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ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS
Global market to expand by 7.6% per year to 2024 / Sluggish growth expected in Europe / Fast growth in antistatic packaging applications / TM Research report
 		23.08.2016
UK SHALE GAS
New UK energy minister calls shale gas “an exciting opportunity not to be missed” / YouGov poll shows strong opposition to fracking among those who voted against “Brexit” / Men more likely to be in favour of exploration than women
 		22.08.2016
UK SHALE GAS
First transatlantic ethane shipment en route to Grangemouth / Fracking gets underway in England / Scottish moratorium still in place
 		15.08.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One confirms ability to supply as forest fires surround Fos site
 		15.08.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repair works begin at Iranian aromatics site in Mahshahr Special Economic Zone
 		12.08.2016
STYRENICS
Global production increasingly consolidated / PS market declining / Capacity expansions in Asia / Worldwide EPS demand continues to rise / Germany is the exception / Insulation segment largely switching to grey EPS
 		11.08.2016
PTA
EU Commission suspects South Korean companies of price dumping
 		11.08.2016
COMPOSITES MARKET
German producers optimistic about global business environment / Carbon fibre-reinforced plastics still main driver, but growth slows / More than half of respondents to latest Composites Germany poll plan machinery investments
 		09.08.2016
UNITED KINGDOM
Poor economic data put a strain on the economy / Fear of recession following "Brexit" vote / EU exit appears to have comparatively little impact on plastics segment / BPF conference on strategic vision
 		05.08.2016
POLYURETHANES
Strongest growth forecast for Eastern Europe and Middle East, Africa / Production to expand by 3.5% per year to 2020 / Demand growth for rigid foam outpacing other PU products / IAL Consultants report
 		27.07.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Versalis lifts force majeure for Ferrara
 		20.07.2016
COMPOSITES
Recycling routes developed to tackle growing FRP waste / Composites UK report
 		20.07.2016
SHALE GAS
Ineos beats the drum harder post-Brexit / Calls for UK manufacturing renaissance
 		15.07.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Major fire at Iran's Bandar Imam economic zone hits naphtha tank, aromatics units / No known casualties / Paraxylene leakage suspected / Restart in several weeks
 		12.07.2016
HIGH-PERFORMANCE PIGMENTS
Environmental controls impact raw materials availability / Global market forecast to increase by 3% per year to 2021 / Growth in emerging markets continues to decline / Smithers Pira report
 		22.06.2016
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