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ENGINEERING PLASTICS
Latin American market forecast to grow 4.4% annually to 2015 / Strong growth in automotive sector
 		14.10.2009
PVC MARKET
CMAI sees return to growth after slump in 2008 and 2009 / China will benefit / Oversupply of 4m t
 		13.10.2009
PVC
China extends antidumping tolls on PVC imports from Japan, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan and the US
 		12.10.2009
PVC COMPOUNDING
Economic slump sparks further consolidation in European PVC industry / Leading compounders are also raw material producers / 1.6m t of PVC compounds on the market / AMI report on Europe's top 50 players
 		08.10.2009
PACKAGING MARKETS
Thin wall packaging accounts for 2.5m t of European thermoplastics / Dairy products hold biggest market share / AMI report
 		07.10.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos ChlorVinyls lifts FM for VCM and PVC
 		06.10.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Perstorp announces FM for TDI
 		02.10.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell lifts FMs for C2 and C3 from Moerdijk and Wesseling
 		02.10.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
HIP Petrohemija restarts production / Naphtha supplier NIS converts debts into shares
 		02.10.2009
FLAME RETARDANTS
New Freedonia study predicts 2.7% annual growth in US market / Increases to be driven by construction
 		01.10.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total: Ethylene ignites in Gonfreville / LDPE plant at a standstill / Group launches inspection of 13 sites in France
 		30.09.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BP RP forced to idle “olefin cracker 4”
 		30.09.2009
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Car manufacturers seek salvation in alternative propulsion concepts at IAA / Plastics and composites increasingly important / Suppliers remain stuck in the crisis / Situation still tense
 		29.09.2009
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
European plastics producers added to EU “carbon leakage” list / Free emissions trading allowances
 		25.09.2009
BIOPLASTICS
SPI Bioplastics Council expects market to grow by 17.3% annually / Digital guide on bioplastics industry
 		25.09.2009
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