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US BIOPLASTICS
Demand expected to rise 30% to 25m t by 2016 / Freedonia sees USD 680m value
 		16.07.2012
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Iluka revised forecast sends TiO2 manufacturers' shares tumbling / DuPont rejects assessment / Market in flux / Which way is demand headed?
 		13.07.2012
BIOPLASTICS
Global market to grow 34% per year to 2016 / Largest growth in Europe and the Americas / BCC Research report
 		11.07.2012
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPOSITES
US demand to reach USD 10.3 bn in 2016 / Gains driven by aerospace applications / Carbon-fibre composites will see largest growth / Freedonia reports
 		10.07.2012
ADDITIVES
Global market to grow by 4.3% in 2012 and 2013 / Slightly higher growth forecast to 2018 / BCC Research studies
 		09.07.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrolution lifts global force majeure for certain specialty grades
 		06.07.2012
ITALY
PVC consumption down 3.9% in 2011 / Flagging construction sector / Economic woes could worsen this year
 		02.07.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
German shale gas reserves could exceed earlier estimates / Federal body optimistic about environmentally-friendly extraction
 		29.06.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Apache uncovers massive shale gas field in Canada
 		28.06.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
ExxonMobil ceases all shale gas extraction in Poland / Government alleges conflict of interest in the wake of gas deal with Russia
 		27.06.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Formosa's ethylene crackers in Taiwan out of action / Electricity outage takes out units ahead of scheduled maintenance turnaround
 		26.06.2012
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
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Dumping accusations against Chinese woven fabric withdrawn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
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