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19.08.2014 HUNTSMAN  Equipment failure takes out Texan propylene oxide facility / Downstream MDI plants affected

18.08.2014 NON-HALOGENATED FLAME RETARDANTS  Global market expected to reach USD 2.54 bn in 2020 / Construction sector and switch from halogenated materials drive growth / Phosphorous-based retardants hold largest share / Grand View Research report

15.08.2014 SABIC  Wilton cracker to be upgraded to enable the processing of ethane / Latest player to respond to US shale gas boom

15.08.2014 SHALE GAS  US fracking activities gather speed / Excessive ethane earmarked for export / Argentina said to possess large reserves / Poland to begin commercial production in 2016 / Environmental impact contested

15.08.2014 US PIPE MARKET  Demand driven by shift to natural gas, rebound in construction / Steel remains largest material / Plastic pipes to see above-average growth rates / Freedonia report

14.08.2014 E&E MARKET  Global demand for OLED displays to reach USD 16 bn by 2020 / Polyimide is preferred carrier material / IDTechEx report

13.08.2014 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Explosion at propylene pipelines in Taiwan's Kaohsiung City leaves 30 dead / LCY reportedly suspends PP production

13.08.2014 BOPA FILMS  Global market growth driven by rising demand for simultaneous stretching technology

13.08.2014 RUSVINYL  First PVC test batch produced / Facility in start-up mode / Output to go towards domestic market

13.08.2014 KRATON  SBC merger with Taiwan's LCY called off / Talks to revise terms of the deal fail

13.08.2014 GENOMATICA  Biobased processes for nylon intermediates under development / Feasibility validated / Plans to licence technology to major players in PA value chain

13.08.2014 AIRBUS  Majority share in carbon fibre-reinforced plastics supplier Alestis acquired / Premium Aerotec subsidiary in dire financial straits / High production figures strain parts suppliers

12.08.2014 ORPIC  LyondellBasell's “Spheripol” PP technology selected for Sohar petrochemicals hub in Oman

11.08.2014 BIOPLASTICS  Soaring US demand and agricultural developments in China boost global demand / PE one of fastest growing segments / BCC Research report

11.08.2014 PLASKOLITE  Acquisition of Italian acrylic sheet line to boost market presence

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