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31.03.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Caprolactam: Fibrant shuts plants and declares force majeure / Further price rises foreseeable

31.03.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Polyolefins: Extensive fire in Durban warehouse / Loss of all PP, LDPE and LLDPE export stocks of Sasol

31.03.2017 JUSHI  Glass fibre production plant expands in Egypt / Helm silotrucks distribute to European thermoplastics customers

31.03.2017 BAKHTAR PETROCHEMICAL  Official opening of PE plant in Iran

30.03.2017 COMPOSITES  Global market for carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastics to grow by 10.8% per year / Automotive and aerospace applications drive demand / Grand View Research report

30.03.2017 DOW  Construction completed of large-scale C2 cracker in Texas / On-track for mid-year startup

30.03.2017 CHINA XD  Compounder's new strategic move away from weakening automotive industry / Millions to be invested in biopolymers and 3D printing

30.03.2017 NEXEO  Acquisition of Mexican distributor Ultra Chem / Specialist in PU foams

29.03.2017 BOREALIS  Cooperation with Nova and Total for major Texas feedstock project / Light feed cracker and PE plants

29.03.2017 FLAME RETARDANTS MARKET  Demand for construction-related flame retardants to grow by 3.2% per year / Steady gains in the US to compensate for slower construction activity in China / Freedonia report

28.03.2017 SPAIN  Economy continues to show solid growth / Plastics processing also on the up / Centro Español de Plásticos estimates annual turnover of EUR 14.5 bn / Positive stimulus from construction and automotive industries

28.03.2017 KRAIBURG TPE  Expansion into South Korea

27.03.2017 OLEFIN MARKETS  Ethylene and propylene defy reductions for naphtha / Shift in raw materials base to gases being felt

24.03.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Incident at Ineos' LDPE plant in Cologne / Out of action for several weeks

24.03.2017 GLOBAL PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Butadiene shows first signs of easing / Styrene seems to have peaked / Caprolactam remains firm

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