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EUROPEAN POLYAMIDE MARKET
Polymer consumption reaches about 1m t/y / Automotive industry as main driver / Production capacities difficult to distinguish / Independent compounders make up one-third of the market / AWJ study
 		30.04.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total announces force majeure for polypropylene due to shortage of C3 in Antwerp / Allocation quotas uncertain
 		29.04.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total announces force majeure for Antwerp cracker
 		28.04.2015
US FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Latest updates on new cracker projects / Thailand's PTT plans to launch ethylene production in Ohio / Braskem apparently getting cold feet in West Virginia
 		28.04.2015
ENGINEERING PLASTICS
US demand forecast to rise by 2.6% per year to 2019 / Freedonia study
 		24.04.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for PVC from Wilhelmshaven
 		23.04.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE
European Compounders and Masterbatchers Association questions legality of recent FMs / Latest group to express worry about current situation
 		22.04.2015
HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLASTICS
Rising demand for polymeric materials with metal-like properties / Niche products make gains / Automotive, E&E, aviation and medical technology sectors as key drivers / Global capacities exceed 800,000 t/y
 		21.04.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE
Raw material shortages threaten existence of FIBC producers / No choice but to pass on rising costs to customers / EFIBCA industry association
 		21.04.2015
POLYURETHANES
India imposes tariffs on polyols imports / Duties affect deliveries from Europe, Singapore and Australia
 		21.04.2015
ITALY
Output of EPS for building and packaging slips in 2014 / Performance of two applications diverging
 		17.04.2015
IRAN
Start-up of Kavian II cracker slightly delayed / Commissioning expected in autumn / PE lines to follow in 2016
 		17.04.2015
SHALE GAS
Germany's new fracking rules pass cabinet / Experts question commercial viability of shale gas in Europe
 		13.04.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE
French and German plastic packaging manufacturers alarmed by "unprecedented” tight supply of standard thermoplastics / Deliveries to customers said to be threatened / Declarations of force majeures questioned
 		10.04.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total declares force majeure for HDPE from Gonfreville
 		09.04.2015
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