BOPP FILM MARKET
Plant expansion still too fast for healthy consumption growth / Capacity utilisation below 70% / Consolidation unavoidable / Situation in China unclear / Middle East expands single-mindedly
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02.05.2013
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COMPOSITES MARKET
Focus on automation and mass production capability / Expected growth of 6-8% per year / GRP applications take a back seat in Europe / JEC Show in Paris experiences continued growth
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08.04.2013
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THERMAL INSULATION
European market to reach over EUR 10 bn by 2017/ Polymers lose out to fibres as demand rises for fire properties / Turkey leads growth in eastern Europe
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19.03.2013
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BRAZIL
Plastics processing: Local consumption rises 8.5% in 2012 / Trade deficit rises by more than 20%
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06.03.2013
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GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Industry association GKV cautiously optimistic for 2013 after flat 2012 / Concerns about volatile polymer supply, high energy costs and cheaper competition
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18.02.2013
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TURKEY
Plastics industry grows strongly again in 2012 / Processing business expands by around 9% / Nevertheless, margins under increasing pressure and investment activity declines / Highly dependent on international raw material markets
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06.02.2013
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FRANCE
Plastics processing sector posts losses in 2012 / Situation not expected to improve this year
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04.02.2013
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US PIPE MARKET
Over 6% growth forecast to 2016 as construction industry sees turnaround / Steel remains top material in value terms / PVC remains leading resin / Freedonia report
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01.02.2013
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US PLASTIC FILM MARKET
Demand to grow by 1.8% annually to 2016 / Material performance and source reduction will drive gains / LLDPE remains leading material / Freedonia survey
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11.01.2013
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BRAZIL
Domestic plastics processing industry unable to meet rising polymer demand / Imports increasingly important / China most important feedstock supplier
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21.11.2012
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EUROPEAN ROTATIONAL MOULDING
Cautious recovery in 2012 / Continued economic uncertainty hits infrastructure projects / AMI report
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19.11.2012
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PET FILM
Expiry of anti-dumping measure relating to products from Brazil, India and Israel
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14.11.2012
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DECORATIVE COATINGS
Eastern Europe has high growth potential / ICDLI industry association presents Pöyry market study
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22.10.2012
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UK INJECTION MOULDERS
Sales expansion could harm financial stability / 111 companies in danger / Plimsoll study
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09.10.2012
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Roland Roth, president of the German packaging producers' association, talks to PIE about the state of Germany's plastics packaging sector
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04.10.2012
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