected to show largest increases	10.09.2010
DEGRADABLE PLASTICS US demand forecast to rise by 16.6% annually to 2014 / PLA and starch-based products continue to dominate / PHA will show greatest growth / Freedonia report	08.09.2010
PLASTIC CONTAINERS US market to grow 4.3% per year to 2014 / Freedonia study	01.09.2010
NOVA CHEMICALS Ethane deliveries from US to feed Joffre ethylene complex	26.07.2010

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