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MASTERBATCHES
Bottlenecks with soluble colourants from China / German association sounds alarm
 		24.08.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Solvay expects delivery shortfalls / Shallow Rhine river impacting raw materials supply from France
 		22.08.2018
PVC
Shift in international trade flows / US producers push towards Europe / Trade war causes collapse of US deliveries to Turkey / European market desirable due to high-price structure
 		16.08.2018
WORLD TRADE
China imposes tariffs on HDPE from the US / Trade war escalates again / Many types of plastic and scrap affected
 		14.08.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: BASF's HMD plant in UK up and running again / Force majeure continues
 		13.08.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrene: Covestro declares force majeure on supply from its joint venture in the Netherlands
 		08.08.2018
COMPOSITES MARKET
German companies remain optimistic / Business climate worldwide largely rated “positive” / Only 3% expect deteriorating developments in Europe
 		07.08.2018
PA 6.6
French plastics processors association FEP publishes statement / Request for raw materials producers to respect contracts / Automotive and home appliances sectors especially impacted
 		06.08.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PET: JBF lifts FM in Belgium / BP's PTA facilities delivering again / Shortage to continue into summer
 		19.07.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PTA: Fire at Alpek's site in Mexico shuts down plant for PET precursor
 		17.07.2018
WORLD TRADE
Dispute between US and China could escalate / Petrochemicals severely impacted / ACC calls for common sense
 		16.07.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Ascend declares force majeure / Fire halts polymerisation units in Florida
 		13.07.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Refinery and PP production start up in Vietnam / Chandra Asri plans new polyolefin complex in Indonesia
 		11.07.2018
PET RECYCLING
European processing capacity remains underused / PRE sees need to improve collection
 		09.07.2018
SPAIN
Plastics processing industry remains dynamic / Production value and employment now only just below pre-crisis level / Political uncertainties could have negative effect
 		06.07.2018
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