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08.09.2017 STRUCTURAL FOAMS  Building and construction sector key global growth driver / PE accounts for largest share / Rigid PU will grow fastest / Asia-Pacific to outpace North America and Europe / Grand View Research report

06.09.2017 DOWDUPONT  New heavyweight starts up / First project is break-up / Materials largest business

06.09.2017 EASTMAN  Expansion for copolyester precursor CHDM in the US

05.09.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  USA: Clear-up after Harvey has begun / First facilities being restarted / Infrastructure partly operational / Damage still being assessed in Houston / Lack of clarity in Port Arthur / Polyolefins likely to become more expensive in Europe

01.09.2017 BASF  Price increases for butanediol and secondary products in Europe

01.09.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Follow-up: Railway line closure in southern Germany narrows supply by road / Other regions also affected

31.08.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  USA update: Hurricane "Harvey" weakens / Lake Charles spared / Restarts planned in southern Texas

30.08.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  USA update: "Harvey" moves on to Louisiana / Ports closed / Cutbacks in petrochemicals / South Texas picks itself up again / Glimmer of hope in Houston as rainfall eases

30.08.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  USA: Petrochemical industry drowning in floods following hurricane near Houston / Historic catastrophe

30.08.2017 POLYAMIDE MARKET  Automotive sector drives growth / Global demand to increase by over 6% to 2025 / Europe and USA could be pressured by Asian capacity build-up / Grand View Research report

30.08.2017 FLUOROPOLYMERS  Global PTFE prices continue to rise / Tight supply due to plant closures in China

30.08.2017 PVC RECYCLING  VinylPlus initiative collects 12% more PVC waste in the UK in 2016 / Rising demand for good-quality recyclate / Recovinyl report

30.08.2017 BIOME BIOPLASTICS  Bio-based cup and lid developed / Compostable and recyclable material addresses growing takeaway waste

28.08.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Follow-up: Hurricane paralyses southern Texas to Houston Bay / Massive flooding halts petrochem facilities

28.08.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Supply bottlenecks due to railway line closure in southern Germany

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