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POLYMER PRICES 

China Engineering Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock prices remain generally soft / Butadiene retreats / Pricing stable to slight drop

18.06.2013 Movement in the Chinese market was rather gentle since the last reporting period with feedstocks experiencing only slight peaks and valleys and the polymer market reading more like a flatlining chart at hospital. Feedstock pricing remained soft, business was running as usual and prices of engineerin...

17.06.2013 WILLIAMS  Explosion at US Geismar cracker / Two fatalities and several injuries / Force majeure likely / Downstream reporting little impact

14.06.2013 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2013: Producers push for margin improvement / Tighter supply supports plans for PE hikes / Other polymers moving higher / Demand still below expectations

13.06.2013 POLYMER PRICES  China Standard Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock pricing strengthens / Commodity business picks up / Prices lift on renewed optimism

12.06.2013 POLYPROPYLENE  Russia: PP production declines / Consumption up / Larger volume for export in future

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

A year ago, we speculated about the advice old man 2011 might have for baby 2012: “Keep your head down, kid”. That grown-up baby may now be giving the same advice to its successor as it bows out, battle-scarred and undoubtedly grateful that the New Year is limited to one term.

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18.06.2013 STYRON  Polycarbonate prices go up in July for European markets

18.06.2013 HIP PETROHEMIJA  Following 3-year shutdown, Crepaja compounding line of Serbian petrochemical producer running again

18.06.2013 FRX Polymers  Uhde Inventa-Fischer wins contract to build Nofia flame retardant plant / World's first commercial-scale facility

18.06.2013 IMCD Dutch company now distributor for BioAmber in Europe

18.06.2013 OWENS CORNING Strategic alliance established with Taishan Fiberglass

18.06.2013 TEKNOR APEX US compounder adds two PLA alloys for use in electronic devices / Increased toughness with up to 40% bio-based content

18.06.2013 PEOPLE Perstorp: Jan Secher new president and CEO

17.06.2013 OXEA  Prices go up for 1.3 butanediol in July

17.06.2013 HUHTAMAKI  Restructuring in Alf, a closing in Norway / Goal to become more competitive

17.06.2013 JOHNSON CONTROLS Takes over full ownership of Tata Johnson Controls in India / Plans to expand engineering in Pune

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