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PLASTIC PACKAGING
Demand for functional coatings to accelerate through 2025 / Fastest growth to be seen in aluminium oxide coatings, driven by Asia / Smithers report
 		21.05.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LLDPE: Qapco declares force majeure on supply from Qatar / Less material from the US
 		14.05.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Borealis declares force majeure on cracker supply / Bottlenecks with some PE grades / Inovyn's PVC production largely unaffected
 		13.05.2020
USA
ACC's chemical industry projections show possible rebound in 2021 / Domestic polymer production rises in March
 		11.05.2020
BIOPLASTICS
Dutch study into compostable plastics for packaging / Research results important for "Green Deal"
 		08.05.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One lifts FM on supply from Saint-Fons
 		05.05.2020
CHINA
Polypropylene prices surge on the back of demand for medical masks / Government intervention to control market
 		28.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LLDPE: Europe becomes the stage for a sales battle for film grades / Prices for C4 and C6 materials nearly equal in some areas / Can plastics converters benefit from the price pressure?
 		24.04.2020
HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLASTICS
Global consumption to grow by 5.5% per year to 2024 / Asia Pacific share to reach 54% / E&E makes up one third of consumption / Smithers report
 		23.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Caprolactam: Ube Industries declares force majeure on production in Spain due to fire / PA production unaffected
 		17.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Historic collapse in demand due to coronavirus / Opec+ agrees to cut production / US stocks full / Refineries limit output / Polymer supply so far unaffected / Polyolefin niches face rising prices
 		17.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fracking giant Whiting Petroleum falls victim to fall in oil prices
 		03.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Elastomers: Lanxess declares force majeure in India due to Covid-19
 		01.04.2020
WORLD TRADE
US polyethylene exports started 2020 on a strong note / LLDPE exports at all-time high in January / Marked slowdown expected as coronavirus situation intensifies
 		27.03.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polycarbonate: Covestro declares force majeure at Northern Italian site in Filago / Production suspended due to coronavirus
 		20.03.2020
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