30 Nov  2011:  Benzene prices in Europe march higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

30 Nov  2011:  Tianjin Soda to start operations at DOP plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

30 Nov  2011:  US polyethylene contract prices roll from October to November  - PLATTS

30 Nov  2011:  US BD nominations range from down 10-17 cents, settlement pending  - PLATTS

30 Nov  2011:  Dow to increase caustic soda contract prices by Eur50/mt in Q1 2012  - PLATTS

30 Nov  2011:  Sinopec starts operating 1.45 mil cu m oil storage in Zhejiang province  - PLATTS

30 Nov  2011:  Two Japanese producers slash oxo-alcohols plant runs to 80% on low demand  - PLATTS

30 Nov  2011:  Italian PP players foresee stabilization for December  - CHEMORBIS

29 Nov  2011:  Asian SM prices march higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Nov  2011:  Prices of toluene inch higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Nov  2011:  Source comments on run rates at naphtha cracker of Asahi Kasei  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Nov  2011:  Brazil's ethanol output falls in first-half November: trade group  - PLATTS

29 Nov  2011:  China's Xingda lowers expandable polystyrene production rate from 75% to 50% in late Nov  - PLATTS

29 Nov  2011:  Local PET prices stabilizing on improved demand in China  - CHEMORBIS

28 Nov  2011:  Asian MEG prices plunge  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Nov  2011:  Benzene prices edge up in Europe last Friday  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Nov  2011:  Oman Oil plans maintenance at refinery  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Nov  2011:  Shell nominates Dec monoethylene glycol ACP at $1,280/mt CFR, down $120/mt from Nov  - PLATTS

28 Nov  2011:  US Iran sanctions seen to have little impact on NWE polymers soon  - PLATTS

28 Nov  2011:  Turkish distributors: prompt HDPE film availability is tight  - CHEMORBIS

25 Nov  2011:  PA prices sink in Asia as demand dries up  - POLYMERUPDATE

25 Nov  2011:  2EH prices decline in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

25 Nov  2011:  IRPC likely to restart operations at BTX plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

25 Nov  2011:  European polyethylene contract prices fall further following spot prices  - PLATTS

25 Nov  2011:  China purified terephthalic acid, polyester market balance key to restoring confidence - sources  - PLATTS

25 Nov  2011:  Australia's WorleyParsons wins deal for Ecuador refinery project  - PLATTS

25 Nov  2011:  Mediterranean PVC markets see higher offers out of the US  - CHEMORBIS

24 Nov  2011:  PE buying trends weak in Asia.  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Nov  2011:  Source comments on MEG plant of Indian Glycols  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Nov  2011:  Benzene slips in Europe  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Nov  2011:  US toluene heard down 13 cents to 2011 low on NYMEX energy, demand  - PLATTS

24 Nov  2011:  NWE spot styrene monomer reverse undermines polystyrene producer attempts to hike prices  - PLATTS

24 Nov  2011:  China polyethylene imports rise on year, but drops on month  - PLATTS

24 Nov  2011:  Taiwan's Formosa to keep three Mailiao steam crackers at 80% in Dec-Jan  - PLATTS

24 Nov  2011:  Softer domestic PP, PE prices putting pressure on imports to China  - CHEMORBIS

23 Nov  2011:  Benzene prices slip in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Nov  2011:  Ethylene prices pegged flat in Asia. Demand pulse however continues weak.  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Nov  2011:  KPIC to shut cracker for turnaround  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Nov  2011:  CP Chem restarting Sweeny, TX olefins complex following loss of steam  - PLATTS

23 Nov  2011:  Iran says US sanctions won't impact petrochemical sales to Europe  - PLATTS

23 Nov  2011:  S Korean YNCC's Q3 net profit surges 79% on year due to strong demand  - PLATTS

23 Nov  2011:  Downward correction in styrene leaves European PS producers without support  - CHEMORBIS

22 Nov  2011:  SM prices down adjust in Asia on Monday  - POLYMERUPDATE

22 Nov  2011:  Toluene prices slip in Europe  - POLYMERUPDATE

22 Nov  2011:  Shandong Haili to start operations at CPL plant in 2012  - POLYMERUPDATE

22 Nov  2011:  LyondellBasell issues PE order control for the US from Dec 1  - PLATTS

22 Nov  2011:  French Arkema to buy China's Hipro Polymers, Casda Biomaterials  - PLATTS

22 Nov  2011:  China Yisheng to cut purified terephthalic acid run rates in Dec, Jan on poor margins  - PLATTS

22 Nov  2011:  Global spot VCM prices firm up on plant issues in Japan, Mexico  - CHEMORBIS

21 Nov  2011:  Spot toluene prices in Asia down adjust  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 Nov  2011:  PX prices pressured lower in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 Nov  2011:  Qatar Petrochemical to start production at LDPE 3 plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 Nov  2011:  Braskem keeps PE, PP offers flat to Andean countries for H2 Nov  - PLATTS

21 Nov  2011:  NWE spot polyethylene terephthalate trade thin despite price fall on low demand: sources  - PLATTS

21 Nov  2011:  Thailand's polymer exports hampered by port congestion, production issues  - PLATTS

21 Nov  2011:  India Approves Higher Cost Estimate For BCPL's Assam Cracker Project  - Petrochemical News

21 Nov  2011:  Japanese Consortium Signs Agreement For Angolan Ammonia & Urea Project  - Petrochemical News

21 Nov  2011:  Med markets seemore European LDPE, lower Turkish offers  - CHEMORBIS

18 Nov  2011:  ACN prices decline in Asia this week  - POLYMERUPDATE

18 Nov  2011:  DOP prices in Asia down adjust  - POLYMERUPDATE

18 Nov  2011:  Nihon Oxirane plans shutdown at PO plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

18 Nov  2011:  GGC resists PVC price change for Nov-Dec, Jan up 3 cts/lb  - PLATTS

18 Nov  2011:  NWE polypropylene prices slide on oversupply, low demand  - PLATTS

18 Nov  2011:  LyondellBasell to shut Aubette LDPE plant for 2 weeks in Dec: sources  - PLATTS

18 Nov  2011:  PVC import prices firming in SEA, China has yet to follow  - CHEMORBIS

17 Nov  2011:  SM prices in Europe collapse  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Nov  2011:  Toluene prices in Asia pushed lower as demand turns sluggish  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Nov  2011:  Chandra Asri restarts operations at cracker  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Nov  2011:  No turnarounds planned for Malaysian Titan's 2 steam crackers in 2012  - PLATTS

17 Nov  2011:  US sending MEG to China on year-end inventory reduction in Texas  - PLATTS

17 Nov  2011:  Poland's Pulaway, Tarnowie-Moscicach eye new caprolactam plant in Asia  - PLATTS

17 Nov  2011:  Looming holidays dampen demand in Italy's polymer markets  - CHEMORBIS

16 Nov  2011:  Benzene prices on Tuesday slip in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Nov  2011:  Asian prices of SM fall  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Nov  2011:  Iranian source comments on ABS plant of Ghaed Basir  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Nov  2011:  Plant shutdowns in Egypt, Oman fail to prop up China methanol prices  - PLATTS

16 Nov  2011:  S Korean GS Caltex's petchems Q3 operating income up 125% on year  - PLATTS

16 Nov  2011:  Evonik doubles PMMA molding compound capacity at Shanghai plant  - PLATTS

16 Nov  2011:  Import PP prices in Asia firming on higher costs  - CHEMORBIS

15 Nov  2011:  PX prices in Asia edge higher as PTA rates firm up  - POLYMERUPDATE

15 Nov  2011:  Toluene prices in Europe nosedive on Monday  - POLYMERUPDATE

15 Nov  2011:  Jinxi Petrochemical shuts operations at PP plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

15 Nov  2011:  Japan's Tosoh shuts Nanyo vinyl chloride monomer complex after explosion  - PLATTS

15 Nov  2011:  EU Sep chemical output falls 1% from Aug to 9-month low: Eurostat  - PLATTS

15 Nov  2011:  Artlant Portuguese purified terephthalic acid plant still on schedule for year-end deliveries: source  - PLATTS

15 Nov  2011:  Higher energy costs push spot ethylene prices higher across the globe  - CHEMORBIS

14 Nov  2011:  Benzene prices in Europe march higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 Nov  2011:  Propylene rates firm up in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 Nov  2011:  NSCC to undertake shutdown at BPA plant next year  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 Nov  2011:  Asia methyl methacrylate production margins squeezed by low demand, high feedstock cost  - PLATTS

14 Nov  2011:  ConocoPhillips announces Phillips 66 is name of Houston-based downstream spinoff  - PLATTS

14 Nov  2011:  European acrylonitrile spot prices at 22-month lows on demand slump  - PLATTS

14 Nov  2011:  Italian PS market defies the increases in spot styrene costs  - CHEMORBIS

14 Nov  2011:  Vietnam Urging Local Plastics Industry To Focus on Local Feedstock, Additives  - Petrochemical News

14 Nov  2011:  Mitsubishi Rayon and Lucite Developing Process for Producing Sustainable MMA  - Petrochemical News

11 Nov  2011:  Toluene rates in Asia sink  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 Nov  2011:  2EH prices down adjust in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 Nov  2011:  PT Kaltim shuts down methanol plant for maintenance  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 Nov  2011:  China BP Zhuhai restarts 500 kt/year No. 1 purified terephthalic acid line after maintenance  - PLATTS

11 Nov  2011:  Petroperu says inks accords with Braskem, Repsol  - PLATTS

11 Nov  2011:  Wider naphtha/propane spread could tempt NWE petchems to buy more propane  - PLATTS

11 Nov  2011:  Sentiment firmer after the holidays in India's polymer markets  - CHEMORBIS

10 Nov  2011:  Benzene prices decline in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Nov  2011:  Prices of PX leap higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Nov  2011:  KPX Chemicals mulls shutdown at polyols plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Nov  2011:  Irregular PP origins show up in China and Italy  - CHEMORBIS

10 Nov  2011:  Traders eye toluene cargoes from US to Asia as arbitrage window opens  - PLATTS

10 Nov  2011:  USGC isobutane spread over normal butane remains at six-year high  - PLATTS

10 Nov  2011:  Supply congestion in NWE styrene market to remain as buyers shun storage  - PLATTS

9 Nov  2011:  Toluene prices march higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Nov  2011:  Asian SM prices on Tuesday edge up  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Nov  2011:  Hanwha shuts down VCM plants for maintenance  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Nov  2011:  China's Sinopec cuts ex-works butadiene prices by 13-16% Monday  - PLATTS

9 Nov  2011:  Brazil's butadiene CP falls $500 to $2,800/mt for November: producer  - PLATTS

9 Nov  2011:  German chemical output in Sep down 1.3% at 9-month low: Destatis  - PLATTS

9 Nov  2011:  European PVC producers complain about unsustainable margins in Italy  - CHEMORBIS

8 Nov  2011:  Asian benzene prices rebound on Friday  - POLYMERUPDATE

8 Nov  2011:  MX prices in Europe plunge  - POLYMERUPDATE

8 Nov  2011:  Honam to restart PP plant this week  - POLYMERUPDATE

8 Nov  2011:  German chemical output in Sep down 1.3% at 9-month low: Destatis  - PLATTS

8 Nov  2011:  Mexican polypropylene demand seen flat on year in 2012 despite 5-6% fall in US  - PLATTS

8 Nov  2011:  EU Sep chemical producer prices fall 0.1% from Aug: Eurostat  - PLATTS

8 Nov  2011:  Singapore's Ellba, Shell lift force majeure on SM supplies  - PLATTS

8 Nov  2011:  Export PET prices from China fall to 2011 low on softer PTA, slow demand  - CHEMORBIS

7 Nov  2011:  Idemitsu Restructuring Tokuyama Site; Closing Refinery and Focusing on PCs  - Petrochemical News

7 Nov  2011:  Davy & Dow License LP Oxo Technology For Wison's 2-EH, Butanols Production  - Petrochemical News

7 Nov  2011:  Will Asian styrene catch up with firming oil prices?  - CHEMORBIS

4 Nov  2011:  2EH prices decline in Asia this week  - POLYMERUPDATE

4 Nov  2011:  PX prices tumble in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

4 Nov  2011:  Honam eyes turnaround at PC plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

4 Nov  2011:  Has China's PE market turned the corner?  - CHEMORBIS

3 Nov  2011:  Asian benzene rates edge higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

3 Nov  2011:  Taiyo Oil mulls turnaround at I-MX plant next year  - POLYMERUPDATE

3 Nov  2011:  Turkey's overall plastics imports come down slightly in Sept  - CHEMORBIS

3 Nov  2011:  Styrolution targets Eur15/mt decrease in NWE November polystyrene  - PLATTS

3 Nov  2011:  Germany's Evonik to buy pharmaceutical unit of US SurModics  - PLATTS

3 Nov  2011:  South/East China solvent-MX spread widens sharply on low stocks in south  - PLATTS

2 Nov  2011:  Asian SM rates tumble on Tuesday. Demand seen sluggish on Wednesday too.  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Nov  2011:  PX prices in Europe plummet  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Nov  2011:  LG Chem to start production at AA plant in 2012  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Nov  2011:  Bioplastics maker Metabolix narrows Q3 loss to $9.6 million  - PLATTS

2 Nov  2011:  Asia naphtha-propane spread dips to 7-month low on steady LPG prices  - PLATTS

2 Nov  2011:  Asahikasei Plastics' Thai resins plant shut indefinitely due to floods  - PLATTS

2 Nov  2011:  Italy's PS market signals further softening for Nov  - CHEMORBIS

1 Nov  2011:  Ethylene prices in Asia decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Nov  2011:  PX prices witness a steep tumble in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Nov  2011:  Nan Ya to shut No.4 MEG unit for safety inspection next year  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Nov  2011:  Asahikasei Plastics' Thai resins plant shut indefinitely due to floods  - PLATTS

1 Nov  2011:  Initial US propylene CP nomination calls for 4-cent/lb drop in Nov  - PLATTS

1 Nov  2011:  Japan's JX plans to shut butadiene unit mid-Nov for maintenance  - PLATTS

1 Nov  2011:  Nov propylene contracts soften, spot firms in Europe, US  - CHEMORBIS