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Producers´ Announcements
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
PVC TRADE
Brazilian processors concerned about S-PVC import barriers
 		07.06.2011
POLYETHYLENE
The most widespread polymer continues to make inroads / Global consumption reaches 72m t/y / Production capacities stand at over 90m t/y / Output predicted to rise by almost a third in five years / LDPE remains short despite PE flood
 		01.06.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Vestolit lifts PVC, VCM force majeure
 		31.05.2011
OMAN
Sohar refinery expansion will facilitate feedstock delivery to plastics / USD 1.5 bn investment
 		30.05.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Arkema restarts Lavera VCM line / FM will be lifted next week
 		27.05.2011
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