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Producers´ Announcements
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Problematic plasticiser supplies following Evonik force majeure / Strike in Feyzin disrupting VCM in Tavaux
 		24.05.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MDI: Covestro cancels pan-European force majeure / Supply shortage will continue / Maintenance at Brunsbüttel
 		22.05.2017
POLYURETHANE MARKET
Threatening situation / Insufficient MDI delivery volumes / Processors switching off production lines / Customers reacting angrily and helplessly to asked prices / “Isocyanate producers no longer acting with common decency”
 		15.05.2017
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
German plastics associations warn of deleterious economic impact of tight supply situation for white pigment
 		15.05.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MMA: Lucite halts production at its Cassel site in the UK / No more deliveries / Further tightening of supplies in Europe
 		12.05.2017
PROPYLENE
Shale gas revolution in the USA leaves its mark on PP feedstock / Detachment from ethylene becomes ever more noticeable / Worldwide US exports take off due to flood of propane / Volatility creates unrest in downstream markets
 		12.05.2017
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS
Sales flat in 2016 / Output rises slightly / Regrind market has potential
 		12.05.2017
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE
Concerns raised over supply of caprolactam and PA / Europe hit by force majeures
 		12.05.2017
FLUOROPOLYMERS
German industry association expects price hikes for PTFE / Capacity shortage in China
 		12.05.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total: Strike paralyses refinery in Feyzin / Cracker products and aromatics affected
 		09.05.2017
GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS
EU Commission imposes final anti-dumping duties on goods from China
 		09.05.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MDI: Only one of Huntsman's two lines in the Netherlands restarted after maintenance
 		08.05.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyurethane: Covestro declares Europe-wide force majeure on MDI
 		28.04.2017
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
Global consumption to expand by 5.5% per year to 2020 / Strong demand from automotive sector / Smithers Rapra report
 		27.04.2017
ITALY
EPS consumption stagnates at low level / Slight shift to packaging materials
 		25.04.2017
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