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FOOD PACKAGING Producers must be aware of the “rise of the consumer” / Packaging designs will be driven by informed shoppers demanding more from retailers / Linpac innovation manager speaks at AMI's “Thin wall packaging 2012" conference in Cologne	21.12.2012
EUROPEAN ROTATIONAL MOULDING Cautious recovery in 2012 / Continued economic uncertainty hits infrastructure projects / AMI report	19.11.2012
EVENTS AMI to host ninth “Wood-Plastic Composites” conference in Vienna	15.10.2012
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES Growth in Southeast Asia outpaces Europe / Output forecast to rise 10% up to 2015	16.08.2012
EUROPEAN CABLE INDUSTRY Production accounts for 4% of value of resin output / Consolidation continues / PVC remains dominant material / Germany leads demand / AMI report	18.07.2012
BOPP FILM Global demand rises by 5.5% to reach over 6m t in 2011 / Asia is powerhouse of growth / China accounts for 40% of worldwide production / Ongoing global market consolidation / New AMI report	29.05.2012
THIN WALLED PACKAGING Consolidation changes face of European market / Producers react to falling profitability / AMI study	27.04.2012
EUROPEAN HEAVY DUTY SACKS Plastic now accounts for half of production / Share forecast to continue growing / Germany, Benelux and UK are principal markets / Use of LLDPE is set to increase / AMI report	18.04.2012
EUROPEAN MASTERBATCH INDUSTRY Moderate growth expected in coming years / Manufacturers focus on realignment and geographic expansion / Colorants and specialty products play a large role / AMI report on top 50 players	19.03.2012
EVENTS Third “GPCA Plastics Summit” in Dubai	08.02.2012
EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FILMS Industry consumes 545,000 t/y / Plastics use has given long-term boost to productivity / Concerns over disposal / Market relatively static / AMI report	30.01.2012
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Demand has recovered from last economic crisis but is still below 2007 peak / Development is “erratic and patchy” / German-speaking countries and engineering plastics lead / Volatility bites / AMI report	14.12.2011
BOREALIS Random PP copolymer for thin walled food packaging	29.11.2011
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES European market growing at 25% per year / Rosy prospects for the future / AMI study	27.10.2011
PALLET STRETCH MARKET Asia and Middle East to dominate growth up to 2015 / Europe will become net importer in next three years / AMI multi-client study	03.10.2011
BISCHOF + KLEIN German packaging and film manufacturer to build second plant in Saudi Arabia	03.10.2011
CAPS / CLOSURES European demand growth slows / Shift seen towards single-piece HDPE caps / AMI multi-client study	30.09.2011
POLYETHYLENE FILM European market at 7.5m t in 2010 / LDPE accounts for 46% but is feeling the pressure from LLDPE and metallocene grades / Bags and sacks dominate applications / Sector characterised by consolidations / Latest AMI report	15.09.2011
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET LFT PP demand growing in most applications / Increasing role in automotive design / AMI report	25.08.2011
CHINA The apple of the plastics world's eye? / Massive production and consumption levels / World's largest PP and engineering plastics producer / Rising interest in bioplastics / Chinaplas 2011 industry fair	17.05.2011
EVENTS AMI: PVC Formulation 2012	12.05.2011
THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDING Asian demand for thermoplastics compounds stands at 11m t / Colour compounds account for largest share / Sector dominated by independent companies / China is largest regional consumer and producer	29.04.2011
SOUTH AMERICA Pallet stretch film market to rise by 8% per year to 2014 / AMI report	16.12.2010
SPAIN / PORTUGAL Plastics consumption recovering slowly after the crisis / Injection moulders face pressure to consolidate / AMI report	07.12.2010
DRAKA Bidding wars ignite over cable manufacturer / Chinese outbid Italy's Prysmian / Nexans calls it quits	30.11.2010