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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF: PA 6.6 "on spec" material by end of September
 		24.09.2013
SHALE GAS
Argentina: Next steps in exploration / Agreements reached between YPF and US companies given green light
 		24.09.2013
BRAZIL
Plastic resin imports climb 26% in H1 / Converted plastics consumption rises 6.7% / Only 1.5% rise in production forecast for 2013
 		24.09.2013
HEALTHCARE PACKAGING MARKET
Global plastic demand to rise by 5.6% per year to 2018 / Growth led by PP / BCC Research study
 		20.09.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Formosa Plastics declares force majeure for HDPE following flash fire at US site Point Comfort
 		20.09.2013
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Plastics have potential to reach recycling rate of more than 60% by 2020 / Creation of 360,000 "green" jobs / Plastics Recyclers Europe study
 		18.09.2013
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Demand for new cars in Europe to bottom out in 2013 / Slight growth predicted for 2014 / Production stagnates at 12m vehicles / Producers fight poor demand with technology / Suppliers raise proportion of plastics in cars
 		17.09.2013
TAIWAN
Economics ministry gives go-ahead for petrochemicals industry to build crackers in China / Feedstocks for the domestic industry
 		12.09.2013
UK PACKAGING INDUSTRY
2% growth per year to 2017 / Rising demand for lightweight and convenient formats / Canadean report
 		11.09.2013
PLASTICS PROCESSING EUROPE
Technical Parts: Changing European landscape / Germany expands leading position / Central European countries on the advance / France undergoes massive restructuring
 		09.09.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fiery flare-offs at Versalis LDPE plant in Ferrara / Production shut down for a week
 		05.09.2013
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
Global growth of more than 5% annually / Demand to reach 5.8m t in 2017 / Automotive market will account for biggest share / Asia Pacific to remain largest market / Freedonia report
 		04.09.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Sales bounce back to 2012 half-year level / Seasonal peak shifts into April / Packaging and technical parts see gains / Export trade picks up again / Improved outlook for full year
 		30.08.2013
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BorsodChem: Force majeure for TDI / Technical problem during plant start up
 		29.08.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Optimism grows for year ahead as productivity improves / Gains in turnover and profitability expected / Reject euro replacing sterling / BPF survey
 		29.08.2013
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