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COMPOSITES MARKET
European GRP market shows little growth in 2014 / Infrastructure products do well, especially in Turkey / Automotive drives development of closed processes / Thermoplastics grow faster than thermosets
 		15.10.2014
HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS
Recovery of demand spurs growth / Global market to reach nearly USD 10 bn in 2018 / Principia Consulting report
 		10.10.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Follow-up: Shell's Moerdijk plant likely off stream until year's end / Olefin availability tightens
 		08.10.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for HDPE from Plock
 		30.09.2014
PVC MARKET
Most locally produced PVC in China sourced from coal / Carbide process dominant in developing north, northwestern regions / Market structurally oversupplied / Prices on steady downward spiral
 		25.09.2014
POLYURETHANES
Middle East drives production growth in EMEA / Region consumed 5.8m t last year / Steady gains / Flexible foam most dominant end application / Latest IAL Consultants report
 		22.09.2014
BISPHENOL A
Global market to reach over USD 20 bn by 2020 / Volumes forecast to grow at 4.7% annually / Polycarbonate is largest application segment / Grand View Research report
 		27.08.2014
THERMOPLASTIC POLYOLEFINS
Global market to grow by 6.4% to USD 3.4 bn by 2020 / Grand View Research study
 		25.08.2014
SHALE GAS
India's Reliance and China's CNOOC announce plans for gas imports from the US / Feedstock to be used for domestic crackers
 		22.08.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Technical glitch takes out Al-Waha's C3 and PP production plant in Saudi Arabia
 		21.08.2014
CHINA
Wood plastic composites market making impressive strides / More than half of domestic output goes into export / Europe as key destination / Internal market still developing / CPRJ reports
 		21.08.2014
NON-HALOGENATED FLAME RETARDANTS
Global market expected to reach USD 2.54 bn in 2020 / Construction sector and switch from halogenated materials drive growth / Phosphorous-based retardants hold largest share / Grand View Research report
 		18.08.2014
SHALE GAS
US fracking activities gather speed / Excessive ethane earmarked for export / Argentina said to possess large reserves / Poland to begin commercial production in 2016 / Environmental impact contested
 		15.08.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Explosion at propylene pipelines in Taiwan's Kaohsiung City leaves 30 dead / LCY reportedly suspends PP production
 		13.08.2014
BIOPLASTICS
Soaring US demand and agricultural developments in China boost global demand / PE one of fastest growing segments / BCC Research report
 		11.08.2014
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