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Producers´ Announcements
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell to launch maintenance at larger Wesseling cracker
 		30.08.2012
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
BELARUS
Plans to invest USD 17.2 bn in petrochemical sector by 2020 / State-owned Belneftekhim to raise almost USD 10 bn
 		28.08.2012
COMPOSITES MARKET
Automotive and wind energy drive US growth through 2015 / Acceptance of composites lags Europe
 		27.08.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis declares FM for cracker products from Stenungsund / Reduced LDPE and HDPE output
 		24.08.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for several HDPE grades from Poland / Problems encountered during post-maintenance restart
 		23.08.2012
FLUOROPOLYMERS
Chinese market expected to grow at 6-8% a year / Automotive sector drives / Foreign players vying to get in on the action / CCM International report
 		22.08.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Western European olefin production still muted / Extremely weak Q2 2012
 		22.08.2012
OMAN
Plans to build third petrochemical hub in Duqm / Creating an entirely new city from scratch
 		20.08.2012
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Growth in Southeast Asia outpaces Europe / Output forecast to rise 10% up to 2015
 		16.08.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fire takes out Formosa's Mailiao styrene plant in Taiwan / August group earnings could suffer / Cracker maintenance
 		14.08.2012
IRAN
Deputy oil minister says EU petrochemicals embargo has had no effect / Analysts see significant cave-in
 		10.08.2012
BIOPLASTICS
New PLA study predicts global market volume of 800,000 t/y by 2020 / Capacities currently spread across 30 different sites / German nova-Institut poll
 		10.08.2012
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