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New Townsend Market Intelligence Report:  EVA Global Market Monthly 
First in a series of planned Market Intelligence Reports, Townsend’s EVA Global Market Monthly reports on EVA pricing & capacity changes around the world. Covering six key regional and global markets for EVA resin, the monthly intelligence reports cover current market activities, trends & drivers and transactional resin pricing (by %VA content range).

“This report fills a significant gap in EVA market intelligence” states David Anderson, Director of Consulting for Houston based market research firm Townsend Solutions. "Townsend is set to report on monthly pricing, trends and issues affecting growth in EVA markets around the world so our clients can be fully informed by the end of the first week of every month. This real time reporting is key for EVA buyers, petrochemical producers and other suppliers to the global EVA supply chain."

The EVA market was expected to see "robust" growth of upwards of 10% globally in 2011. This has been stalled by a variety of factors including unexpected slowdowns in key growth areas like solar cell applications. Stay informed with monthly updates! For subscription information and a free sample report contact Frances Davidson at +1-281-873-8733 Extension 120 or email fdavidson@townsendsolutions.com.


The Effects of Shale Gas on the North American Converting Industry
Recent announcements by Shell, Chevron Phillips, Dow and NOVA make it very clear that the polyolefins market in North America will change drastically over the next decade.

The suppliers are banking that the feedstock cost advantage of ethylene from shale-gas-derived ethane will be sustainable and will be the future of the industry, but there are still a lot of questions about what exactly all this means for converters of polyethylene.

Townsend Solutions has a team of research experts dedicated to looking at the impact shale gas will have on the polyethylene industry as they put together Townsend Solutions’ North American Collaborative Market Study: The Effects of Shale Gas on the North American Converting Industry. Some of the research team’s early findings are quite interesting.

The primary effects of the new supply will be felt in the area surrounding the Marcellus shale gas reserve – which will include the Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest United States. While there is already a heavy concentration of converters in those areas, the increased PE supply is sure to attract more, and Townsend’s researchers are digging in to discover exactly what that increased competition will mean in terms of everything from PE prices to logistics issues and availability of equipment. Also, beyond the regional impacts, researchers are investigating the potential for inter-material competition, import-export changes and much more.

“The recent shale gas discoveries have cast a lot of uncertainty on the North American and global PE markets, and there is great potential for the downstream market,” said David Anderson, Business Director – Global Polyolefin Consulting at Townsend. “We are excited about this study and exploring the implications of potentially less expensive ethylene monomer on the supply of PE polymers and how this will impact plastic converting business growth and the shifting business dynamics surrounding where plastic goods are produced.”

For more information about Townsend Solutions’ North American Collaborative Market Study: The Effects of Shale Gas on the North American Converting Industry, Download Brochure & White Paper or contact Frances Davidson at +1 281 873 8733 or email fdavidson@townsendsolutions.com.


2012 European Polyethylene CLASS Program Launching 
Beginning in February, more than 3,500 European Polyethylene processors will have the opportunity to provide extensive feedback to their resin suppliers regarding product and service offerings via the global market research firm, Townsend Solutions.  Sponsored by major European polymer suppliers, Townsend’s CLASS programs are the industry standard for independent, third-party perspective and insight into the needs and expectations of the plastic processing community.


Heat Stabilizer Market Changing
The global heat stabilizer market is expected to have increased growth through 2015. Heat stabilizers fall into three main categories: Mixed metals (BaZn, CaZn, CdZn), Tin based, and Lead based. Lead based stabilizers were the highest volume in 2007, but due to toxicity and environmental concerns, they are on the decline being replaced by the other types. New developments include safer organic and rare earth stabilizers, but market penetration is slow due to higher cost. In Europe, heat stabilizers have moved from Barium Zinc to Calcium Zinc (BaZn to CaZn). Industry players expect the same transition in North America and other regions of the world. 


Polyolefins Experts
With over 30 years of experience serving the plastics industry, Townsend is the leading provider of strategic business information on global EVA, HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, mLLDPE & PP markets.  Latest market data and reports include:

2011 Townsend Annual Polyethylene Report
Market Analysis & 5 Year Forecast:  Consumption, Capactiy & Trade

2011 Townsend Annual Polypropylene Report
Market Analysis & 5 Year Forecast:  Consumption, Capactiy & Trade

2011 Specialty PP Global Market Study
Atactic Polypropylene (APP), High Crystallinity Polypropylene (HCPP), Butene Copolymers, High Ethylene Random Copolymers and Terpolymers, In Situ Reactor TPOs, Styrenic and Acrylic (Grafted) PP Alloys, Functionalized Polypropylene Graft Copolymers, High Melt Strength Polypropylene (HMS), Specialty Filled and Reinforced Polypropylene, Metallocene Iso-tactic PP (miPP) & Syndiotactic PP (sPP)

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