• European market reports for standard and engineering,
  thermoplastics, polyurethanes, recyclate, composites/GRP,
  feedstocks – more than 100 grades of polymer covered.
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Markets Polymer Materials Polymers

COMPOUNDING MARKET Integrated PP players show market muscle	23.12.2004
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Plant outages at European polyolefins majors: Overview of the recent “force majeure” reports	09.12.2004
NANOCOMPOSITES Annual growth of 18% predicted up to 2008 / Layer-lattice silicate are a benchmark material / Boehmit as an alternative flame retardant? / Nanoparticles in demand as processing aids	09.12.2004
NOVA / BP Anti-trust issues may not impact planned styrenics joint venture / Market consolidation	09.12.2004
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Margin recovery in sight / PC and MDI sold out / Fresh price hikes planned for fourth quarter	09.12.2004
CYCLICS First commercial resin from new German unit in 2005 / Search is on for new 25,000 t/y plant site	09.12.2004
NOVA / BP Joint production of PS and EPS in Europe / New market leader / Launch in mid-2005?	25.11.2004
HUNGARY BorsodChem plans to double in size / Output to increase / Acquisitions and organic growth	25.11.2004
DOW New Tarragona PE unit on stream in Q2 2006	25.11.2004
BP OLEFINS Takeover of Solvay stake in PE joint ventures / New petrochemicals spin-off based at Chicago	11.11.2004
INEOS Expansion in PVC / Ethylene pipeline to be extended from Ruhr to North Sea coast?	11.11.2004
EQUIPOLYMERS Dow-Kuwaiti jv soon to be European market leader for PET / New 175,000 t/y PET line	11.11.2004
ARKEMA Plans to double Asian sales by 2010 / Korea and Singapore target sites for new plants	11.11.2004
ASHLAND Purchase of “Derakane” portfolio from Dow / Epoxy vinyl ester for technical applications	11.11.2004
SABANCI Acquisition of DuPont half of polyester joint venture / From feedstock to PET and preforms	28.10.2004
BASELL “Surprising” number of potential buyers / IPO still an option / Back in the black in 2004	28.10.2004
BOREALIS Mammoth expansion at “Borstar” PE joint venture Borouge / New PP plant in Germany?	28.10.2004
PPS Consumption continues to rise / Asia-Pacific is biggest market / Ticona plans expansion	28.10.2004
PTFE EU launches probe into dumping by Russian and Chinese producers / Complaint by Cefic	14.10.2004
BAKELITE Borden Chemical buys thermosets producer / Rütgers on track to sell HT Troplast in January?	14.10.2004
POLAND JV to build 120,000 t/y PET resins plant / On stream in 2005 / Korean participation	14.10.2004
PLASTICS PRODUCTION First half year 2004 sees upswing for major producers / Solvay and Dow stand out	14.10.2004
BOREALIS Portuguese petrochemicals site sold to Repsol / Deal includes cracker and PE production units	14.10.2004
ATOFINA Reorganisation of Total´s chemicals division / PA, PMMA and chlorine go to new firm Arkema	14.10.2004
HUNTSMAN New world-scale LDPE plant to be built at Wilton in the UK / Start-up scheduled for 2007	30.09.2004

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