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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Pandemic hits EU 27 sales, output in first nine months / Circular economy can cushion economic blows
 		08.12.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyethylene: Full shutdown of Saudi Arabian olefin complex in Al Jubail / Prices react to outage
 		04.12.2020
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
PA 6.6: Ascend reports unplanned stoppage in Florida / Price upswing could accelerate
 		04.12.2020
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Weaker demand dampens investment sentiment / Pandemic exacerbates downturn / Ethylene utilisation rates will likely remain weak / McKinsey report
 		02.12.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total declares force majeure for PS / Failure of Carling plant
 		27.11.2020
COMPOSITES
European production slumps by almost 13% / Volume falls below 1m t for the first time / Loss of global market share / Best performance from flat panels and pipes
 		25.11.2020
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for LDPE / Failure of autoclave line in Cologne-Worringen
 		20.11.2020
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Ethylene, propylene: Borealis declares force majeure for cracker products from Porvoo
 		18.11.2020
TURKEY
Styrenics import prices off sharply in Jan-Aug / Export prices falter / Imports to grow 7% by volume in 2020 / Domestic demand to ease / Production to decline
 		13.11.2020
LDPE
Indian dumping probe into imports from US and Asia could impact Europe
 		09.11.2020
PA 6.6
China reviews anti-dumping duty on US PA 6.6 chips
 		09.11.2020
BIOPLASTICS
Government action needed to boost capacity / Cost a significant barrier to scaling up
 		06.11.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic declares force majeure for LDPE deliveries from UK
 		04.11.2020
USA
Hurricane Zeta brings further devastation to the US Gulf Coast / Some damage to polymerisation lines
 		03.11.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6: Lanxess declares force majeure / Caprolactam plant shut down after maintenance
 		02.11.2020
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