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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Rhodia lifts FM for PA 6.6 in Brazil
 		24.07.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bayer MaterialScience lifts force majeure for TDI and MDI from Brunsbüttel
 		20.07.2012
INDIA
Polymer demand outstrips GDP / Third largest consumer after China, US / GlobalData report
 		19.07.2012
EUROPEAN CABLE INDUSTRY
Production accounts for 4% of value of resin output / Consolidation continues / PVC remains dominant material / Germany leads demand / AMI report
 		18.07.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol declares force majeure for Puertollano cracker in Spain
 		18.07.2012
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL
14m t of new petrochemical capacity brought on stream in 2011 / Saudi Arabia leads the pack / Regional players are setting their sights to the east / Feedstock surplus will sweep global markets in near future
 		18.07.2012
PET RECYCLING
EU 27 collected 1.6m t of PET in 2011 / Recycling rate grows by 9.4% year-on-year / Recyclers operating at only 77% capacity utilisation / Latest Petcore, EuPR figures
 		17.07.2012
POUCHES
US demand expected to approach USD 9 bn in 2016 / New Freedonia study
 		17.07.2012
FLAME RETARDANTS
Ban on HBCD likely soon / Brominated polymers as potential substitute / Trend towards intumescence / New EU regulation for fire prevention imminent / China main producing country / Prices at record level
 		16.07.2012
US BIOPLASTICS
Demand expected to rise 30% to 25m t by 2016 / Freedonia sees USD 680m value
 		16.07.2012
UPDATE - PLASTIC PIPES
EU authorities raid offices of several producers on suspicion of illegal price fixing / Tessenderlo, Pipelife and Wavin searched
 		13.07.2012
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Iluka revised forecast sends TiO2 manufacturers' shares tumbling / DuPont rejects assessment / Market in flux / Which way is demand headed?
 		13.07.2012
BIOPLASTICS
Global market to grow 34% per year to 2016 / Largest growth in Europe and the Americas / BCC Research report
 		11.07.2012
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPOSITES
US demand to reach USD 10.3 bn in 2016 / Gains driven by aerospace applications / Carbon-fibre composites will see largest growth / Freedonia reports
 		10.07.2012
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
Italian exports and imports continue to grow in first quarter of 2012 / Germany remains largest overseas market / Assocomaplast report
 		10.07.2012
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