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SHALE GAS
UK government will not bend earthquake rules for fracking companies / Ineos and Cuadrilla lay on the pressure
 		20.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Vestolit lifts FM at site in Marl
 		19.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe hits out at EU “green” taxes and shale disadvantage / Open letter to the commission / “Nobody seriously invests in Europe”
 		15.02.2019
POLYLACTIC ACID
Biopolymer forecasted to witness strong growth over next seven years / Recyclability and sustainability are key drivers / Packaging largest segment
 		14.02.2019
POLYETHYLENE
Russia's Irkutsk Oil plans for ethane cracker and PE plant in Siberia / Toyo Engineering to build facility
 		13.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Sabic declares force majeure on supply from Wilton
 		12.02.2019
BIOPLASTICS
Share of global plastics market to remain very small / PLA and PHAs primary drivers of growth / Europe's share of global output to reach 27% by 2023 / New studies by European Bioplastics and IfBB
 		11.02.2019
EPS
PIE extends price reporting to include grey EPS / Slight growth expected for the EPS segment as a whole / Consolidation in the European processing sector / Impulses for recycling
 		05.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Vestolit resumes supply from Marl / Force majeure remains in effect
 		18.01.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Global production rises to 348m t / Europe defends its position as second largest producer / Consumption increases slightly across all countries / Germany still largest European plastics processor by far
 		16.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Fire at Karpatneftekhim's site in Ukraine
 		16.01.2019
SHALE GAS
Glitch-plagued Mariner East 2 pipeline now up and running / Third US shale transport route planned / Economic impact study fuels LNG fervour
 		15.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ethylene: Fire in Priolo puts Versalis cracker at standstill
 		11.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
"Rapid" refinery and integrated petrochemical complex starts up in Malaysia / Major project by Petronas and Saudi Aramco
 		11.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
HCR elastomers: Wacker Chemie declares force majeure
 		09.01.2019
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