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Europe

03.02.2012 STYROLUTION  GPPS gross market price increase / HIPS premium raised

03.02.2012 STYRON  European polystyrene and copolymer price rise

03.02.2012 STYROLUTION  European ABS prices to rise

03.02.2012 LYONDELLBASELL  Price hike for PE and PP

03.02.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics in January 2012: Rising costs drive polymer notations / Windfall for producers as margins improve / Production cuts / Fears of major hikes heat up the market / Will buyers hold back in February?

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North America

03.02.2012 SEALED AIR / ECOVATIVE Agreement to commercialise new “EcoCradle” mushroom packaging

03.02.2012 CELANESE  North American EVA and LDPE prices to rise

02.02.2012 SOLUTIA  Operating profit increases to USD 518m in 2011 / Improved volumes and product mix boost growth

02.02.2012 A. SCHULMAN Acquisition of French colour masterbatch producer Elian

02.02.2012 DOMFOAM Canadian PU foam producer files for bankruptcy after found guilty of price fixing / Bayer reportedly one of the biggest creditors

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Australia

20.01.2012 PLASTIC FANTASTIC Traditional pots will be green with envy...

03.01.2012 POLYDEN Cooperation with Australia's Cardia Bioplastics on flexible film / Made of up to two-thirds of renewable resources

21.12.2011 CARDIA BIOPLASTICS Trial supply of bioplastic kitchen bags to select Nanjing residents / Meeting China's bioplastic goals / Plans to apply model to other Chinese cities

12.12.2011 TITANIUM DIOXIDE  Prices for rutile feedstock to rise dramatically in H1 2012

05.12.2011 DUPONT  Agreement with Base Resources for titanium dioxide from Kenya / Mine to start operations in late 2013 / Market not expected to improve in near future

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Asia

03.02.2012 ARKEMA Follow-up: Acquisition of HiPro Polymers and Casda Biomaterials wrapped up

03.02.2012 DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS  Upgrade of PA capacity in Taiwan / Start-up set for Q4 / “Sustainable global supply chain”

03.02.2012 BINANI INDUSTRIES Indian conglomerate acquires Belgian fibreglass producer 3B / Foothold in Europe

01.02.2012 LANXESS Official inauguration of new Jhagadia facilities / Catering to rising Indian demand

01.02.2012 PHILIPPINES  Plastics industry largely focused on local market / Chinese processing machinery dominates / More than half of local plastics demand met by imports / First cracker scheduled to come on stream in 2013

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South America

01.02.2012 DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS Distribution agreement with Resinet / Expanding its footprint in Brazil

30.01.2012 BRAZIL Chemicals trade group calls for investments to stem rising imports / Trade deficit reached record levels in 2011

20.01.2012 MOMENTIVE Price increase for BPA in the Americas

19.01.2012 STYRON  Polycarbonate compounds, blends and copolymer prices to rise in Americas

18.01.2012 EASTMAN  Higher isophthalic acid prices in North and Latin America

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Africa

31.01.2012 SONOCO Global EPS and PU price hike

25.01.2012 IMCD Distributing Altropol's “Neukapol” polyols in Europe and South Africa

11.01.2012 MOMENTIVE  Epoxy resins price increase in EMEA

04.01.2012 DOW EUROPE  Polyethylene price hike in EMEA

19.12.2011 DUPONT  Renewed price hike for titanium dioxide

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