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Producers´ Announcements
CHINA
New EUR 9.6 bn refinery complex deal inked in Qatar / No start-up date / Around 1.2m t/y of ethylene
 		31.01.2012
BRAZIL
Chemicals trade group calls for investments to stem rising imports / Trade deficit reached record levels in 2011
 		30.01.2012
IRAN
EU petrochemical embargo to take effect in May / Iran threatens to cease oil exports
 		30.01.2012
HDPE
China accounted for almost one third of global demand in 2011 / Middle East has become world's third-largest production region / Emergence of bimodal resins allows for higher-value applications / Latest GlobalData report
 		27.01.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for certain “Purell” PE grades from Wesseling
 		24.01.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Explosion takes out LyondellBasell LDPE line in Wesseling
 		23.01.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Styrolution's ABS and SAN production in Ludwigshafen almost back to normal / FM remains in place for now
 		19.01.2012
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Optimism at recent “Fourth German WPC” congress / Double-digit growth rates / US still world's largest WPC producer / China set to dominate the global market by 2015
 		18.01.2012
VINYL ACETATE
European Commission lifts provisional anti-dumping duties on North American VAM imports / Releases all funds secured so far
 		18.01.2012
IRAN
Possible implications of an oil embargo / Plastics sector should brace for rising oil prices
 		17.01.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Potential Petroplus insolvency could tighten European naphtha market / Five refineries to close?
 		09.01.2012
EPS
Recycling in the US grows in 2010 / Retailers with closed-loop solutions / Foam producers' study
 		22.12.2011
QATAR
Follow-up: Shell and Qatar Petroleum ink deal on scope of proposed Ras Laffan petrochemical hub / Output to go towards growing Asian markets
 		16.12.2011
BIOPLASTICS
Global demand to reach 1m t/y in 2015 / Largest gains predicted for non-biodegradable bioplastics / Brazil emerges as leading producer / Market shift away from Europe, US / New Freedonia report
 		15.12.2011
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Shell test drills confirm shale gas reserves in China's Sichuan basin / Sinopec chairman says country's shale gas reserves surpass those of US
 		14.12.2011
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