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13.02.2013 SUMITOMO  Chiba ethylene cracker to cease operations in 2015 / Responding to declining domestic demand and structural market shift

13.02.2013 UBE  Caprolactam production to cease in Sakai / Plant will focus on specialty products instead

13.02.2013 DOW  MOI to produce carbon fibre intermediates and composites with Rusnano and HCC in Russia / Plans inked in Davos

12.02.2013 DUPONT  Titanium dioxide expansion in Mexico postponed by up to 12 months / Response to global market reality

11.02.2013 RECYCLING  UK industry recycles more than 1m PVC-U post-consumer windows per year / Rising number / Recovinyl scheme

08.02.2013 UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  LyondellBasell declares force majeure for PP from Tarragona / Unable to obtain necessary propylene feedstock

08.02.2013 SK CHEMICALS / TEIJIN  Plans for PPS joint venture in South Korea / Production of high-performance plastic scheduled to begin in 2016

08.02.2013 WILLIAMS  Contract for Canada propylene plant awarded to Fluor

07.02.2013 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  European 2012 olefin output drops to level of crisis year 2009

07.02.2013 ELIX POLYMERS  North American distributor appointed / Part of strategy to expand outside Europe

07.02.2013 BIOPLASTICS  Novamont-coordinated ReBioFoam project publishes findings / Microwave process to manufacture 3-D components

06.02.2013 SABIC  Strike in Geleen comes to an end / Production returns to normal

06.02.2013 TURKEY  Plastics industry grows strongly again in 2012 / Processing business expands by around 9% / Nevertheless, margins under increasing pressure and investment activity declines / Highly dependent on international raw material markets

06.02.2013 MITSUI  Plans to quit KEC ethylene joint venture / First steps toward consolidation of Japanese production

05.02.2013 BRAZIL  Plastics raw material imports fall 21% in 2012 / Strong declines in imports of PET and PVC / Abiplast report

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