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	Akzo Nobel to acquire Prime Automotive (09/10/2010)
	Grace to Present at KeyBanc Capital Markets Basic Materials & Packaging Conference on September 15, 2010 (09/10/2010)
	Bioplastics firm eyes Thailand (09/10/2010)
	Deswell Industries Inc posts higher net loss of USD2.2m for first quarter (09/10/2010)
	Keyuan Petrochemicals Starts Construction on New 70,000 Ton SBS Production Facility; Expect to Generate $110 million of Sales in 2012 (09/08/2010)
	IPL Announces Agreement to Privatize the Company for a Cash Consideration of $6.50 per Multiple Voting Share (09/07/2010)
	Publix Reaches 1 Billion Paper and Plastic Bags Saved (09/07/2010)
	BRIEF: Turkish petrochemical complex increases sales volume (09/03/2010)
	Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From Thailand: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (09/03/2010)
	Jim Rogers, President and CEO, Eastman Chemical Company, will address the Chemical and AG Science Conference, sponsored by Credit Suisse (09/02/2010)
	Greif, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2010 Results (09/01/2010)
	Biomagnetics to acquire assets of Lanzhou New Sunshine Plastics Industry (09/01/2010)

Polyethylene

While inquires were numerous, spot Polyethylene volumes remained tempered this past week as fresh spot offers, which included September price increase nominations, stifled potential transactions. After most PE prices began to inch up in the previous week, some grades stabilized while others pressed higher. HDPE-INJ, LLDPE-FILM, and even LDPE-FILM were all flat; while HMW-FILM and LDPE-INJ have stepped up $.02/lb. Perhaps the most notable gain ... [More]

Polypropylene

Spot Polypropylene prices gained another penny this past week and have now recovered $.11/lb from the June lows. At $.71/lb, railcars of Generic Prime HoPP are now just a penny shy of a 50% market retracement between the April peak of $.86/lb and the June trough at $.60/lb. Spot supplies of offgrade PP have eased, with HoPP now markedly more available than CoPP. After strong restocking purchasing in July and into August, processors seem comfor... [More]