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Producers´ Announcements
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
World-scale ethylene and PE complex to be built at Ras Laffan / New cracker to start next month
 		08.01.2010
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF restarts 1.08m t/y Antwerp cracker / Smaller German unit back up later this month / “No FM”
 		05.01.2010
BASF
Blaze forces shut-down of cracker in Ludwigshafen / Cracker in Antwerp still idled after fire just days before
 		23.12.2009
FLAME RETARDANTS
US to phase out DecaBDE by 2013 / Chemtura and Albemarle announce commitment
 		23.12.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF cracker at Antwerp offline after fire
 		21.12.2009
ITALY
Vinyls Italia plants fail to restart / Chlorine chemistry has no future in Italy, says Eni chief
 		18.12.2009
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Global market continues to grow / Boom in China thanks to new applications / German nova-Institut innovation award / WPC congress in Cologne
 		17.12.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for ethylene and propylene from Cologne
 		16.12.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
New legislation permits expropriation of property for EPS pipeline / Producers seeking consensus
 		07.12.2009
BIOPLASTICS
Thailand aims to spearhead development in Asia / Strong raw material base / Expert policy workshop in Bangkok
 		07.12.2009
COMPOSITES
UK invests EUR 24m in materials development / National composites centre to be established
 		04.12.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Qatofin's LLDPE line in Mesaieed / Qatar officially comes on stream
 		30.11.2009
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
Global consumption to rise by 6% annually / China at pole position / Motor vehicles remain largest market / Freedonia study
 		27.11.2009
BIOPLASTICS
Climate change concerns drive demand / Market expected to reach 900,000 t in 2013
 		26.11.2009
POLYOLEFINS
Global surplus is ever lengthening / Balance of production shifts / PEPP 2009 congress
 		23.11.2009
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