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Global Polymers Demand Up 4.5% In 2011

By on 25 March, 2012 in Business, China, Company Strategy, Economics, India, Markets, Polyolefins

By Malini Hariharan

Despite challenging market conditions in 2011, the global polymers industry managed to post demand growth of 4.5%, with the largest increase recorded by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) at 6.2% and linear-low density polyethylene (LLDPE) at 5.8%, estimates Fabrizio …

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Bullish on styrene and benzene

By on 15 July, 2011 in Aromatics, Business, Company Strategy, Innnovation, Markets

By Malini Hariharan

Styrene’s addition by the US to a list of ‘anticipated carcinogens’ does not seem to have affected producers demand growth expectations for the product or for its key feedstock benzene.

Speaking at the 5th ICIS Asian Aromatics …

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