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POLYAMIDE
Caprolactam market consolidates as a result of excess capacities in China / European PA 6 notations crumbling / Feedstock market shifts start to impact Europe / PA 6.6 prices sliding / Adipic acid availability continues to lengthen
 		27.09.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bankruptcy of Hanjin shipping company prompts delays for import deliveries from Asia / “Thousands of tonnes of plastics are bobbing on the ocean”
 		26.09.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Saudi Arabia and China explore investment opportunities / MOUs signed at "G20 Summit"
 		26.09.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Borealis declares force majeure for Antwerp-based Kallo plant
 		19.09.2016
SMART POLYMERS
Strong growth forecast to 2020 / Drug delivery systems to dominate / Americas the largest market by revenue / Technavio report
 		12.09.2016
RECYCLED POLYMERS
Global market to expand by 4.3% per year to 2020 / Ongoing investment in recycling units / Technavio report
 		06.09.2016
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
ECHA verifying classification of white pigment as "a likely carcinogenic" / German industry calls approach “unfounded and inappropriate”
 		31.08.2016
BIOPLASTICS
Growing demand for biodegradable products boosts bioplastics industry / Global consumption to grow by 19% per year to 2021 / Smithers Rapra study
 		26.08.2016
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
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