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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Lanxess forewarning on possible allocations on compounds
 		23.02.2018
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Growth rate reaches 5% mark in 2017 / Renewed record turnover and processed volume / Lack of skilled staff becomes more acute / Confidence predominates at start of 2018
 		23.02.2018
GREECE
Environmental fee on plastic carrier bags in shops / Alignment with EU directive to curb consumption / Greek plastics industry association foresees problems
 		23.02.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Radici Chimica declares force majeure on base polymers / Compounds unaffected / Improved situation for HMD at BASF's Seal Sands site
 		22.02.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ethylene: Repsol cracker shuts down in Tarragona / Supply situation intensified in Europe
 		21.02.2018
BIOPLASTICS
Global production forecast to grow by 20% to 2022 / Transition to circular economy drives demand / Brand owners increasing usage of bio-based materials / Study by EUBP and nova-Institut
 		21.02.2018
SERBIA
New projects for waste management / Chinese investors to build plastics recycling factories / Novamont in talks with local authorities
 		19.02.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Solvay declares force majeure due to ADN supply failure / Polyamide production affected in France
 		16.02.2018
STYRENE
China considers anti-dumping duties on styrene monomer / US, South Korea and Taiwan affected
 		16.02.2018
CHINA
Natural gas shortage not affecting nation-wide MDI production / Adverse impacts from country's severe environmental-protection policy
 		15.02.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
IK and Elipso warn Total / Plastic packaging market confused by current force majeure on PP
 		14.02.2018
PMMA
Wanhua enters global PMMA market / Upstream MMA production in Yantai / Several other Chinese production facilities starting up in 2018
 		14.02.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Total provides details on current FMs / Onset of production in Gonfreville / Feluy line still not running
 		13.02.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Supply line repaired in Seal Sands / BASF's force majeure still in place
 		09.02.2018
CAPS AND CLOSURES
Demand to grow 4.1% annually to 2021 / Popularity of bottled water is main driver / Sustained growth in medical packaging market / Freedonia report
 		08.02.2018
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