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24.05.2013 CHINA  Standard plastics stagnate / Growth of 6% for engineering thermoplastics in 2012 / Market dominated by foreign capacities / Growing surpluses with PC and POM / Another grand "Chinaplas" comes to an end

24.05.2013 TOTAL  Planned EUR 1 bn modernisation of Antwerp refinery and petchems site / Closure of uncompetitive PE unit by end-2014

23.05.2013 BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Innovation centre opens in Shanghai / Expands global network

23.05.2013 ASCEND  UOP licenses C3 Oleflex process to Ascend in US / New plant to be built on Gulf Coast

23.05.2013 BRASKEM Resins company adds LDPE alternative to its green plastics portfolio

22.05.2013 ALBEMARLE Joint venture in mineral flame retardant with Senze Meilu / Solidifies growth strategy in emerging applications and regions

21.05.2013 GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Full-year 2012 output sinks 3.4% after especially dismal Q4 / Outlook clouded by economic weakness / US shale gas competition worries the sector / Germany leads Europe in recycling

17.05.2013 LYONDELLBASELL  European re-structuring includes German HDPE site / Under-performing production line to be mothballed late 2013

15.05.2013 CORRECTION - BASF / TORAY / GENOMATICA  German group purchases technology licence for renewable BDO / Japanese prepare for scale-up

14.05.2013 EGYPT  Fresh funds injection may help plastics industry / Buyers find prices too high/ Blackouts hampering feedstock production

13.05.2013 OMV  Austrian giant invests EUR 230m in butadiene production / Targets Burghausen refinery / Upgrades Schwechat plant

13.05.2013 INVISTA KBR provides engineering services for US nylon feedstock project

10.05.2013 POLYURETHANE ASIA PACIFIC  PU output to climb 9% annually by 2017 / Strongest growth in India / IAL Consultants study

09.05.2013 FORMOSA PLASTICS  Fire breaks out injuring 14 / Force majeure for PE line apparently in place

08.05.2013 INEOS PVC joint venture with Solvay / Combined projected sales of EUR 4.3 bn / Potential to be in the global top three

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