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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Frankfurt international auto exhibition 2007: Less weight means less CO2 / Parts for low-cost vehicles / Russia is Europe's new “El Dorado” / German suppliers concentrate on premium end
 		08.10.2007
NORTH AMERICAN POLYURETHANES
Mexico sees 5% growth in 2005-2006 / US volumes fall / Canadian remains flat
 		05.10.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BP declares force majeure for ethylene from Gelsenkirchen
 		01.10.2007
EVA
Ethylene copolymer attracts increasing interest / Nearly 400,000 t/y in Europe for thermoplastic applications / Film modification and special applications / Soon to be part of PIE Polymer Prices
 		01.10.2007
COMPOSITE LUMBER / WPC
US market to reach USD 5.5 bn in 2011 / Decking applications drive 10% per year growth
 		28.09.2007
BIOPOLYMERS
Confusion among consumers / Careful introduction needed to maximise environmental benefits
 		27.09.2007
OLED MARKET
Sales of displays expected to double in 2008 / High growth expectations for AMOLEDs
 		24.09.2007
RUSSIA
Plasticised PVC: Strong demand / Cable and construction industries particularly lively / Import volumes rise from low level
 		21.09.2007
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Escalating costs bring end to Ineos ethane cracker project / Plans to build PVC facility and ethylene pipeline to Marl also scrapped
 		20.09.2007
JAPAN
Plastics machinery: Dominant in its domestic market / Mixed outlook for 2007 / German companies supply equipment for speciality applications
 		20.09.2007
PVC MARKET
Global capacity at least 44m t/y by 2011 / Future expansion almost exclusively in Asia / China on the way to self-sufficiency / Asian producers under pressure to export / Further consolidation in Europe
 		17.09.2007
EuPC
Higher oil prices to impact plastics products / Essential to pass on costs
 		14.09.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos lifts FM on Grangemouth ethylene
 		11.09.2007
CHINA
Anti-dumping duty levied on BPA imports
 		11.09.2007
ITALY
Dire need to upgrade plastics production / High-tech needed to bolster falling margins / Packaging will play key role in upturn / Automotive and building industries provide new growth stimulus
 		04.09.2007
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