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18.04.2012 PLASTICS MACHINERY  Manufacturers reap order bonanza in China / Germany and Japan are the largest exporters

16.04.2012 BASF  New PU production site in India / Favourable location for supplying customers in the north and northwest / Total investment of EUR 150m

13.04.2012 NPE  Excellent mood at largest US plastics fair / Move from Chicago to Florida receives positive feedback / Many Central and Latin American visitors / PIE makes a successful debut

11.04.2012 JAPAN  Output and volume sales decline in 2011 / Both standard and engineering thermoplastics hit

10.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  North America March 2012: Renewed gains for polyethylene despite weak markets / Restraint for PP sees spot markets thrive / PVC continues to climb / PS cost drive slows / Engineering thermoplastics rising

04.04.2012 PLASTIC PACKAGING  German packaging producers association warns of rising raw material prices / Survey nevertheless shows optimism for Q2 economic development

29.03.2012 CHINA  Plastics scrap imports up 5% in 2011 / Rise of 21% in value terms over 2010 / PET scrap sees largest price gains

28.03.2012 ITALY  Plastics and rubber machinery production levels up 11% year-on-year / Exports rise by almost 21% / Europe is the leading destination / Exports to Russia rise by more than 60%

28.03.2012 LUCITE  Upgrade at MMA plant in Beaumount continues apace / Re-commissioning this year / MAA line starts production

28.03.2012 KOREA ENGINEERING PLASTICS  Mitsubishi and Celanese joint venture raises POM output / New capacity to come on stream in early 2014

26.03.2012 PLASTICS PACKAGING RECYCLING  Further improvement in UK plastic bottle recycling rate / Higher level still needed / Inadequate infrastructure for non-bottle rigid packaging

23.03.2012 US SHALE GAS  Shell signs land option agreement to evaluate Pennsylvania site for possible ethane cracker / Aither Chemicals mulling complex in West Virginia

20.03.2012 POLYMER PRICES  China February/March 2012: Hardly any demand growth as work resumes post-Chinese New Year / Exports slow / Business expected to pick up again as agricultural season starts / Oil price could push notations up

16.03.2012 CHINA PETROCHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT CORP  Plans to relocate ACN production to mainland China / Response to government resolution to encourage more environmentally friendly production

15.03.2012 SOUTH AMERICAN POLYURETHANES  Output to exceed 900,000 t in 2016 / Flexible foam is largest market for PU chemicals / Consolidation in foam production / Brazil is largest producer / IAL Consultants study

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