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PLASTIC PACKAGING TURKEY
Consumption forecast to rise more than 10% in 2017 / Urbanisation and spread of supermarket chains drive demand / Injection moulding leads plastic processing capabilities / Pagev report and AMI database
29.01.2018
FRANCE
Relatively limited market growth in 2017 / Share of exports declining slightly / Paris declares closed-loop economy a priority issue / Plastics converters' association FEP opposes quota for recyclate use
23.01.2018
ARMACELL
Global price hike for PET foams
17.01.2018
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY
IK industry association notes very positive mood / Strong hopes for good economic development
12.01.2018
AMERICAN BIAXIS
BOPA film production set to increase in Canada
11.01.2018
CIECH PIANKI
PU soft foam manufacturer's warehouse expansion now operational / Further capacity increase planned
10.01.2018
GEKOPLAST
Italian Karton group poised to acquire Polish panels manufacturer
05.01.2018
SYNTHOS
Polish firm converts grey EPS production to graphite
05.01.2018
BULGARIA
Potential as low-cost plastics processing hub / New investments to drive growth in export-oriented processing / AMI database
21.12.2017
UNITED KINGDOM
EuPC and BPF release joint position paper on Brexit / EU-27 exports EUR 6.6 bn to UK / Importance of duty-free trade and border efficiency / Circular economy should include the UK
20.12.2017
ALUPOL
Investment in BOPP film production in Krakow / Second Brückner line will be installed in 2019
11.12.2017
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
3D printing heads for small series production / "Formnext" exhibition in Frankfurt a "centre of gravity" / Market expected to triple by 2023 / Quality assurance a difficult issue
01.12.2017
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Production value up by almost 4% / Industry association expecting a positive outcome for the year
27.11.2017
PLASTIC PIPES GERMANY
Production volume stagnates in 2016 / Shift towards PE and away from other materials / Earnings still under pressure / Industry association hopes for positive impetus from Berlin
24.11.2017
UNITED KINGDOM
"Brexit" and plastics industry / BPF fears high trade costs with the EU / Priorities include access to skills / European chemical industry signs joint statement / Plastics exports to UK particularly important for Ireland
21.11.2017
SPAIN
Catalonia's quest for independence clouds economic prospects / Region is plastics industry heavyweight / Strikes and demonstrations ahead of new elections
17.11.2017
SGL
Carbon fibre producer takes sole ownership of Benteler-SGL / Deal expands serial production capabilities and gains sites in Austria
15.11.2017
BOGE RUBBER & PLASTICS
New automotive plant in Mexico opens / VW and Daimler among first customers
08.11.2017
TORAY
Japanese chemicals giant to open new European automotive centre / Facility will develop and supply advanced materials
07.11.2017
AGRICULTURAL FILMS
Use of plastics in agriculture increasing worldwide / Reaction to shortage of land area and water / Biodegradable mulch films included in EU fertilisers regulation for first time / Biopolymers and recycling associations have conflicting opinions
06.11.2017
FAIRS
"Plast Eurasia" 2017 in Istanbul in December / Pagev forecasts Turkish plastics consumption in 2017 will be more than 9m t
01.11.2017
MATERIALISE
Expansion of 3D printing facilities in Belgium and Poland / Plant in Wroclaw to be country's largest
31.10.2017
THERMOFORMED PACKAGING
European market for thermoforms applications reaches 1.1m t / Further growth / Recyclates are important / Petcore Europe report
24.10.2017
BASF
Follow up: Contaminated PU foams do not pose a health hazard / Agitation in German mattress industry
16.10.2017
HEXCEL
Acquisition of Structil complete / Aerospace and industrial composites production in France
12.10.2017
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