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19.10.2011 COMPOSITES MARKET  Wind turbines to topple aerospace from pole position / Global Market to more than triple by 2020 / Automotive industry remains a sleeping giant / Lux Research reports

18.10.2011 LANXESS  Acquisition of US specialty chemicals producer Unitex / Strengthening its phthalate-free plasticiser portfolio

18.10.2011 RECYCLING  US plastic bottle recycling rate up 5% in 2010 at 1.18m t / Higher recovery rates for PET, HDPE and PP resins

18.10.2011 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Alternative feedstocks rejuvenate global plastics sector/ Oilfield licences to be awarded in Brazil / Shale gas fever rages on three continents / Middle East resources still firmly driving / Saudi Arabia, Iran are major players / GlobalData reports

17.10.2011 YANTAI WANHUA POLYURETHANES  Honeywell's UOP technology selected for new propylene and isobutane lines / PU specialist branches out

14.10.2011 GLOBAL TPE MARKET  Demand to increase by 6.3% annually to 2015 / Motor vehicle production fuels growth / Asia Pacific remains largest market / Freedonia report

14.10.2011 HONEYWELL  Agreement to establish 50:50 blowing agent joint venture with China's Sinochem

14.10.2011 DIC  Japanese PPS producer acquires foothold in Europe / Investing in new plant in Austria / Solvay's “Primef” business bought / Raising output in Malaysia and Japan

13.10.2011 KEYUAN PETROCHEMICALS  New SBS plant in China starts trial operations

13.10.2011 PTT CHEMICAL  Thai petrochemicals group invests USD 150m into US bioplastics producer NatureWorks / Plans to build world's second “Ingeo” facility in Thailand

13.10.2011 ECOLOGIC  Agreement to supply Argentine flexible packaging manufacturer with biodegradation-enhancing “Eco-One” additive / Latest foray into Latin American market

12.10.2011 BASF  Expanded Nanjing cracker on stream / JV with Sinopec mulls new projects worth EUR 1bn

12.10.2011 DOW  Thai propylene oxide jv begins production / Full output expected in Q4 / Feasibility study for new world-scale EPDM plant

11.10.2011 LYONDELLBASELL  Berre refinery to be restarted / No end yet to force majeure / Arkema's PVC production also affected

11.10.2011 DSM / SINOPEC  Chinese caprolactam joint venture to double output

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