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Markets Standard Thermoplastics Expandable (PS, PP, PE)

EPS PIE extends price reporting to include grey EPS / Slight growth expected for the EPS segment as a whole / Consolidation in the European processing sector / Impulses for recycling	05.02.2019
IRAN Petrochemicals comeback stalls / US and Europe pull in different directions / Sanctions torpedo Western players' plans for re-engagement	04.09.2018
MITSUI CHEMICALS Japanese plastics company establishes European compounding base in the Netherlands / Start-up in 2020	11.06.2018
ITALY EPS consumption rising slightly / Higher demand from packaging sector	25.05.2018
HIRSCH SERVO Acquisition of Rigips' EPS insulation panel division / First step towards Western Europe	07.02.2018
SEKISUI ALVEO "Alveosport" foam production hit by fire in the Netherlands / Investment of several million euros to rebuild plant	14.11.2017
EPS Global sales to reach USD 13 bn by 2025 / Strong demand for EPS food containers and lightweight automotive components / Grand View Research report	02.11.2017
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

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