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14.11.2016 SHALE GAS  Scottish government unveils fracking studies / Public consultation to begin in January 2017 / Final decision by year's end / Scant economic impetus but health threat “inconclusive”

10.11.2016 SABIC  Significant delivery delays for PC, ABS and other polymers

10.11.2016 PET RECYCLING  European bottle recycling volumes up 5% in 2015 / More action needed by consumers and governments / Share of clear bales continuex to fall / Petcore Europe report

10.11.2016 HONEYWELL  Ninth MTO license in China awarded to Jilin Connell / New C2 and C3 facility to go on stream next year

09.11.2016 EPS INSULATION  Consortium lobbying for extended use of HBCD flame retardant largely disbanded / Availability of REACH-compliant alternatives said to be good enough to allow regular supply

09.11.2016 BASF  Expansion of worldwide plastic additives capacities / EUR 200m investment / Swiss site to house global competence centres

08.11.2016 UPDATE - INVISTA  Shanghai-based PA 6.6 plant officially opened

07.11.2016 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Polyolefins: MOL declares force majeure for HDPE and PP from Hungary / Slovnaft's PP homopolymers also affected

04.11.2016 EPSAN  Turkish compounder sets up sales office in Spain

03.11.2016 IVY GROUP  New name for Kem One Innovative Vinyls / OpenGate Capital portfolio company / Focus on PVC compounds, profiles and pipes

02.11.2016 RADICI  Following compounding expansion, now upgrade for base polymers? / Introducing new high-temperature polyamide family “Aestus T” / Plans to launch bio-based 5.10 materials in 2017

01.11.2016 ASCEND  Raising compound capacity at European partner Britannia Techno Polymer / Expansion in the US, too / No plans at present to start own propylene production

01.11.2016 TALKE  Logistics contract with ExxonMobil for Houston PE hub / First entry into US market

01.11.2016 TECHMER PM  Production facility planned to service Mexican and Latin American markets / Operations expected to begin in H2 2017

31.10.2016 BASF  Cutting disk could have ignited explosion at Ludwigshafen / Greatest impact on ethylene and propylene chains

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