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PMMA
Global capacities above 1m t / New plants mainly in Asia / Speciality products lead to additional applications / Strong growth expected for TFT and LCD displays.
 		22.09.2005
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
European growth of 4.5% / Sport, leisure and footwear main applications / AMI study
 		08.09.2005
PLASTICS ADDITIVES
New Rapra report with data for 2000-2004
 		08.09.2005
SPECIALITY ADDITIVES
Consumption driven by plastics demand / Freedonia sees USD 6.8 bn market by 2009
 		08.09.2005
COMPOSITES
US demand seen to reach 1.2m t by 2009
 		11.08.2005
PET MARKET
Production facilities in Europe cut output
 		30.06.2005
PVC AND ENVIRONMENT
Progress Report 2005 on “Vinyl 2010” initiative / Sustainable development target again reached
 		02.06.2005
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS
Output up again in 2004 / Turnover rise after years of decline / Margins “still under pressure”
 		02.06.2005
PET
Polymer prices increasingly dependent on feedstocks / PTA and MEG to stay high
 		19.05.2005
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Contract frequency, pricing methods in flux / Shorter contract intervals for polyolefins next?
 		10.02.2005
PET
Rising demand expected to continue / Few new capacities / North America most optimistic
 		10.02.2005
COMPOUNDING MARKET
Integrated PP players show market muscle
 		23.12.2004
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
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