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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic removes force majeure for PE at Gelsenkirchen
 		15.05.2015
CORRECTION - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for PP from Wesseling and Knapsack
 		15.05.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total resumes HDPE production in Gonfreville / FM still in place during start-up period / European HDPE availability remains tight
 		15.05.2015
PACKAGING MARKET SPAIN
Optimism grows in Spanish packaging industry / Rising demand and innovation provide biggest impact / Visitor numbers at "Hispack" trade fair increase
 		15.05.2015
HARD SURFACE FLOORING
US demand to grow by 6% per year to 2019 / Fastest growth predicted for PVC flooring / Freedonia report
 		15.05.2015
PVC RECYCLING
VinylPlus initiative collects more than 480,000 t of PVC waste in 2014 / Recovinyl accounts for largest share / Additives remain a problem / New “RecoMed” research project launched
 		14.05.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis lifts FM for polyolefins from Schwechat and Kallo
 		14.05.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Vinnolit announces force majeure for S-PVC from Knapsack / Germany
 		13.05.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Force majeure declaration follows cracker fire at Shell in Wesseling
 		13.05.2015
AFRICA
Processors eye 8% annual growth in African plastics demand to 2018 / South Africa accounts 25% of plastics processing sites / AMI database
 		13.05.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell begins start-up operations at Moerdijk cracker
 		12.05.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Slight reduction in output in 2014 / Market's current zigzag movements prove exhausting
 		11.05.2015
SWISS PACKAGING MARKET
Pressure exerted by franc's strength results in portfolio optimisations and longer working hours / Very few packaging producers consider outsourcing an option / SVI industry poll
 		08.05.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Versalis lifts FM for PE from Dunkirk
 		06.05.2015
EUROPEAN POLYETHYLENE MARKET
Structural changes becoming painfully visible / Consolidations cut down European production / Weak euro makes imports unaffordable / Customs duties provide an additional damper / Plastics converters pay the bill
 		05.05.2015
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