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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
UK COMPOSITES MARKET
Automotive partnership: Consortium to develop lightweight, lower-cost, composite vehicle structures / Key roles for robotics and fast-cure prepregs
 		21.06.2012
GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS
Dumping accusations against Chinese woven fabric withdrawn
 		15.06.2012
BEYOND PLASTICS
German aluminium association sees production drop in Q1 / Year's positive outlook remains
 		13.06.2012
INDONESIA
Rising consumption of PE and PP / Shortage of ethylene / Capacity expansion / Honam's plans could stir things up
 		08.06.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shale Gas: Poland prepared for extraction / PKN Orlen survey indicates support in development / International conference in Warsaw
 		05.06.2012
SOUTH AFRICA
Demand for plastics picks up again / Good prospects for insulation materials / Significant increase in imports
 		28.05.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Neo Group declares force majeure for PET from Klaipeda
 		24.05.2012
TAIWAN
Environmental legislation could see planned cracker project relocated to Malaysia
 		24.05.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Rhodia declares force majeure for Brazilian polyamide chain
 		22.05.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Shale gas revolution has North America celebrating a comeback in the ethylene chain / Previous heavyweight champion is back in the ring / Europe currently the loser / Cracker changeovers accelerate propylene and butylene bottlenecks
 		21.05.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Arkema places customers on strict PA 12 allocations / CDT deliveries expected to resume by year's end / Frenzied efforts to produce PA 10 substitutes / Force majeure remains in place for “Pebax” TPE and “Rilsamid” PA 12
 		21.05.2012
EPS
Italian market has been stagnant for years / Demand pegged at 141,000 t in 2011
 		18.05.2012
BIOPLASTICS
European Bioplastics industry group claims recent US report not scientifically backed-up / “Unbalanced conclusions”
 		18.05.2012
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
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