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Markets Standard Thermoplastics Expandable (PS, PP, PE)

STRUCTURAL FOAMS Building and construction sector key global growth driver / PE accounts for largest share / Rigid PU will grow fastest / Asia-Pacific to outpace North America and Europe / Grand View Research report	08.09.2017
BEWI STYROCHEM Commercial production of grey EPS started	08.08.2017
THERMAL INSULATION After deadly Grenfell Tower fire in London, manufacturer Celotex takes PIR insulation panels off the market	04.07.2017
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW EPS: BASF manager Klaus Ries talks about the market, HBCD, the image of insulation and packaging recycling	02.05.2017
ITALY EPS consumption stagnates at low level / Slight shift to packaging materials	25.04.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Crackers and downstream units start up in Iran / Gas output pulls even with Qatar	24.04.2017
EPS INSULATION Consortium lobbying for extended use of HBCD flame retardant largely disbanded / Availability of REACH-compliant alternatives said to be good enough to allow regular supply	09.11.2016
SYNTHOS EU greenlights takeover of Ineos EPS business / No significant overlap	02.09.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polyolefins, EPS: Total lifts FM for Feluy	12.04.2016
ITALY Output of EPS for building and packaging slips in 2014 / Performance of two applications diverging	17.04.2015
SIBUR Foundation stone for ZapSibNeftekhim cracker and downstream units / Project costs and start-up could change amid ongoing economic volatility	20.02.2015
EPS INSULATION Austrian producers switch to “PolyFR” / Substitution completed six months ahead of REACH deadline	16.01.2015
JSP Japanese plastic foam producer to build fourth expanded PP plant in China / Meeting rising demand from the automotive sector	08.12.2014
STYROLUTION Ineos acquires BASF's 50% stake in styrenics joint venture	19.11.2014
EPS German insulation producers suspected of cartel agreement / IVH federation offices searched	07.11.2014
BASF Sale of Americas EPS business to Mexico's Alpek / Partners swap portfolios in Polioles JV	14.07.2014
DOW First XPS product with “PolyFR” technology made in Europe / Japan conversions complete with Europe and North America to follow	17.04.2014
ITALY EPS consumption drops by 3% year-on-year in 2013 / Construction sector hardest hit	04.04.2014
REPSOL First licence for differentiated process technology from Chevron Phillips Chemical / Goal of optimising PE product portfolio	28.03.2014
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
DOW Switching global XPS lines to sustainable "PolyFR" technology / Japanese facilities first in a phased process	19.02.2014
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
EPS European market shifts / Switch from HBCD to other flame retardants / Slashing white EPS capacities / Output of grey material on the rise	03.01.2014
REPSOL Plans to invest EUR 120m in Tarragona and Puertollano through 2016 / Restructuring for high-grade materials EVA, PE metallocene grades and polyols / Days numbered for EPS site Monzon	01.10.2013

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