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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
PLASTIC FOAM MARKET
Good times ahead for the US / Recovery leads to 4% annual growth over the next three years / Flexible polyurethane remains dominant despite strong competition / Freedonia study
 		30.01.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EU welcomes temporary relief from Iran sanctions / Finished plastics products will not qualify
 		27.01.2014
CHINA
2.7m t of engineering thermoplastics consumed in 2012 / National strategy to raise domestic output / Self-sufficiency does not preclude imports
 		09.01.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Saudi Arabia: First shipments leave King Abdullah Port along the Red Sea
 		09.01.2014
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Decking is biggest application for WPC / European market nearing maturity / Industry battles against image problems due to water absorption / China catching up to world market leader North America / WPC Congress in Cologne
 		08.01.2014
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