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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic declares "force majeure" on ethylene and propylene from Geleen
 		11.12.2006
DISTRIBUTION
Dow cancels North American contract with Ashland / Europe affected soon?
 		11.12.2006
BOROUGE
First contract for mammoth olefins expansion in UAE goes to Linde / World´s largest gas cracker
 		11.12.2006
MEXICO
Growth in PVC market / Clear increase in imports / Potential not yet fully exhausted
 		07.12.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bayer MaterialScience restricts PC supplies following November blast / "Force Majeure" upheld for MDI
 		06.12.2006
US MEDICAL PLASTICS
Market volume of 1.5m t by 2011 / Commodity thermoplastics dominate / TPEs drive growth
 		06.12.2006
BIOPLASTICS
Booming European market / Some segments seeing 100% growth
 		05.12.2006
DOW CHEMICAL
Schkopau EPS plant down for maintenance in January
 		04.12.2006
PACKAGING MARKETS
European thin-wall production tops 2m t/y / PET and PP share increasing / AMI report
 		04.12.2006
PET
Beverage market share continues to increase / Further gains expected in 2007 / Canadean report
 		30.11.2006
GERMANY
PlasticsEurope: Strong business in 2006 for plastics producers and converters / High capacity use
 		27.11.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bayer: Force majeure for MDI after carbon monoxide plant blast in Germany / No threat to PC supplies
 		24.11.2006
CHINA
PP imports to reach 5m t/y despite new capacity / Country will remain a net importer / AMI report
 		23.11.2006
LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS
Recovery from the slump / Production restricted to the US and Japan / Demand expected to exceed planned capacity / Producers seek to reduce dependence on E+E segment
 		20.11.2006
AUSTRALIA
Imports of plastics machinery rise / Germany remains market leader
 		16.11.2006
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