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EU imposes duties on material from US, Saudi Arabia / Measures set to take effect in June

Sale of high-performance polymers likely / Fundamental restructuring / PC to remain in group / Company denies report of sale / Spanish PEI production moves to Singapore

PP copolymers introduced to aid thin-wall rigid packaging

MoU with Petrokemya for 35,000 t/y UHMW-PE plant at Al Jubail / Operation as 50:50 joint venture

Global capacities exceed 252m t/y / PET output spearheads expansions in 2012 / More than half of global output found in Asia / China will continue to extend its lead in the coming years / Sabic still slightly ahead of Sinopec

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