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GLOBAL TPE MARKET
Demand to increase by 6.3% annually to 2015 / Motor vehicle production fuels growth / Asia Pacific remains largest market / Freedonia report
 		14.10.2011
COMPOSITES
German federation expects stagnation in the second half of 2011 after a strong 2010 / Weakness in the building and marine sectors / Many players still struggling to overcome the crisis / Subdued mood at the "Composites" show in Stuttgart
 		05.10.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares FM for Berre polyolefins
 		30.09.2011
POLYURETHANE
BASF joins companies proposing out-of-court settlement of US isocyanates suit / Dow holds out
 		28.09.2011
TAIWAN
First ethylene deliveries from Chinese mainland / An isolated “help-out” delivery or precursor to a permanent fixture?
 		27.09.2011
BELGIUM
Leading global per capita consumer and producer of plastics / High capacity utilisation rates / Above-average EU salaries impede capacity to compete on world stage
 		26.09.2011
ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS
Market's centre moves east as crisis recedes / China now largest consumer of polyamide with 30% of global output / More than 80% of ABS output in Asia / PCI “Yellowbook” and PIE Polyglobe paint the picture
 		09.09.2011
CARBON FIBRES
Iran commissions new production line
 		02.09.2011
SMC/BMC
European production stood at 225,000 t in 2010 / Up 10% year-on-year / Growth expected to slow in 2011 / Latest figures by EuCIA
 		29.08.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF to lift PBT force majeure in early September
 		24.08.2011
VINYL ACETATE
EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from the US
 		19.08.2011
COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING
Survey: Many designers do not understand composites manufacturing / Weight reduction is the main target / Best performers achieve high level of parts consolidation
 		18.08.2011
NIGERIA
African OPEC member plans to use gas derived from oil production / New large-scale project inspired by the Saudi example
 		12.08.2011
FUJIA DAHUA PETROCHEMICAL
Tropical storm raises fear of possible chemical breach at large-scale paraxylene plant in China / Authorities reportedly back in control of surrounding dikes
 		09.08.2011
GLASS FIBRE IMPORTS
European Commission launches investigation into Chinese woven and stitched glass fibre fabric imports
 		03.08.2011
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