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POLYPROPYLENE
Global capacity utilisation to fall to 80% by 2012 / Consumption to increase slowly / Townsend report
 		24.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ethylen Pipeline Süd held up by south German property owners / State prepares for expropriation
 		21.08.2009
CHINA
Production climbs by more than 20% in value in 2008 / Scepticism gives way to cautious optimism for 2009 / Plastics converters anticipate rise of 10% for second half-year / Construction sector booms with state investments
 		19.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell declares force majeure for propylene from Moerdijk / C3 supplies tightening further
 		17.08.2009
FOAMED PLASTICS
Freedonia sees US demand at 3.8m t by 2013 / Demand for cheaper high performance materials
 		17.08.2009
WPC / PLASTIC LUMBER
US market to reach USD 5.3 bn in 2013 / WPC expected to grow at 10.5% per year
 		13.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
FM for PVC remains as Ineos tries again to restart Rafnes VCM / Shortfall could last into September
 		12.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis lifts FM on HDPE from Stenungsund / Swedish steam cracker is back on stream
 		12.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell's Knapsack PP plant restarted
 		10.08.2009
SWITZERLAND
Plastics industry with record sales of around CHF 16 bn in 2008 / Polymer consumption touches nearly 1m t / Economic crisis currently putting the brakes on business / Packaging segment also slipping
 		10.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell PP plant at Knapsack temporarily halted / No effect on customer supply
 		07.08.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
SolVin lifts FM for S-PVC from Rheinberg
 		06.08.2009
BIOPLASTICS
Pride of place at “Interpack” show from 2011
 		31.07.2009
INJECTION MOULDING
Austrian plastics consumption almost 150,000 t in 2008 / PP accounts for the largest share / AMI study
 		28.07.2009
ITALY
Eni backs down from plans to idle Sardinian cracker / Trade unions are satisfied with results of latest talks
 		27.07.2009
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