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SHALE GAS
UK to “fast-track” planning applications for shale gas exploration / Process would bypass local councils / Ministers' decision on new licenses imminent / Ineos welcomes latest developments
 		18.08.2015
THERMAL INSULATION
Energy efficient building construction in Europe and Asia drives global demand / Fastest growth expected for PU materials / World market valued at USD 23 bn in 2021 / Frost & Sullivan report
 		18.08.2015
WORLD PLASTIC PIPE
Market forecast to reach 19.3 bn metres in 2019 / PVC is leading resin in production / Construction will boost demand / Robust growth in developing nations / Freedonia study
 		17.08.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Incident at Basell Orlen may impact supply / No indication of possible plant damage
 		14.08.2015
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CHINA
Sector growth exceeds global average / Foreign investors hampered by "buy local" guidelines and murky registration criteria / Local producers under pressure to modernise / Government funds innovation
 		14.08.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Explosion and fire prompt Unipetrol to initiate “preventative” shutdown of Litvinov cracker / Impact still unclear
 		13.08.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Devastating explosion in China rocks Tianjin free trade zone / Dagang refinery hub apparently not affected
 		13.08.2015
3D PRINTING
Global market to grow by nearly 24% per year to USD 49 bn by 2025 / Technological improvements allow new industrial uses / Smithers Pira report
 		13.08.2015
ABS
Solid growth on a global basis / Worldwide capacities of 10m t/y / Asia dominates production and consumption / Restructuring in Europe makes an impact / Market players still face challenges
 		11.08.2015
US POLYETHYLENE MARKET
Business at Houston port buzzing / Large new export storage facility set to open in 2017
 		11.08.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Total lifts force majeure / Availability of select grades to remain tight until September
 		10.08.2015
PLASTICS PACKAGING
Investors probably plan stock market launch for Klöckner Pentaplast and Mauser
 		10.08.2015
COMPOSITES MARKET
German producers upbeat about business and optimistic for future / Germany and Asia most dynamic / Carbon-reinforced plastics drive / Survey by Composites Germany
 		07.08.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
HDPE: Ineos declares force majeure in Rosignano and Sarralbe
 		06.08.2015
LUXURY PACKAGING
Global market to grow by over 4% per year to 2019 / Increasing demand for plastic materials / Western Europe has biggest consumption / Smithers Pira report
 		06.08.2015
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