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TPC
Job cuts at Texas petchem complex / Reconstruction of butadiene site will take years
 		19.03.2020
GLOBAL CHEMICALS ECONOMY
Output down sharply in January / Coronavirus already bites China / US plastics production up
 		18.03.2020
TDI
India to extend anti-dumping measures to Europe, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and UAE
 		10.03.2020
GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS
EU competition authorities impose punitive tariffs on products from Egypt / Jushi again directly affected
 		04.03.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
US Gulf petchems and plastics plants beset by start-up delays / Shin-Etsu, Formosa Plastics and Sasol projects lead the list
 		28.02.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One declares force majeure on deliveries from Saint-Fons
 		27.02.2020
BIOPLASTICS
Global production capacity to climb to 2.43m t in 2024 / Growth driven by rising bio-based PP and PHA capacities / New reports from European Bioplastics and IfBB
 		25.02.2020
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
EU carcinogenic classification of powder form to apply from September 2021 / TDMA critical of ambiguities in the regulatory text
 		24.02.2020
WORLD TRADE
China lists nearly 700 US products for tariff exemptions / Polyolefin purchasing could rise
 		21.02.2020
PET MARKET EUROPE
Recycled PET set to take up over half of total PET demand by 2030 / Collection and design major obstacles to meeting targets
 		17.02.2020
ABS
Realignment of grades in PIE's price reports / Extrusion and injection moulding materials now separate / Producers from Asia targeting Europe more strongly / Surplus puts pressure on European producers' margins
 		05.02.2020
POLYURETHANE
European flexible foam production could see “make or break” year / Weaker demand of late / China subdued in global comparison / Rigid foams make up ground
 		24.01.2020
WORLD TRADE
US and China sign agreement in trade conflict / Import duties still in place
 		21.01.2020
PET
Fibre applications compensate for overall slowdown / Surplus tendency with paraxylene / PTA more balanced / Excessive increase in MEG capacities
 		17.01.2020
CHEMICALS ECONOMY
EU production forecast to be flat in 2020 / Cefic cites slowing global economy / Issues of Brexit not specifically addressed
 		02.01.2020
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