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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Plant outages at European polyolefins majors: Overview of the recent “force majeure” reports
 		09.12.2004
NANOCOMPOSITES
Annual growth of 18% predicted up to 2008 / Layer-lattice silicate are a benchmark material / Boehmit as an alternative flame retardant? / Nanoparticles in demand as processing aids
 		09.12.2004
PPS
Consumption continues to rise / Asia-Pacific is biggest market / Ticona plans expansion
 		28.10.2004
PTFE
EU launches probe into dumping by Russian and Chinese producers / Complaint by Cefic
 		14.10.2004
POLAND
JV to build 120,000 t/y PET resins plant / On stream in 2005 / Korean participation
 		14.10.2004
BAKELITE
Borden Chemical buys thermosets producer / Rütgers on track to sell HT Troplast in January?
 		14.10.2004
BOREALIS
Portuguese petrochemicals site sold to Repsol / Deal includes cracker and PE production units
 		14.10.2004
PLASTICS PRODUCTION
First half year 2004 sees upswing for major producers / Solvay and Dow stand out
 		14.10.2004
SABIC EUROPETROCHEMICALS
Growing responsibility for polyolefins market / Production to be stepped up in Europe?
 		30.09.2004
EASTMAN / VORIDIAN
New process from PX directly to PET / “Lowest cost” production / Conversion of US plant
 		30.09.2004
NOVAMONT
Acquisition of Eastman´s “Eastar Bio” process / Extensive patents for biodegradable polyester
 		16.09.2004
TOSAF
Capacity to be increased in Israel and Europe
 		16.09.2004
BASF
Investment in polyurethanes / PO production with Dow at Antwerp / System house in China
 		16.09.2004
BASELL
Lukoil and Sabic reportedly showing takeover interest / “Only rumours”, says spokesman
 		02.09.2004
DOW CHEMICAL
Petrochemical jv agreed with Oman firm / Cracker and three world-scale PE plants
 		19.08.2004
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