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FRANCE / ITALY Packaging by far largest market for injection-moulded thermoplastics / PP and PET account for biggest share / AMI report	20.12.2018
UPONOR Finnish pipes manufacturer closes down activities in Asia	18.12.2018
PET TRAYS Petcore and PRE publish design guidelines for thermoformed trays	05.12.2018
COMPOSITES UK Royal attendees open McLaren Automotive's CRP centre / Research association NCC aims to advance series production of car components	30.11.2018
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING “Formnext” trade fair showcases advancing technology / Increasing use in production / Plastics still most common material / Further success depends on material availability and costs	29.11.2018
MASTERPLAST Hungarian group closes down EPS insulation board production site in Romania	29.11.2018
COMPOSITES Fewer exhibitors at "Composites Europe" / Industry associations and organisers to counteract in 2019 with "Foam Expo" / GRP growth in Europe at 2017 level / Thermoplastic matrix products and pultrusion are strong	21.11.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Production up in 2018 / Increase in both sales and volume / Companies facing higher energy costs and shortage of skilled workers	19.11.2018
AGRICULTURAL FILMS RECYCLING Crisis situation for agrifilms recycling in France / Weak demand for recyclates / Price pressure on rPE	16.11.2018
EVONIK Multilayer PMMA film plant opens in Germany	16.11.2018
PLAST EURASIA Plastics trade fair to be held in Istanbul in December	15.11.2018
UNITI Swedish start-up plans to make e-cars at Silverstone / UK facility expected to be making the Uniti "One" two-seater by 2020 / Partnerships with CRP processors and battery specialists	14.11.2018
PLASTIC PIPES GERMANY Significant rise in production volume in 2017 / Building boom boosts order volumes / Industry association continues confident / Macroeconomic factors leading to uncertainty	09.11.2018
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Sales slump puts sector under pressure in Germany and Europe / Weakness especially apparent with SCR tanks for diesel vehicles / Situation could mean a breather for plastics processors / Brexit and e-car issues	01.11.2018
WORLD TRADE US polyolefin exports to China expected to halve in 2019	30.10.2018
BAVARIA YACHTBAU German boat maker set to downsize / Comprehensive restructuring	26.10.2018
VITASHEET German manufacturer of sheet and thermoforming film renamed epsotech	26.10.2018
SIDEL Takeover of Italian firm PET Engineering / European technology centre for beverage containers	22.10.2018
INJECTION-MOULDED PLASTICS PP to outpace growth of other polymers / Packaging to remain dominant end-use market / Volatile feedstock costs and sustainability issues are challenges / BCC Research study	12.10.2018
PET TRAYS Policymakers urged not to set consumption cuts / Call for collection targets / Industry pledge to raise recyclate content to 70%	12.10.2018
EFEKT PLUS Polish stretch film specialist expands capacity / First line due on stream in 2019	04.10.2018
WESTLAKE Purchase of European PVC compounder Nakan / Fate of Alphacan and Omniplast unclear	28.09.2018
SELCOM Italian manufacturer extends capacity / Carbon fibre fabrics for automotive industry	27.09.2018
ARKEMA Composites for oil and gas industry / Joint venture with Canadian company Barrday	26.09.2018
DSM Formfutura named distributor of high-performance filaments for 3D printing	26.09.2018

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