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KRATON “Cariflex” polyisoprene assets may be sold / Focus on high-end polymers	28.02.2019
SHELL Green light for US shale gas-fed cracker complex in Pennsylvania / Downstream units for 1.6m t/y of PE / Location close to North American plastics customers	09.06.2016
US FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Latest updates on new cracker projects / Thailand's PTT plans to launch ethylene production in Ohio / Braskem apparently getting cold feet in West Virginia	28.04.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Shell moves closer to building US shale gas-fed complex / Land purchase in Pennsylvania but no final commitment / USD 4bn cracker would produce 1.5 m t/y	13.11.2014
LEHMANN & VOSS New high-performance compound based on polyketone / Multi-use material rivals PA and POM / Former Shell patent	17.10.2014
CHINA Ground-breaking for new mega-petrochemical terminal in Huizhou port	30.01.2013
YEAR IN REVIEW Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks	14.12.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Shell lifts force majeure in Moerdijk	11.12.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Force majeure for styrene from Shell's Moerdijk plant remains in place	30.11.2012
ASSOCIATIONS Palmersheim new secretary general of ISOPA and ALIPA	23.11.2012
SHELL Production expansion at petrochemical complex in Singapore / Capacity of olefins and aromatics to rise by more than 20%	19.11.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Shell declares force majeure for styrene from Moerdijk	07.11.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Shell declares force majeure for ethylene from Fife	19.10.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Shell declares force majeure for butadiene from Moerdijk	01.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in March 2012: Significant margin improvement for PE and PVC in Q1 / Stable costs keep PS and EPS in check / Scant supply improvement / High prices dampen demand / Fresh hikes in store	04.04.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Shell lifts force majeure for Moerdijk cracker	22.03.2012
INEOS EPS plant in Marl to continue operations / Plans to consolidate capacities in the future?	21.03.2012
CHINA Dawn of the “Great Ethylene Era” / Five Year Plan calls for massive increase in domestic C2 capacities / Pinpointed regional investments / Foreign players race to form joint ventures	14.03.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Shell declares force majeure for several cracker and downstream products from Moerdijk	02.03.2012
SHELL Plans for diphenyl carbonate demonstration unit in Singapore / Phosgene-free polycarbonate production	13.12.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS 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	18.10.2011
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in September 2011: Oversupply hits TDI / Producers retain part of cost advantage for MDI and polyols / Supply lengthens as demand recedes / Margin improvement through price hikes?	23.09.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS North American shale gas deposits shift the feedstock balance / Second cheapest route to ethylene / Asian naphtha base too costly? / Large gas deposits in France and Poland / Public sentiment sours on fracking	11.07.2011
SHELL Chinese joint venture completes maintenance and debottlenecking / Ethylene output now 950,000 t	10.09.2010
SHELL Singapore-based naphtha cracker begins operations as planned	26.03.2010