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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF temporarily shuts down its Ludwigshafen cracker
 		11.04.2014
NONWOVENS
Beyond plastics: European production up 2% year-on-year in 2013
 		11.04.2014
ITALY
EPS consumption drops by 3% year-on-year in 2013 / Construction sector hardest hit
 		04.04.2014
PLASTICISERS
Danish report says most phthalate-free plasticisers safe for PVC medical devices
 		31.03.2014
SHALE GAS
Ukrainian crisis raises the temperature of energy discussion / Security of Europe's supply threatened? / Imports of LNG from the US a hot-button topic / Petrochemical chieftains weigh in
 		28.03.2014
THERMOSET RESINS
South African and Kenyan demand to rise by 3.9% per year to 2017 / Infrastructure developments boost growth / Frost & Sullivan report
 		26.03.2014
COMPOSITES MARKET
Industry dominated by need for shorter cycle times / Thermoplastics increasingly used as matrix materials / "JEC" in Paris with record exhibition area / Carbon fibre market still seeing double-digit growth
 		25.03.2014
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Chemical output stagnant in 2013 / H2 growth helped pull sector out of a recession / Net trade surplus reached EUR 46 bn / Sector confidence down slightly in January 2013 / Cefic report
 		25.03.2014
POLYETHYLENE FILM MARKET
Impact of US shale gas reserves will see resin costs decline / European market contracting / Strong growth in the Middle East / Demand for speciality film rising / AMI multi client study
 		13.03.2014
EPS INSULATION
Syndicate plans to lobby EU to prolong use of HBCD as flame retardant / Decision expected by year's end / Ban already enforced in Switzerland / German association members plan to follow in mid-2014
 		11.03.2014
SHALE GAS
Fracking company Cuadrilla lifts UK shale estimate / Experts warn of complex local factors
 		11.03.2014
SHALE GAS
Legal dispute between Argentina and Spain's Repsol over YPF expropriation comes to a close / USD 5 bn agreement / Argentine shale gas now up for grabs
 		28.02.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Renewed explosion at Lukoil subsidiary Stavrolen's cracker in the Caucasus / Operations halted for the time being
 		27.02.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
West European olefin production hits historical low in 2013 / Numerous consolidations
 		04.02.2014
SHALE GAS
EU Commission sets non-binding fracking rules / NGOs critical / Praise from the UK
 		30.01.2014
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