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08.01.2013 POLYMER PRICES  North America December 2012: Polyethylene still stable / PP tends upward / PVC and PS take a breather / January cost hikes drive producers‘ calls / Engineering thermoplastics‘ demand still poor

07.01.2013 KERMANSHAH HDPE  New HDPE line in north-western Iran goes on stream / Additional plants due to follow along West Ethylene pipeline

07.01.2013 SINOPEC  Wuhan cracker commissioned / Catalytic cracking unit starts up in Guangdong

04.01.2013 DOW  “Olefins 2” plant in Louisiana brought back on stream / Capturing cheap shale gas feedstock

21.12.2012 ITALIAN PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY  Exports and production in 2012 will come close to record set in 2007 / Non-EU Europe sees highest gains, led by Russia

07.12.2012 POLYMER PRICES  North America November 2012: Polyethylene prices tending down / PP on the rise / PVC drive comes to a halt / Benzene pushes polystyrene up / Engineering thermoplastics stagnant despite high costs

04.12.2012 ARGENTINA  Petrochemicals capacity to remain flat to 2016, GlobalData reports / Dow upgrades Bahia Blanca PE operations

30.11.2012 BRAZIL  Plastic packaging demand to rise by 4.9% per year to 2015 / Highest growth rates expected for PP and PET

20.11.2012 PLASTICS MARKETS  European polymer output sees downward trend in H1 2012 / Slight recovery in processing segment / Automotive and packaging stable / Moderate growth in consumption in 2011 / PlasticsEurope report

08.11.2012 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Phillips' New Jersey refinery out for several weeks in the wake of “Sandy” / PP output also affected

07.11.2012 POLYMER PRICES  North America October 2012: Polyethylene prices float sideways / PP and PVC continue to climb / PS makes another u-turn towards higher spheres / Subdued engineering thermoplastics market

05.11.2012 PETROCHINA  Mega-cracker in Fushun is commissioned / Downstream lines to follow

02.11.2012 CHINA  Protests in Ningbo elicit official pledge to halt petrochemical expansion / “Green” sentiment among the public rising / Is official acquiescence to demands linked to tendency towards petrochemical oversupply?

15.10.2012 US FLAME RETARDANTS  Resurgence in building to drive 6% annual market growth to 2016 / Construction accounts for 38% of total demand / Auto and aerospace applications also drive gains / Freedonia report

11.10.2012 HALDIA PETROCHEMICALS  India's third largest petrochemical producer in dire financial straits / “Extremely uncertain” future

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