30 Jun  2011:  PX prices drift down in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

30 Jun  2011:  SM prices inch up in Asia. PS and ABS prices however decline.  - POLYMERUPDATE

30 Jun  2011:  Takreer to build PDH Unit  - POLYMERUPDATE

30 Jun  2011:  China's Shenhua Baotou to shut MTO plant, derivative units on 5 July  - ICIS

30 Jun  2011:  INSIGHT: Asian ABS making a European comeback  - ICIS

30 Jun  2011:  Italian PVC players agree on weak July outlook  - CHEMORBIS

29 Jun  2011:  Benzene prices on Tuesday end lower in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Jun  2011:  Higher gasoline prices push toluene rates in Europe higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Jun  2011:  Taiwanese source comments on shutdown plans at cracker of CPC  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Jun  2011:  Germany's Bosch Solar Energy to invest in Malaysia photovoltaics site  - ICIS

29 Jun  2011:  Keyuan and Hangzhou Zhongce to cooperate on S-SBR applications  - ICIS

29 Jun  2011:  China's May polymer imports down on both monthly and yearly basis  - CHEMORBIS

28 Jun  2011:  Haldia Petrochemicals to benefit from import duty scrap on naphtha  - Fibre2Fashion

28 Jun  2011:  Japan naphtha imports decline 9pc  - Fibre2Fashion

28 Jun  2011:  SM prices down adjust in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Jun  2011:  PX prices decline in Asia on Monday  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Jun  2011:  Middle East producer to build aromatics plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Jun  2011:  INSIGHT: Global polyolefin market gives scant reason for optimism  - ICIS

28 Jun  2011:  China May petrochemical imports fall on weak domestic demand  - ICIS

28 Jun  2011:  India's PVC market moves lower on cheaper imports, falling VCM  - CHEMORBIS

27 Jun  2011:  Asian propylene prices drift lower  - POLYMERUPDATE

27 Jun  2011:  Asian PTA prices slip  - POLYMERUPDATE

27 Jun  2011:  Tianjin Dagu shuts PO plant for maintenance  - POLYMERUPDATE

27 Jun  2011:  SIMA hails removal of customs duty on crude, petroleum products  - Fibre2Fashion

27 Jun  2011:  Review of exports sector to begin in July  - Fibre2Fashion

27 Jun  2011:  India sulphur prices down 5% on weak China/Brazil demand  - ICIS

27 Jun  2011:  China's Xinjiang Yihua Chemical plans caustic soda, PVC plants  - ICIS

27 Jun  2011:  Asian ABS market facing downward pressure  - CHEMORBIS

27 Jun  2011:  Bayer Expanding Polymer R&D Center As Part of €1-Bn Shanghai Spending  - Petrochemical News

27 Jun  2011:  Asahi Kasei Begins 1st Phase Work On Jurong Island S-SBR Project  - Petrochemical News

24 Jun  2011:  ACN prices slump in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Jun  2011:  PX prices tumble in Asia on Thursday  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Jun  2011:  RusVinyl to build PVC complex in Russia  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Jun  2011:  Rio Tinto Alcan to complete Gladstone alumina expansion by August 2012  - ICIS

24 Jun  2011:  Vivanta moving shuttered US PVC plant to India  - ICIS

24 Jun  2011:  LDPE film prices falling faster than other PE products in Asia, Europe  - CHEMORBIS

23 Jun  2011:  SEA source comments on aromatics plant of PCS  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Jun  2011:  Formosa likely to increase run rates at PP plant next month  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Jun  2011:  Chang Chun to build new VAM plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Jun  2011:  Asian ethylene market shows signs of rebound on SEA demand  - PLATTS

23 Jun  2011:  China expects to prove methanol-to-olefins viability by 2015  - PLATTS

23 Jun  2011:  EVENING SNAPSHOT - Asia Markets Summary  - ICIS

23 Jun  2011:  Celanese starts up vinyl acetate ethylene expansion at Nanjing  - ICIS

23 Jun  2011:  Lower US prices signal downward move in China's PVC market  - CHEMORBIS

22 Jun  2011:  Benzene prices in Asia march higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

22 Jun  2011:  PX firms on Tuesday in Asia. Isomer MX rates also gallop higher.  - POLYMERUPDATE

22 Jun  2011:  Maintenance work postponed by JX Nippon  - POLYMERUPDATE

22 Jun  2011:  EVENING SNAPSHOT - Asia Markets Summary  - ICIS

22 Jun  2011:  JX Nippon Oil restarts PX units, targets June on-spec production  - ICIS

22 Jun  2011:  Italy's polymer imports from alternative supply sources rise in March  - CHEMORBIS

21 Jun  2011:  SM prices tumble in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 Jun  2011:  Asian toluene prices slip  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 Jun  2011:  Tongsuh restarts ACN plants  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 Jun  2011:  LANXESS Singapore butyl rubber plant to be mechanically ready in 2012  - ICIS

21 Jun  2011:  ExxonMobil eyes H2 '12 start-up for Singapore petchem project  - ICIS

21 Jun  2011:  SEA' s PP market moves lower on slow demand, softening costs  - CHEMORBIS

20 Jun  2011:  Prices of butadiene surge in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 Jun  2011:  Asian SM prices continue to slide  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 Jun  2011:  BASF eyes expansion at MDI plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 Jun  2011:  China Jilin JV deal with Evonik to build 300,000 mt/year propylene oxide plant  - PLATTS

20 Jun  2011:  Platts US Morning Market Analysis: BZ at 5-month low in Asia  - PLATTS

20 Jun  2011:  Japan's petrochemical output increases on Kashima restarts - JPCA  - ICIS

20 Jun  2011:  Trading Corp Pakistan closes 50kt urea purchase tender  - ICIS

20 Jun  2011:  OPAL Awards Tecnimont Contracts For PE and PP Facilities at Dahej  - Petrochemical News

20 Jun  2011:  JSR, Bangkok Synthetics Forming JV For Production of S-SBR in Thailand  - Petrochemical News

20 Jun  2011:  Lower upstream costs pull down Asian PE markets  - CHEMORBIS

17 Jun  2011:  2EH prices in Asia decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Jun  2011:  Spot benzene rates in Asia decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Jun  2011:  Dushanzi eyes turnaround at PP plant in Q3, 2011  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Jun  2011:  EVENING SNAPSHOT - Asia Markets Summary  - ICIS

17 Jun  2011:  PolyOne to open new polymer facility in China  - ICIS

17 Jun  2011:  PP block copolymer prices move under homo-PP in Asia  - CHEMORBIS

16 Jun  2011:  PX prices in Asia march higher on Wednesday  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Jun  2011:  LDPE prices hammered lower in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Jun  2011:  Japanese source comments on PE plants of Mitsubishi  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Jun  2011:  S Korea's Honam not proceeding with Qatar petchem project: sources  - PLATTS

16 Jun  2011:  Asia ethanol sellers bid for Philippine market with big discounts  - PLATTS

16 Jun  2011:  Japan's ethylene output rises 10% on month in May  - PLATTS

16 Jun  2011:  China's PVC market facing challenges from cheaper US cargoes, rising SEA supply  - CHEMORBIS

16 Jun  2011:  Japan's PVC production increases 19% month on month  - ICIS

16 Jun  2011:  India's Reliance issues sulphur export sales tender for 25,000 tonnes  - ICIS

15 Jun  2011:  Italian PP buyers unresponsive to June price cuts  - CHEMORBIS

15 Jun  2011:  Propylene rates slip in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

15 Jun  2011:  SM prices in Asia dragged lower  - POLYMERUPDATE

15 Jun  2011:  Vivanta Enterprise to put up a PVC plant in India  - POLYMERUPDATE

15 Jun  2011:  Interview: Bayer's new China TDI plant to begin slow ramp-up  - ICIS

15 Jun  2011:  Celanese to add ethanol production at Nanjing complex in China  - ICIS

14 Jun  2011:  Indorama Ventures to increase PET capacity June 14, 2011 (Poland)  - Fibre2Fashion

14 Jun  2011:  MEGlobal July MEG ACP up over June June 14, 2011 (Global)  - Fibre2Fashion

14 Jun  2011:  Weekly textile raw materials price round upJune 14, 2011 (China)  - Fibre2Fashion

14 Jun  2011:  PX prices in Asia down adjust  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 Jun  2011:  Toluene rates decline in Asia on Monday  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 Jun  2011:  HPCL to shutdown half refinery in Mumbai  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 Jun  2011:  China's Yang Nong to restart liquid epoxy resins unit in July  - ICIS

14 Jun  2011:  Japan's Honda net profit to plunge 63.5% on lower production  - ICIS

14 Jun  2011:  GPCA Plastics Summit Stresses Need For Innovation to Better Humankind  - Petrochemical News

14 Jun  2011:  RIL Building Acetic Acid Facility; Adding PBR and SBR Capacities  - Petrochemical News

14 Jun  2011:  Platts US morning market analysis: Asian petchem prices lower  - PLATTS

14 Jun  2011:  NWE ethylene, propylene spot prices fall on prompt length, low demand  - PLATTS

14 Jun  2011:  Brazil to tighten control over supply and demand for ethanol  - PLATTS

13 Jun  2011:  Propylene prices in Asia tumble  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 Jun  2011:  Prices of SM in Asia last week decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 Jun  2011:  CDU planned to be taken offstream by Showa Shell Sekiyu  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 Jun  2011:  European PS offers lose ground in Italy and Turkey  - CHEMORBIS

13 Jun  2011:  Japan's chemical companies must change - KPMG  - ICIS

13 Jun  2011:  INSIGHT: A mini-crisis? We'll know in a few weeks  - ICIS

10 Jun  2011:  PA prices slip in South East Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Jun  2011:  2EH prices in Asia decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Jun  2011:  Marun operating cracker at lesser rates  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Jun  2011:  June caustic prices steady despite short Asian and Latin markets  - PLATTS

10 Jun  2011:  Solvay to invest Eur15 mil in Italy polymers expansion project  - PLATTS

10 Jun  2011:  Sinopec says losses at Chinese refineries pile up as they refine more  - PLATTS

10 Jun  2011:  Import, local PE prices post steep declines in SEA  - CHEMORBIS

10 Jun  2011:  EVENING SNAPSHOT - Asia Markets Summary  - ICIS

10 Jun  2011:  Tonen Chemical shuts Kawasaki cracker on mechanical issues  - ICIS

9 Jun  2011:  Prices of propylene slip in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Jun  2011:  Prices of SM firm in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Jun  2011:  Taiyo Vinyl to shutdown PVC plant at Osaka  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Jun  2011:  US PVC re-emerges in Italy and China this month  - CHEMORBIS

8 Jun  2011:  PX prices tumble in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

8 Jun  2011:  Prices of toluene slip in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

8 Jun  2011:  CNPC to undertake maintenance at ACN plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

8 Jun  2011:  LNG market's high costs likely to deter oil traders - Vitol CEO  - ICIS

8 Jun  2011:  China's Zhejiang Yisheng Petrochemical starts up new PTA plant  - ICIS

8 Jun  2011:  European PP regains its competitiveness in Italy  - CHEMORBIS

7 Jun  2011:  SM prices decline in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

7 Jun  2011:  Asian benzene prices tumble  - POLYMERUPDATE

7 Jun  2011:  Chinese producer mulls startup of SM plant next year  - POLYMERUPDATE

7 Jun  2011:  Steep declines witnessed in China's ABS markets  - CHEMORBIS

6 Jun  2011:  Propylene rates across Asia decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 Jun  2011:  MEG prices end last week in Asia higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 Jun  2011:  Shutdown likely to be undertaken at PO plant of Tokuyama  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 Jun  2011:  Shin-Etsu's Kashima PVC Facility Returns to Full-Scale Production  - Petrochemical News

6 Jun  2011:  Lanxess Decides on Site in Singapore For 'World's Largest Nd-PBR Plant'  - Petrochemical News

6 Jun  2011:  US ethylene CP settles up 1.25 cents at 58.50 cents/lb for May  - PLATTS

6 Jun  2011:  Pertamina's losses from subsidized fuels, LPG sales hit $164 mil in Q1  - PLATTS

6 Jun  2011:  Weak demand, rising supply push NWE naphtha into contango  - PLATTS

3 Jun  2011:  ACN prices nosedive in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

3 Jun  2011:  DOP prices in Asia edge higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

3 Jun  2011:  QFAC mulls maintenance at MTBE plant in 2012  - POLYMERUPDATE

3 Jun  2011:  Poor demand from China pushing up LLDPE supply in other global markets  - CHEMORBIS

2 Jun  2011:  SM prices bolster higher in Asia on Wednesday  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Jun  2011:  European benzene prices down adjust  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Jun  2011:  Qilu plans turnaround at VCM plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Jun  2011:  Asia MEG slumps after 11% gain in three trading sessions  - ICIS

2 Jun  2011:  India's ONGC offers 35,000 tonnes naphtha for late June  - ICIS

2 Jun  2011:  US, Saudi Arabia, Iran compete for Turkey's imports in April  - CHEMORBIS

1 Jun  2011:  PP prices in parts of Asia slide on Tuesday  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Jun  2011:  Benzene prices in Asia march higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Jun  2011:  MRPL eyes shutdown of cracker in Q3, 2011  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Jun  2011:  Thailand's PTT Chemical to restart LLDPE plant in mid-June  - ICIS

1 Jun  2011:  INSIGHT: Asia petrochemical industry warming to green future  - ICIS

1 Jun  2011:  Mid-Eastern producers reveal lower June prices to global PP markets  - CHEMORBIS