http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:37:43 EST Demand for high-performance polymers (HPP) is growing steadily at a time when manufacturers of basic plastics are struggling with rising raw material costs, says a recent report by Principia... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/15543.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST The polyethylene terephthalate (PET) industry is feeling the pressure of the economic downturn. Producers, faced with oversupply, are being forced to rationalize capacity. “In previous... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/15544.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Formosa Plastics says it will restart its polypropylene (PP) plant at... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/15545.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Oxea (Oberhausen, Germany) says it will temporarily close its entire oxo... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/15546.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Mitsubishi Chemical says it halted operations at its Mizushima, Japan... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/15547.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST LyondellBasell says it will sell polyolefins through its “no-frills” Alastian... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/15548.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Styrene monomer (SM) prices drop sharply... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/15439.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Global demand for mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) in China, the largest MEG consumer, is expected to fall amid the tanking global economy. China’s average MEG demand growth had been forecast at... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/15406.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST New petrochemical capacity from Mideast producers is expected to weaken producer margins amid an industry downturn and to harm the credit risk profile of petrochemical makers, says Standard... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/15407.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Dow Chemical has lifted the force majeure on caustic soda from its Freeport, TX facility, a... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/15408.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST