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USA
Petchem plants restart after cold spell / Damage less severe than in 2021
 		10.01.2023
OMAN
Sabic, OQ, Kuwait Petroleum mull cracker project
 		09.01.2023
ENERGY PRICES
Commodity costs little changed in November – German economics institute
 		04.01.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PET, PTA: Fire closes Indorama plants in Spain
 		03.01.2023
USA
Winter onset imminent: Several facilities shut as a precautionary measure
 		22.12.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Gas shortage takes its toll / Producers caught between rising prices, sinking profits / Firms look longingly to US
 		21.12.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Fire at Versalis' cracker in France / Downstream plants shut down
 		15.12.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PC, MDI: Covestro declares force majeure following outage in Uerdingen, Germany
 		07.12.2022
PLASTICS AND ENERGY
Germany, Qatar announce LNG deal / Gulf state to supply some 2 mn t/y from 2026 / ConocoPhillips tapped as shipper
 		05.12.2022
STYRENE
Infringement of cartel ban: EU competition regulators impose million-euro fines
 		29.11.2022
POLYURETHANE MARKET
Economic uncertainties dampen demand in EMEA and Americas / Production static in Europe in 2022 but up in Americas / IAL Consultants reports
 		25.11.2022
KAZAKHSTAN
KazMunayGaz starts up 500,000 t/y PP complex / Construction of cracker, butadiene plant / PE production planned
 		23.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENERGY
Germany completes first marine LNG terminal / Questions about speed of build up
 		18.11.2022
ENERGY COSTS
Natural gas prices down sharply in October / Crude edges higher
 		16.11.2022
POLYPROPYLENE
China's Heilongjiang Zhongfei plans capacity of 600,000 t/y / PDH unit to drive imports of Russian C3
 		14.11.2022
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