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TURKEY Plastic packaging demand stable in 2019 / Output lifts 2% and exports rise 7%	20.07.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Well equipped for second Covid-19 wave / Advantages of global and local supply chains / Companies focus on liquidity	17.07.2020
BOPP FILMS Global demand continues to expand despite coronavirus-related slowdown / Strong growth in emerging markets / AMI report	13.07.2020
MANAGEMENT Mid-sized plastics processors in Germany underestimate risks of cyber attacks / One in four businesses affected	10.07.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Rising demand for flexible films could boost recycling / Inadequate collection and recycling capacities are major obstacles / PRE report	08.07.2020
NOVA CHEMICALS / BRÜCKNER Launch of high-density BOPE technology for packaging films	08.07.2020
RECTICEL Sale of joint venture Eurofoam completed / Automotive Interiors segment also divested	06.07.2020
CORONAVIRUS Pandemic to lead to major production and supply chain shift in global manufacturing industry / UK university study	01.07.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING Flexible formats to grow the fastest to 2024 / Demand growth in emerging markets to outperform world average / Smithers report	29.06.2020
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Covid-19 crisis catches up with the sector in Germany / “Dramatic consequences” from second half year onwards / ZDB association expects zero growth at best / Non-residential construction particularly affected	26.06.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Industry takes a hard hit from Covid-19 / Many converters need the “ventilation” provided by the government	26.06.2020
ELASTOMER AND RUBBER INDUSTRY Historically weak December takes German manufacturers' figures deep into the red / Pressure even before Covid-19 / Three scenarios for the sector in 2020 / Commitment to the “Green Deal”	19.06.2020
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST Expansion of US facility / Barrier packaging films for pharma market	19.06.2020
SERIOPLAST Italian packaging producer set for expansion / EUR 77m credit line for constructing three new plants	18.06.2020
DOMO BOPA film production in Germany to close / Global overcapacity bites	17.06.2020
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Use and investments rise / Challenges persist on product quality and cost / Survey by 3D printing company Sculpteo	15.06.2020
SIMONA Acquisition of majority stake in aquaculture specialist Stadpipe / Boost for the application segment	15.06.2020
SENOPLAST Start-up of thermoformed sheet production in China / Panels for trains and cars	15.06.2020
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Voting period for "Best Polymer Producers Awards" extended due to Covid-19 / Winners to be announced online in September	10.06.2020
VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS Production site in Poland opened	08.06.2020
ALPLA Takeover of Spanish blow moulder Bopla / Plastic bottles for cosmetics and personal care products	03.06.2020
POLYURETHANE Foam plants returning to production in May albeit at reduced rates	02.06.2020
BRASKEM Polyolefins producer launches PP grades for 3D printing	02.06.2020
PROFINE Acquisition of Aperture Trading's remaining business / Assets include extrusion lines in UK	28.05.2020
MTD Injection moulding plant in Hungary to close / Fewer dismissals than expected at German subsidiary	28.05.2020

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