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11.05.2012 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Westlake restarts Geismar VCM unit / Site reported to be fully operational

11.05.2012 INEOS  Possible sale of two HDPE plants / Increased focus on integrated assets

11.05.2012 PET PACKAGING  Annual growth of 5% up to 2017 / Asia-Pacific to drive consumption / Bottled water edging out carbonated drinks / Collection issues dog recycling / Barrier coatings are the future / Consolidation gathers momentum / Pira study

11.05.2012 PETROCHINA  Construction of mega-refinery joint venture project with Venezuela's PDVSA begins / Project includes two ethylene crackers

11.05.2012 NOVA CHEMICALS  Letter of intent with insulating buildings specialist PFB for takeover of Performance Styrenics business / Completion expected in H2 2012

10.05.2012 BIOPLASTICS  New study finds that currently available bio-based plastics are not fully sustainable

10.05.2012 CCP COMPOSITES  Total composites subsidiary sells US distributor

10.05.2012 SOLVAY  Specialty Polymers division offers alternatives to PA 12

09.05.2012 THAILAND  Map Ta Phut accidents prompt government to set up new industry control regime / Explosion at Bangkok Synthetics leaves 12 dead / Dozens hurt as chlorine escapes from Aditya Birla Chemicals' plant

09.05.2012 HPCL-MITTAL  Guru Gobind Singh refinery and PP plant officially commissioned

09.05.2012 ADVANCED  Saudi group sets up joint venture with Turkey's Bayegan / Integrated PP plant to go on stream in Turkey in 2015

09.05.2012 VINYLPLUS  New sustainability initiative on track after first year / Target of 800,000 per year PVC recycling by 2020

08.05.2012 WESTLAKE  Proposal to acquire Georgia Gulf withdrawn / Plans to liquidate all holdings

08.05.2012 DATONG COAL MINE  Construction works for mega petrochemical project kick off / Manufacturing PE, PP and POM from coal

08.05.2012 FEEDSTOCK MARKETS  Chinese players sweep in to meet European PA 12 needs / ClickPlastics acts as continental distributor

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