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AUTOMOTIVE
First German supplier insolvency averted for now / Automakers grouping criticises bank policies / Short-time working and extended leave
 		18.11.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
CMAI sees flood of polyolefins on its way from the Middle East / Successful conference in Düsseldorf
 		18.11.2008
CABLE INDUSTRY
Europe: 1.3m t polymers for cables in 2008 / Market still dominated by PVC / PE steadily gaining ground / Big regional variations / Demand highest in Italy / Publication of AMI's latest guide
 		17.11.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow: Force majeure ended at Freeport, Texas
 		14.11.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Equistar idles Texas olefins unit as market declines
 		06.11.2008
CHINA
Lower export duty on plastic products
 		04.11.2008
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Recovery not expected before 2010 / Both OEMs and suppliers are feeling the heat
 		03.11.2008
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Financial crisis exacerbates car makers' slump / Suppliers adopting a wait-and-see attitude / Impact could be most severe for SMEs / First victims are being identified / Eastern Europe unlikely to be OEMs' white knight
 		31.10.2008
TUBES MARKET
Falling demand hits European producers
 		31.10.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Europe leads in MDI production and consumption
 		30.10.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol declares FM for C2, C3 and butadiene from Portugal
 		28.10.2008
TOY MARKET
Largest Chinese industry supplier goes belly up / Number of producers halved this year / Further insolvencies expected
 		28.10.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Latest Italian chemicals crisis roundtable ends inconclusively / Sale of Ineos Vinyls Italia agreed?
 		27.10.2008
EUROPEAN COMPOSITES MARKET
Slightly lower growth in 2007 / Clear gains by RTM and LFT materials / More exhibitors and visitors at the Composites Europe exhibition / Substitution of open processes
 		24.10.2008
CONSTRUCTION MARKET
PVC most popular for external doors in Germany and Poland / Backslide in European demand for all materials
 		16.10.2008
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