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Dow Electronic Materials Joins Sematech's EUV Project
Dow Electronic materials will be collaborating with Sematech researchers to develop and demonstrate ultra-violet...

Rail Traffic Up 15.4% Last Week
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 15.4% in the week ended January 30, to 46,085 cars,...

Eastman Wins Patent Infringement Case
The U.S. District Court in Wilmington, DE has ruled in favor of Eastman Chemical in a patent infringement...

Catalyst Division Lifts Grace's Profits
 W.R. Grace's fourth-quarter net income soared 83%, to $46.5 million excluding Chapter 11-related expenses,...

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Dr. Andrea Borruso Polyolefins Short Term Outlook

The wave of overcapacity coupled with the demand melt down is behind us. Now it is time to evaluate how the industry is restructuring and adapting to changes, where are the opportunities and which one are the key variables to monitor. The recent market swings in China have created major ripple waves in the rest of the world markets by forcing ME exports to other regions. The short term polyolefins outlook will be presented with emphasis on the sensitivity to key variables such as the market growth in China and its impact on the ME target markets and the possible balance between sustained projects developments and the needs of capacity rationalization.

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