PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

North American shale gas deposits shift the feedstock balance / Second cheapest route to ethylene / Asian naphtha base too costly? / Large gas deposits in France and Poland / Public sentiment sours on fracking

PLASTICS AND HEALTH

ECPI: Industry protests French bill banning phthalates / Legislation takes first parliamentary hurdle

PLASTIVALOIRE

Merger talks with competitor Bourbon / Creation of a key strategic injection moulding group imminent?

TOTAL

Follow up: Strikes called off for now / Propylene production could return to normal in several days