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PVC MARKET
Americas demand to grow 0.3% per year to 2020 / Consumption of 6.1m t in 2010 / GBI Research report
 		02.08.2011
THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES
Global production capacity stood at almost 390,000 t in 2010 / Demand expected to rise by 5.9% per year to 2015 / Asia leads the way / Forays into higher-value and renewable applications / New report by IAL Consultants
 		22.07.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for phenol / PC and PA production could be affected
 		21.07.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ube declares force majeure for caprolactam from Castellon
 		20.07.2011
BIOPLASTICS
Malaysia's first bioplastics pilot plant opened / Cost advantages of palm oil feedstock highlighted / Joint venture for PBS bioplastic plant in Thailand
 		15.07.2011
PET RECYCLING
Europe collected 1.45m t of PET in 2010 / 6.5% year-on-year increase / Recycle plants only utilise 80% of current capacity
 		14.07.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
North American shale gas deposits shift the feedstock balance / Second cheapest route to ethylene / Asian naphtha base too costly? / Large gas deposits in France and Poland / Public sentiment sours on fracking
 		11.07.2011
ASSOCIATIONS
ESWA warns of rising raw material costs / Cautions that sector's competitiveness is at serious risk
 		08.07.2011
BIOPLASTICS
Waste management strategies for renewables / New US and EU reports identify problems, make suggestions / Product redesign and life-cycle analysis should be considered, experts say
 		30.06.2011
PVC RECYCLING
European industry aims for “quantum leap” in sustainability / New targets up to 2020
 		29.06.2011
GHANA
US private equity fund Aureos invests more than USD 5m in Accra-based Bio-Plastics / Money to go towards pioneering biodegradable plastics manufacture
 		24.06.2011
PET
Turkish anti-dumping duties take hold
 		21.06.2011
FLUOROPOLYMERS
Tight, expensive feedstock alarms converters / Calls for mine reactivation / Arkema seals deal
 		21.06.2011
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
BASF force majeure for PBT from Schwarzheide could last until end-August
 		14.06.2011
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
BASF restarts Ludwigshafen cracker
 		07.06.2011
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