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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
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Lukoil resumes production at Stavrolen cracker in the Caucasus
 		08.04.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE
Plastics associations voice concern over recent force majeure announcements / Processors increasingly under threat / Call for more transparency
 		07.04.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic declares force majeure for PE swing plant in Gelsenkirchen / European supply situation increasingly tight
 		30.03.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis announces force majeure for PP from Belgium
 		27.03.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for HDPE from Münchsmünster
 		25.03.2015
COMPOSITES
Fuel cell vehicles on the advance / Strong growth forecast for composite-made pressure tanks in the automotive industry / Many approaches seen at JEC 2015 / Carbon fibres and thermoplastics still have to make their mark
 		23.03.2015
FLUOROPOLYMERS
Relaxation on feedstock front expected to continue / Weak euro drives up import prices / Germany's Pro-K reports
 		23.03.2015
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