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PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS
Dubai exchange to launch PP futures trading in February / Timing may reflect “Borouge 3” start
 		26.11.2013
BASF
Business slows in Q2 / Meeting 2013 earnings targets now more challenging, CEO says
 		26.07.2013
MANAGEMENT
Report reveals 30% of B2B receivables paid late in western Europe / Greece sees highest average default rate, followed by Italy / New Atradius study
 		04.07.2012
MANAGEMENT
Payment practices in southern Europe suffer due to debt crisis / New study published by credit insurer Atradius
 		31.10.2011
MANAGEMENT
Late payments continue without prior agreement / Foreign customers favoured for credit terms / Over 30% of clients have asked for credit increase / Atradius survey
 		13.10.2010
MANAGEMENT
Payment default risks continue to worry European companies / Foreign and domestic customers' payment behaviour improves slightly / Latest Atradius survey
 		30.04.2010
LME
Proposal to cease “open outcry” plastics trading / Move to electronic and telephone trading likely
 		22.07.2009
FUTURES TRADING
Dubai to trade plastics futures from Q3 2007 / Separate contracts for two regions of Asia
 		15.06.2007
LME
New regional futures contracts for polymers / Exchange hopes for increased liquidity
 		20.02.2007
ENERGY
Europe´s converters concerned about costs / Programme to set consumption benchmarks
 		05.01.2006
US INSOLVENCY LAW
Less comfort for firms in Chapter 11 / New laws limit time for exclusive reorganisation plan
 		06.10.2005
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Project to promote cost saving in plastics / 27,000 firms to participate in EU “RECIPE”
 		19.05.2005
POLYMER FUTURES
London Metal Exchange plans futures trading for polyolefins / Better planning through polymer price hedging / Producers divided / Plastics standardisation the key problem
 		27.05.2004
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