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17.07.2012 BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE  PU system houses in Italy, Czech Republic and Greece close up shop

17.07.2012 PET RECYCLING  EU 27 collected 1.6m t of PET in 2011 / Recycling rate grows by 9.4% year-on-year / Recyclers operating at only 77% capacity utilisation / Latest Petcore, EuPR figures

17.07.2012 KUOKUANG PETROCHEMICAL  Follow-up: CPC affiliate reportedly signs deal for new petrochemical complex in Malaysia / Plans for Taiwan scrapped?

16.07.2012 FLAME RETARDANTS  Ban on HBCD likely soon / Brominated polymers as potential substitute / Trend towards intumescence / New EU regulation for fire prevention imminent / China main producing country / Prices at record level

16.07.2012 US BIOPLASTICS  Demand expected to rise 30% to 25m t by 2016 / Freedonia sees USD 680m value

13.07.2012 TITANIUM DIOXIDE  Iluka revised forecast sends TiO2 manufacturers' shares tumbling / DuPont rejects assessment / Market in flux / Which way is demand headed?

13.07.2012 UNIPETROL  Plans to modernise HDPE line in Litvinov / New bimodal facility to replace older one

11.07.2012 BRASKEM  Butadiene expansion in Triunfo commissioned ahead of schedule

11.07.2012 BIOPLASTICS  Global market to grow 34% per year to 2016 / Largest growth in Europe and the Americas / BCC Research report

10.07.2012 JBF PETROCHEMICALS  Technology licensing deal with BP for new PTA mega-plant in India

10.07.2012 HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPOSITES  US demand to reach USD 10.3 bn in 2016 / Gains driven by aerospace applications / Carbon-fibre composites will see largest growth / Freedonia reports

09.07.2012 RELIANCE  Licensing contracts for Jamnagar ethylene cracker and PX line awarded / Mega-hub scheduled to go on stream in 2015

09.07.2012 HUNTSMAN  Full ownership in Russian polyurethane joint venture acquired

09.07.2012 ADDITIVES  Global market to grow by 4.3% in 2012 and 2013 / Slightly higher growth forecast to 2018 / BCC Research studies

09.07.2012 BASF  Tolling agreement with Astra Polymers for customer specific blends renewed

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