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11.03.2015 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  BPF poll reveals ”further flat lining of business confidence” for 2015 / Number of companies expecting rise in profitability sales / Little investment planned / Recruitment of trained staff remains problematic

10.03.2015 EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY  EU chemicals output treads water in 2014 / Petrochemicals production down 4% year-on-year / Cefic chemicals trends report

26.02.2015 FLAME RETARDANTS CHINA  Domestic market worth USD 1.1 bn / 700,000 t produced in 2014 / Phosphorous materials replacing halogen-based ones / New report by GCiS China Strategic Research

25.02.2015 EXTEN  Swiss film producer announces drastic salary cuts / Workforce on strike

18.02.2015 SHALE GAS  Wales says it will place a moratorium on fracking / Regional parliament seeks devolved powers / German debate ramps up again / Ineos sees to clarify Grangemouth remarks

18.02.2015 USA  Germany is main supplier of plastics and rubber machinery / Global deliveries exceed EUR 2 bn in 2013 / VDMA figures ahead of “NPE 2015”

17.02.2015 ARAB GULF STATES  2014 capacity utilisation levels return to long-term average / EU import duties put pressure on polymer exports / Polyolefin overcapacity? / Plastics processing sector still in its infancy / Plans for four large conversion sites

12.02.2015 BOREALIS  PP compound capacity expansion in Brazil starts up

09.02.2015 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  India's Haldia restarts its cracker and downstream units / Oil price slide alleviates financial woes

05.02.2015 US PLASTIC FILM  Demand to reach almost 7m t in 2018 / LLDPE remains largest volume resin / Above average growth expected for PP film / Freedonia study

03.02.2015 SHALE GAS  Scotland asks UK government not to award fracking licences on its soil / Moratorium until after May elections / Planning powers to be devolved / Ineos affected

02.02.2015 GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY  Robust start to the new year / Sector characterised by cautious optimism / More stable material and energy costs could help improve profit

30.01.2015 SHALE GAS  UK parliament rejects new fracking moratorium / Environment committee bill defeated / Scotland exempted from eased exploration rules / Devolved rights could threaten Ineos

29.01.2015 MOROCCO  Plastics industry continues to see solid growth / Sector sales to double by 2020 / Recycling activities to rise

27.01.2015 CHINA  Installed methanol-to-olefins capacities stand at 4.5m t/y / Newer plants can use locally developed technology / Despite crude oil price fall, CTO looks here to stay

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