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Producers´ Announcements
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Solvay declares force majeure
 		12.01.2018
BIOPLASTICS
EU producers press for lower bioethanol duties / Competition from the Americas
 		03.01.2018
PVC
Shintech and Formosa Plastics plan expansion in US / Focus on exports
 		22.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Unipetrol cracker in Litvínov fully operating again
 		21.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MDI: BASF plant in China at standstill / Allocations via global network
 		20.12.2017
CHLORINE PRODUCTION
Mercury process banned in EU from 11 December 2017 on / Switch to alternative processes largely completed
 		18.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MDI: BASF declares force majeure on production in China / Natural gas for operations is lacking / Duration not clear
 		14.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Unipetrol reduces cracker output after explosion in refinery at Litvínov / PE and PP not yet affected
 		13.12.2017
KAZAKHSTAN
Chinese plan petrochemical and polymers complex in northwest of country / USD 4 bn investment
 		11.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Sabic puts PP from Geleen on allocation / PE grades not clear / Commotion at Chemelot Park
 		30.11.2017
PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Tighter market rules for EU emissions trading after 2021
 		22.11.2017
SPAIN
Catalonia's quest for independence clouds economic prospects / Region is plastics industry heavyweight / Strikes and demonstrations ahead of new elections
 		17.11.2017
CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS
Global demand to grow by 7% per year to 2027 / Slump in demand expected around 2022 / Higher prices due to supply chain bottlenecks / Smithers Rapra report
 		15.11.2017
EPS
Global sales to reach USD 13 bn by 2025 / Strong demand for EPS food containers and lightweight automotive components / Grand View Research report
 		02.11.2017
SHALE GAS
Scotland embeds fracking ban in planning framework / “No social licence”
 		02.11.2017
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