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LANXESS
Fire causes partial ABS plant shutdown / Force majeure declared / Disruption could last weeks
 		23.08.2006
EPS MARKET
Tight supply situation meets strong demand / Exploding energy and feedstock costs and shipping bottlenecks push prices higher / Long delivery times
 		14.08.2006
EPS MARKET
Nova Innovene: Berre plant closure final
 		09.08.2006
PVC
"Vinyl 2010" report says recycling doubled
 		31.07.2006
POLYETHYLENE MARKET
Ineos declares "force majeure" on LDPE / Supplies from fire-ravaged Cologne plant
 		18.07.2006
ETHYLENE MARKET
BP RP: Force majeure for ethylene at Gelsenkirchen
 		18.07.2006
PLASTICS PRICING
Has price volatility for standard thermoplastics in Europe really increased? / Are extreme swings real or simply perceived? / Monthly contracts for styrene propel the upward trend for PS
 		17.07.2006
POLYETHYLENE MARKET
Ineos: Explosion in Cologne LDPE plant / Unit down for several weeks? / 200,000 t/y production outage
 		05.07.2006
CHINA
PP demand still rising / New capacities / Coal as raw material for "methanol-to-olefin" process
 		29.06.2006
PLASTICS MARKETS
European consolidation expected / Potential for producers and converters to collaborate
 		29.06.2006
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Growing importance worldwide / North America by far the largest market / Niche application in Europe / Plenty of potential for nature fibre reinforced material / Symposium in Germany
 		26.06.2006
FLAME RETARDANTS
First VECAP emissions report
 		21.06.2006
EUROPEAN ETHYLENE MARKET
Sabic puts Geleen cracker plans on ice / High investment costs and financial risks / Too many projects strain resources
 		12.06.2006
POLYETHYLENE
Construction begins on large cracker complex in Qatar
 		09.06.2006
PMMA MARKET
EU Commission issues fines of EUR 345m in cartel proceedings / Degussa was "whistle blower"
 		02.06.2006
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