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Producers´ Announcements
RUSSIA
PVC consumption shoots up / Construction industry provides important stimulus / Imports rise significantly / Germany is the biggest importer
 		02.01.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bayer MaterialScience production restarts at Krefeld-Uerdingen and Baytown after explosions
 		22.12.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell declares "force majeure" for ethylene from Moerdijk
 		18.12.2006
CARBON FIBRE
Reinforced plastics sales to grow 37% in next five years / More tow capacity will stimulate demand further
 		13.12.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
SolVin declares "force majeure" on another PVC product
 		12.12.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic declares "force majeure" on ethylene and propylene from Geleen
 		11.12.2006
DISTRIBUTION
Dow cancels North American contract with Ashland / Europe affected soon?
 		11.12.2006
BOROUGE
First contract for mammoth olefins expansion in UAE goes to Linde / World´s largest gas cracker
 		11.12.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bayer MaterialScience restricts PC supplies following November blast / "Force Majeure" upheld for MDI
 		06.12.2006
BIOPLASTICS
Booming European market / Some segments seeing 100% growth
 		05.12.2006
DOW CHEMICAL
Schkopau EPS plant down for maintenance in January
 		04.12.2006
GERMANY
PlasticsEurope: Strong business in 2006 for plastics producers and converters / High capacity use
 		27.11.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bayer: Force majeure for MDI after carbon monoxide plant blast in Germany / No threat to PC supplies
 		24.11.2006
CHINA
PP imports to reach 5m t/y despite new capacity / Country will remain a net importer / AMI report
 		23.11.2006
LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS
Recovery from the slump / Production restricted to the US and Japan / Demand expected to exceed planned capacity / Producers seek to reduce dependence on E+E segment
 		20.11.2006
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