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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Rhodia lifts FM for PA 6.6 in Brazil
 		24.07.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bayer MaterialScience lifts force majeure for TDI and MDI from Brunsbüttel
 		20.07.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol declares force majeure for Puertollano cracker in Spain
 		18.07.2012
PET RECYCLING
EU 27 collected 1.6m t of PET in 2011 / Recycling rate grows by 9.4% year-on-year / Recyclers operating at only 77% capacity utilisation / Latest Petcore, EuPR figures
 		17.07.2012
FLAME RETARDANTS
Ban on HBCD likely soon / Brominated polymers as potential substitute / Trend towards intumescence / New EU regulation for fire prevention imminent / China main producing country / Prices at record level
 		16.07.2012
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
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