31 Jan  2012:  Asian PX prices race higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

31 Jan  2012:  European SM prices down adjust  - POLYMERUPDATE

31 Jan  2012:  CPC eyes maintenance at No.4 aromatics plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

31 Jan  2012:  S Korean Samsung Fine Chemicals to double Ulsan epichlorohydrin capacity by 2013  - PLATTS

31 Jan  2012:  Mexico's propylene CP expected to be stable for February: source  - PLATTS

31 Jan  2012:  US Eastman Chemical agrees to buy Solutia for $4.7 billion  - PLATTS

31 Jan  2012:  NWE benzene strength brings potential of Asian imports: sources  - PLATTS

31 Jan  2012:  Turkish players evaluate possible safeguard duty on Iranian LDPE  - CHEMORBIS

30 Jan  2012:  Toluene prices slip last week in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

30 Jan  2012:  HDPE spot prices record gains in Europe  - POLYMERUPDATE

30 Jan  2012:  CPDC eyes shutdown at caprolactam plant next month  - POLYMERUPDATE

30 Jan  2012:  Egypt’s local PP, PE markets stand firm  - CHEMORBIS

30 Jan  2012:  Sumitomo Agrees to Sell 40% Interest In Styrene Venture to Partner Denka  - Petrochemical News

30 Jan  2012:  IVL Planning Integrated Indian Facility For Production of PTA, PET and PSF  - Petrochemical News

27 Jan  2012:  PX rates dip in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

27 Jan  2012:  2EH prices firm marginally in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

27 Jan  2012:  Formosa operates NBA plant at lower rates  - POLYMERUPDATE

25 Jan  2012:  SM prices assessed flat in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

25 Jan  2012:  Qurain Petrochemical to build PET/PTA plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

25 Jan  2012:  Thin demand sends Brazil ethanol prices 5% lower on the week  - PLATTS

25 Jan  2012:  Avantium says team ups with Rhodia to develop bio-based polyamides  - PLATTS

25 Jan  2012:  Styron raises polycarbonates prices in Europe by $250/mt from mid-Feb  - PLATTS

25 Jan  2012:  US welcomes EU sanctions on Iran, hopes they lead to nuclear talks  - PLATTS

23 Jan  2012:  Benzene prices bolster higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Jan  2012:  European toluene prices race higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Jan  2012:  CPC restarts No.4 naphtha cracker  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 Jan  2012:  DOP prices edge up in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 Jan  2012:  Asian LDPE prices firm up this week  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 Jan  2012:  Petrochemicals Malaysia eyes maintenance at HIPS plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 Jan  2012:  China's polymer markets enter the holidays on a firm note  - CHEMORBIS

20 Jan  2012:  Mexico's ethylene contract price up 1 cent/lb to 58 cents/lb in January  - PLATTS

20 Jan  2012:  US' PPG Industries says Q4 net income rises 5.4% to $216 million  - PLATTS

20 Jan  2012:  NWE polypropylene prices rise further on feedstock costs, demand  - PLATTS

19 Jan  2012:  China, Qatar agree to establish petrochemicals JV in China: Wu  - PLATTS

19 Jan  2012:  European acrylonitrile spot prices hit 3-month high on Asia, demand rise  - PLATTS

19 Jan  2012:  Revolution celebrations cloud polymer demand in Egypt  - CHEMORBIS

19 Jan  2012:  Japan's Toyo to build 10,000 mt/year ethanol plant in Malaysia by Q2 2013  - PLATTS

19 Jan  2012:  Thailand to spend $472 mil to boost local rubber prices: reports  - PLATTS

18 Jan  2012:  Benzene prices in Asia firm up on Tuesday  - POLYMERUPDATE

18 Jan  2012:  Spot PX prices march higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

18 Jan  2012:  Shanghai SECCO restarts operations at HDPE plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

18 Jan  2012:  Early talk of Feb price hikes prevail in Italy's polymer markets  - CHEMORBIS

17 Jan  2012:  Benzene prices firm up in Europe  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Jan  2012:  Hanwha Chemical eyes overhaul at PA plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Jan  2012:  Brazilian demand boosts US ethanol exports to all-time high in Nov  - PLATTS

17 Jan  2012:  SABIC, Sinopec ink agreement to foster petrochemical investments  - PLATTS

17 Jan  2012:  S Korea's December MEG exports spike 102.5% on month  - PLATTS

17 Jan  2012:  Higher production costs push PET prices steadily up in Turkey  - CHEMORBIS

16 Jan  2012:  Asian ethylene prices firm up  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Jan  2012:  PX prices firm up in Asia last week  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Jan  2012:  Kumho to build No.4 phenol-acetone plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Jan  2012:  Asian PP prices firm on stronger propylene, coming shutdowns  - CHEMORBIS

16 Jan  2012:  BASF-YPC Completes Phase 2 in Nanjing;Partners Plan Further $1-BN Investment  - Petrochemical News

16 Jan  2012:  Samsung Total Investing $1.7-Bn to Build Daesan Aromatics Complex, EVA Plant  - Petrochemical News

13 Jan  2012:  2EH prices bolster higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 Jan  2012:  EDC and VCM prices in Asia inch higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 Jan  2012:  NEA producer to undertake maintenance at No.1 BPA plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 Jan  2012:  European Union eliminates antidumping duties on US vinyl acetate  - PLATTS

13 Jan  2012:  CBOT corn futures drop 40 cents on stocks forecast  - PLATTS

13 Jan  2012:  European polyethylene prices advance amid feedstock push  - PLATTS

13 Jan  2012:  Chinese players share their outlooks on the year ahead  - CHEMORBIS

12 Jan  2012:  Ethylene prices journey north in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

12 Jan  2012:  Asian LDPE prices surge  - POLYMERUPDATE

12 Jan  2012:  NEA producer to shut 2-EH plant for maintenance turnaround  - POLYMERUPDATE

12 Jan  2012:  China's petrochemical sector set to boost output by 31% in 2011: report  - PLATTS

12 Jan  2012:  European acrylonitrile producers ramp up output as demand improves: sources  - PLATTS

12 Jan  2012:  S Korea's Polymirae to shut PP plant in Apr for planned maintenance  - PLATTS

12 Jan  2012:  Polymer demand improves in Thailand after floods  - CHEMORBIS

11 Jan  2012:  Benzene prices race higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 Jan  2012:  Asian SM rates bolster higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 Jan  2012:  NEA source comments on cracker of Jilin Petrochemical  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 Jan  2012:  Barclays sees global corn supplies down on dry S American weather  - PLATTS

11 Jan  2012:  First ethylene export of year fixed from Europe  - PLATTS

11 Jan  2012:  S Korea Samsung Total to build aromatics, EVA plants at Daesan complex  - PLATTS

11 Jan  2012:  Distributors: Jan PP hikes seeing acceptance in Italy  - CHEMORBIS

10 Jan  2012:  PE and PP prices gain in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Jan  2012:  European benzene prices edge up  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Jan  2012:  IRPC runs HDPE plant at lower rates  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Jan  2012:  Sinopec raises S China butadiene prices for a second time in Jan  - PLATTS

10 Jan  2012:  ExxonMobil Chemical reschedules Texas plant TA for Feb: sources  - PLATTS

10 Jan  2012:  NWE January benzene contract price set for 2 values as market splits  - PLATTS

10 Jan  2012:  Asian markets set for maintenance season in first quarter  - CHEMORBIS

9 Jan  2012:  Chemplast Sanmar restarts PVC plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Jan  2012:  SM prices in Europe inch higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Jan  2012:  Propylene prices in Asia surge  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Jan  2012:  India Removes Anti-Dumping Duty On Imports of Saudi Arabian PP  - Petrochemical News

9 Jan  2012:  Taiwan's CPC Forms Strategic Alliance To Promote Value-Added Production  - Petrochemical News

9 Jan  2012:  China, ASEAN implement another round of duty reductions for 2012  - CHEMORBIS

6 Jan  2012:  Prices of PA race higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 Jan  2012:  DOP prices race higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 Jan  2012:  Sinopec mulls turnaround at MEG plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 Jan  2012:  Brazilian ethanol price highest in a decade: CEPEA/ESALQ  - PLATTS

6 Jan  2012:  Thai IVL merges two Polish units to form Indorama Ventures Poland  - PLATTS

6 Jan  2012:  Poland to allow blenders to cut biofuel mandates by 15%: source  - PLATTS

6 Jan  2012:  Chinese PET producers looking to increase their exports for 2012  - CHEMORBIS

5 Jan  2012:  All Mexican oil and petchems ports reopen after weather improves: ministry  - PLATTS

5 Jan  2012:  Iran sees lower petrochemicals exports to EU on debt crisis, not sanctions  - PLATTS

5 Jan  2012:  Pakistan's PSO tipped to buy gasoline for Feb-Mar at higher premiums  - PLATTS

5 Jan  2012:  Dow to carry out turnaround at Alberta fractionation unit Jan 4-6  - PLATTS

5 Jan  2012:  PVC draws a stable to firmer outlook in Asia  - CHEMORBIS

4 Jan  2012:  PX prices in Asia race higher on Wednesday  - POLYMERUPDATE

4 Jan  2012:  Asian SM rates race higher mid week  - POLYMERUPDATE

4 Jan  2012:  FEA source comments on the No.2 ACN plant of Tongsuh  - POLYMERUPDATE

4 Jan  2012:  US January benzene contract settles up 70 cents from December at $3.70/gal: trade  - PLATTS

4 Jan  2012:  Enterprise to construct Appalachia to USGC ethane pipeline  - PLATTS

4 Jan  2012:  Sun European Partners acquires Elix Polymers from Styrolution  - PLATTS

4 Jan  2012:  China leaves import duties on natural rubber unchanged for 2012  - PLATTS

4 Jan  2012:  2012 starts on a firm note in Italy's polymer markets  - CHEMORBIS

3 Jan  2012:  ACN prices bolster higher in Asia on Tuesday  - POLYMERUPDATE

3 Jan  2012:  Toluene prices inch up in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

3 Jan  2012:  Tongliao Jinmei shuts operations at MEG plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

3 Jan  2012:  All Mexico's oil and petchem ports closed by storms: ministry  - PLATTS

3 Jan  2012:  US spot toluene reaches high on global markets, NYMEX RBOB  - PLATTS

3 Jan  2012:  Mitsui and Sinopec Sign Agreement To Establish Chinese EPT Venture  - Petrochemical News

3 Jan  2012:  Asahi Kasei Advancing S-SBR Expansion With Construction of 2nd Singapore Unit  - Petrochemical News

3 Jan  2012:  Monomer markets end 2011 on a stable to firm note in Asia  - CHEMORBIS

2 Jan  2012:  OX prices finish higher in Asia last week  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Jan  2012:  Propylene prices firm up in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Jan  2012:  Chiba SM likely to shutdown SM plant next year  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Jan  2012:  S Korea's Kumho plans turnarounds for synthetic rubber plants  - PLATTS

2 Jan  2012:  China tightens restrictions on foreign investment in oil refining  - PLATTS

2 Jan  2012:  S Korea's Hanwha runs PA plant at 20% after unexpected shutdown  - PLATTS

2 Jan  2012:  PetroVietnam to start test runs at Dung Quat ethanol plant  - PLATTS