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SPeCiALTY ChemiCALS

35 Paints & Coatings: Demand to
remain Soft This Year

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New Construction Projects

24 Shell and CNOOC plan to expand China cracker • Evonik plans methyl mercaptan plant and methionine hike • BASF is unlikely to invest in Thai HPPO complex • Jacobs lands polysilicon contract in Italy • IndianOil shelves Paradip, India petchem plan • Axens provides aromatics technology to Saudi Arabia

basic Chemicals & Plastics

37 Asia present opportunities for plastics makers

37 Digest: LyondellBasell to close Texas PP compounding unit • Solvay increases hydrofluoric acid and soda ash prices

37 Ineos lifts PP force majeure

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39 Product Focus: Acrylonitrile 40 CW Price report

regulatory

41 Court upholds EPA and ACC in landmark clean air case

41 Climate bill dies in U.S.

Senate

41 Grace seeks high court review of asbestos ruling 41