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07.03.2012 POLYMER PRICES  North America February 2012: Rising standard thermoplastics notations / Controversy over PE price hikes amid decreasing costs / C3 and PP take off / Costs drive PS, PVC and engineering thermoplastics

21.02.2012 RUSSIA  Market for standard thermoplastics grapples with old and new challenges / WTO entry will force lower import tariffs that could further pressure local producers / Price developments similar to western Europe

17.02.2012 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  New USD 5.5 bn complex in Qatar to start in 2018 / Asia, Africa and Latin America targeted

16.02.2012 DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS  Global headquarters have moved to Singapore / Relocation to be completed this year / Asian market expected to dominate sales

16.02.2012 COCA-COLA  Plans to invest USD 1 bn in Mexico this year / Focus on sustainable packaging / Local recycling capacities doubled in wake of PetStar acquisition

15.02.2012 POLYMER PRICES  China January/February 2012: Lunar New Year puts polymer trade to a standstill / Business slow as facilities are restarted / Price hikes average 3-5% / Most standard thermoplastics see slight rises

14.02.2012 HONAM PETROCHEMICAL  Plans for new petrochemical hub in Indonesia / Cracker and downstream units could start up in 2016

09.02.2012 POLYMER PRICES  North America January 2012: PE and PP hold firm / PVC sees a slight rise / PS follows costs upward / Engineering plastics still moving sideways / C3 cost explosion in February will propel notations upward

08.02.2012 WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES  Resurgence in US construction sector improves demand / Market to reach USD 5.4 bn in 2015 / Decking continues to be leading product / Growth in other areas / Freedonia report

01.02.2012 PHILIPPINES  Plastics industry largely focused on local market / Chinese processing machinery dominates / More than half of local plastics demand met by imports / First cracker scheduled to come on stream in 2013

31.01.2012 CHINA  New EUR 9.6 bn refinery complex deal inked in Qatar / No start-up date / Around 1.2m t/y of ethylene

30.01.2012 LOTTE  Asian Development Bank supports Honam Petrochemical's polyolefin project in Uzbekistan / Start-up scheduled for 2015

26.01.2012 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  North American market grows to USD 18.3 bn in 2010 / Strong recovery follows 6% contraction in 2009 / Alcan Packaging acquisition takes Bemis into dominant position / PCI Films report

25.01.2012 ITALY  Legislative guidelines for non-biodegradable bag ban finally passed / Some controversy remains

25.01.2012 GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY  Slower growth in H2 2011 / Stabilisation at high level looks likely in 2012 / Euro crisis looms on the horizon

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