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CHINA
Lower import duties for key petrochemical feedstocks and polymers
12.01.2016
POM
Output grows continuously by 7% a year / Consumption doubled over past decade / Global capacities approach 2m t/y / Situation unclear in China / EU imports pressure recyclate grades
11.01.2016
SHALE GAS
Dow/YPF joint venture will triple shale gas output in Argentina / “Extraordinary results” from drilling
07.01.2016
SHALE GAS
Fracking yes, but get it right, UK task force says / Incentives can sweeten the pill for communities
04.01.2016
PLASTICS COMPOUNDING
North American processors' share of market to grow fastest / Backwards integration is key trend / BCC Research study
04.01.2016
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
SBCs remain most important despite mature markets / Strong growth continues in Asia-Pacific and China / TPVs see fastest gains from new applications / Freedonia report
30.11.2015
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE
Polymer production grows by 4% in 2014 / EU 28 trade surplus widens / Turkey still most important resin buyer / PlasticsEurope recommends landfill ban to improve recycling / "Plastics – the Facts 2015"
26.11.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Market leader LyondellBasell warns of supply tightness / Only regular contract volumes guaranteed
20.11.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Shell restarts Wesseling cracker
18.11.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
HDPE: Ineos lifted FM from Lavera, Sarralbe and Rosignano
17.11.2015
US COMPOUND MARKET
PVC remains top choice for compounding / Construction to grow at fastest pace as activity recovers / Technological advances to help penetrate new applications / Freedonia report
16.11.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fire shuts Shell's Moerdijk cracker again / No indication of how long outage will last
13.11.2015
SHALE GAS
Ethane imports will soon feed Europe's ethylene crackers / Sunoco opens its terminal in Pennsylvania / Ineos to supply FEP's Mossmorran cracker from Grangemouth
13.11.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Slovnaft's cracker in Bratislava down / LDPE and PP copo deliveries suspended “until further notice”
11.11.2015
POLYCARBONATE
Despite overcapacities, plans to lift output in Asia / Global consumption stands at 4m t/y / Decline in optical data storage devices pressures sector / Market unsettled by BPA controversy / Opportunities for lighting technology and automotive applications
11.11.2015
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