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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
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Westlake restarts Geismar VCM unit / Site reported to be fully operational
 		11.05.2012
BIOPLASTICS
New study finds that currently available bio-based plastics are not fully sustainable
 		10.05.2012
THAILAND
Map Ta Phut accidents prompt government to set up new industry control regime / Explosion at Bangkok Synthetics leaves 12 dead / Dozens hurt as chlorine escapes from Aditya Birla Chemicals' plant
 		09.05.2012
VINYLPLUS
New sustainability initiative on track after first year / Target of 800,000 per year PVC recycling by 2020
 		09.05.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Chinese players sweep in to meet European PA 12 needs / ClickPlastics acts as continental distributor
 		08.05.2012
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
2012 likely to see prices continue rising by between 5-20% / Rockwood plans to divest Sachtleben / Supply situation unlikely to improve before 2014-2015
 		03.05.2012
PLASTICS TRADE
Spotlight on China's Zhang Mu Tou plastic trading centre in Dongguan / PIE visits regional hub for plastic buying and selling activities / EUR 1.2 bn in annual turnover
 		02.05.2012
PROPYLENE
Accelerated Chinese demand spurs new investments / UOP technology selected for two more China propylene projects / Start-ups expected in 2014
 		30.04.2012
FLUOROPOLYMERS
German industry association says supply picture has improved / Prices remain at a high level / Summer business will be dominated by cooling agents
 		04.04.2012
PLASTICS MARKETS
Global production reaches about 280m t / China remains leading plastics producer / Latest figures from PlasticsEurope
 		03.04.2012
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