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22.08.2014 SHALE GAS  India's Reliance and China's CNOOC announce plans for gas imports from the US / Feedstock to be used for domestic crackers

21.08.2014 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Technical glitch takes out Al-Waha's C3 and PP production plant in Saudi Arabia

21.08.2014 CHINA  Wood plastic composites market making impressive strides / More than half of domestic output goes into export / Europe as key destination / Internal market still developing / CPRJ reports

20.08.2014 INEOS  Commencing shale gas exploration in the UK / Majority share acquired for licence covering land where Grangemouth refinery is located

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

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 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

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 FKUR  North American bioplastics distribution deal agreed with Clariant

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