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POLYMER MARKET
Global demand forecast to reach 300m t by 2018 / Greater China now largest maket / AMI report
 		18.11.2014
JAPAN
METI industry ministry calls on petrochemical sector to implement more cracker consolidations
 		13.11.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell moves closer to building US shale gas-fed complex / Land purchase in Pennsylvania but no final commitment / USD 4bn cracker would produce 1.5 m t/y
 		13.11.2014
POLYETHYLENE
Global demand to reach almost 99m t in 2018 / Growth driven by Asia / Shale gas revolution sees resurgence in US / Western Europe slowly recovering / LLDPE continues to make gains at expense of LDPE / Freedonia study
 		11.11.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol declares force majeure for C2 from Tarragona
 		04.11.2014
GERMAN PVC MARKET
Building products are most dominant application / Recycling quota reaches nearly 100% / Consultic study
 		03.11.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Grupa Azoty ATT Polymers lifts FM for virgin PA 6 from Guben
 		30.10.2014
PET RECYCLING
Summary of presentations of Petcore Networking Day
 		28.10.2014
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Growth across all application sectors forecast up to 2019 / Automotive market to see largest percentage growth / BCC Research study
 		21.10.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Rise in North American polymer grade propylene contract opens arbitrage window
 		20.10.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Mammoth 1.5m t/y shale gas PE plant to go on stream in North Dakota in 2019 / Vinmar is distributor
 		16.10.2014
BUTADIENE MARKET
Global volumes to rise by 4.4% per year to 2020 / Strong automotive demand for butadiene rubber and ABS / Asian players dominating / Grand View Research report
 		16.10.2014
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
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