China imposes anti-dumping duties on EU, US imports

No PE force majeure at Polimeri Europa / Explosion takes out cracker and downstream units

European market growing at 25% per year / Rosy prospects for the future / AMI study

German industry association warns of feedstock shortages / High prices expected to stay until year's end

Ube lifts force majeure for caprolactam from Castellon

Recovery from crisis stuttering / Global polymer output at 265m t in 2010 / China now leads / Sales growth in Europe / Packaging still top application / Better recycling structure needed / PlasticsEurope report

Wind turbines to topple aerospace from pole position / Global Market to more than triple by 2020 / Automotive industry remains a sleeping giant / Lux Research reports

Alternative feedstocks rejuvenate global plastics sector/ Oilfield licences to be awarded in Brazil / Shale gas fever rages on three continents / Middle East resources still firmly driving / Saudi Arabia, Iran are major players / GlobalData reports

Demand to increase by 6.3% annually to 2015 / Motor vehicle production fuels growth / Asia Pacific remains largest market / Freedonia report

German federation expects stagnation in the second half of 2011 after a strong 2010 / Weakness in the building and marine sectors / Many players still struggling to overcome the crisis / Subdued mood at the "Composites" show in Stuttgart

LyondellBasell declares FM for Berre polyolefins

BASF joins companies proposing out-of-court settlement of US isocyanates suit / Dow holds out

First ethylene deliveries from Chinese mainland / An isolated “help-out” delivery or precursor to a permanent fixture?

Leading global per capita consumer and producer of plastics / High capacity utilisation rates / Above-average EU salaries impede capacity to compete on world stage

Market's centre moves east as crisis recedes / China now largest consumer of polyamide with 30% of global output / More than 80% of ABS output in Asia / PCI “Yellowbook” and PIE Polyglobe paint the picture