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18.05.2017 ARAB GULF STATES  GCC polymer capacity to reach 34.5m t in 2022 / New capacity located mainly in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait / GPCA report

18.05.2017 PIC  Joint project with Pembina to build large PP plant in Canada / Propane to be the raw material

18.05.2017 POLYPLASTICS  Majority of Topas Advanced Polymers acquired / COC now a core business

17.05.2017 TOTAL  Reconstruction of Carling site completed / Production of PS, specialities and resins

17.05.2017 COVESTRO  Further expansion of PC capacities in China

15.05.2017 POLYURETHANE MARKET  Threatening situation / Insufficient MDI delivery volumes / Processors switching off production lines / Customers reacting angrily and helplessly to asked prices / “Isocyanate producers no longer acting with common decency”

15.05.2017 TITANIUM DIOXIDE  German plastics associations warn of deleterious economic impact of tight supply situation for white pigment

12.05.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  MMA: Lucite halts production at its Cassel site in the UK / No more deliveries / Further tightening of supplies in Europe

12.05.2017 DOW  Announcement of large new PE line in Europe / Major expansion similarly planned in the USA

12.05.2017 PROPYLENE  Shale gas revolution in the USA leaves its mark on PP feedstock / Detachment from ethylene becomes ever more noticeable / Worldwide US exports take off due to flood of propane / Volatility creates unrest in downstream markets

12.05.2017 GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS  Sales flat in 2016 / Output rises slightly / Regrind market has potential

12.05.2017 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE  Concerns raised over supply of caprolactam and PA / Europe hit by force majeures

12.05.2017 FLUOROPOLYMERS  German industry association expects price hikes for PTFE / Capacity shortage in China

12.05.2017 PLASTICOMP  Extension of long carbon fibre compounds production / LCF-LGF hybrids also possible

11.05.2017 UBE / MITSUBISHI RAYON  Agreement reached to merge Techno Polymer with UMG ABS

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