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Producers´ Announcements
RAPRA
New study: “Flame Retardants for Plastics”
 		17.11.2005
MIDDLE EAST
Future hub of the plastics world will become the centre of global production for polyolefins / Gas as a cheap raw material base / Naphtha feedstocks are likely to be substituted by ethane
 		20.10.2005
HURRICANES
Ethylene and propylene supplies ease further / Polyolefins make gains / Benzene looks better
 		20.10.2005
POLYAMIDE
Global engineering polymer production at 2m t annually / Main markets are automotive, E+E and packaging / PA 6 growth passes PA 6.6 / Asian capacities larger than in North America by 2010
 		06.10.2005
PET
Packaging resins continue to expand share of polyester market / New CMAI study
 		22.09.2005
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
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