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14.12.2011 EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Demand has recovered from last economic crisis but is still below 2007 peak / Development is “erratic and patchy” / German-speaking countries and engineering plastics lead / Volatility bites / AMI report

14.12.2011 FEEDSTOCK MARKETS  Shell test drills confirm shale gas reserves in China's Sichuan basin / Sinopec chairman says country's shale gas reserves surpass those of US

13.12.2011 SHELL  Plans for diphenyl carbonate demonstration unit in Singapore / Phosgene-free polycarbonate production

12.12.2011 TITANIUM DIOXIDE  Prices for rutile feedstock to rise dramatically in H1 2012

12.12.2011 KANEKA  CPVC joint venture with Mitsui and Meghmani Organics in India / USD 120m investment / Start-up planned for 2014 / Output to go towards meeting subcontinent's rising CPVC needs

12.12.2011 CHEVRON PHILIPS CHEMICAL  Saudi Polymers jv project to start up in Q1 2012 / Output includes PE, PP and PS

09.12.2011 SINOPEC  Discussions continue with SK Group on Wuhan ethylene project

09.12.2011 CLARIANT  Third upgrade stage for non-halogenated flame retardants at Knapsack / Tripling of capacity

08.12.2011 SUMITOMO BAKELITE  Raising phenolic resin output in Belgium / Pilot plant for chemical recycling

07.12.2011 PETKIM  Construction of USD 5.5 bn mega-refinery on track / Commissioning expected in 2015 / Start-up will significantly reduce Turkey's dependence on feedstock imports

06.12.2011 ROSNEFT  Petrochemicals project planned in Russia's Primorsky region / Lummus to supply cracker technology / Downstream polymers production planned

06.12.2011 TEIJIN  Pilot plant for CFRTP parts to start up in 2012 / One-minute cycle time “ideal” for automotive

05.12.2011 ZHEJIANG SHAOXING SANJIN PETROCHEMICAL  Propylene plant planned in China / Technology provided by UOP

05.12.2011 BASF  New 6,000 t/y plant for “Ultrason” PESU in Korea / First outside Germany / Start-up 2012

05.12.2011 DUPONT  Agreement with Base Resources for titanium dioxide from Kenya / Mine to start operations in late 2013 / Market not expected to improve in near future

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