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POLAND Plastics industry continues on the road to growth / Processing segment gains 3% / Local polymer supply still inadequate / Lack of investment / Strong customer industries / Uncertain political landscape	17.01.2017
GERMAN PLASTICS PACKAGING IK industry association expects further growth in 2017 / Optimistic start to new year / Renewable Energies Law remains an obstacle	11.01.2017
TEIJIN Acquisition of Continental Structural Plastics completed	10.01.2017
CORRECTION - INNOVIA Canada's CCL Industries acquires UK-based BOPP film manufacturer / EUR 810m deal	21.12.2016
BOGE RUBBER & PLASTICS Groundbreaking for new production facility in Mexico	20.12.2016
AGRICULTURAL FILMS Global market to grow by 7% per year, led by Asia / Grand View Research report	15.12.2016
POLIFILM Former Folag production company purchased in Vietnam / Plans for future extension	06.12.2016
GURIT Acquisition of BASF's PET structural foam business / Volpiano operation to be integrated in composite materials unit	06.12.2016
EVONIK Raising “Rohacell” polymethacrylimide foam output in Germany / Additional capacity to go on stream in H2 2017	23.11.2016
PACKAGING RESEARCH No adverse impact from using rPET in hot-fill bottles / Performance acceptable but yellowing at high recyclate levels affects aesthetics / PTI study	16.11.2016
TEIJIN Plans for carbon fibre production site in the US / Property acquired in South Carolina	15.11.2016
IVY GROUP New name for Kem One Innovative Vinyls / OpenGate Capital portfolio company / Focus on PVC compounds, profiles and pipes	03.11.2016
VERSTRAETE IML Belgian in-mould labels specialist to open first US facility / Co-located at plant operated by parent company Constantia Flexibles	01.11.2016
WAGO Second injection moulding plant in Poland / Commissioning scheduled for mid-2017	27.10.2016
PLASTICS MARKET Global plastics production grows by 3.5% / European output declines slightly / Consumption in EU rises / Turkey is the biggest buyer of resins / Trade surplus crumbles / Report from PlasticsEurope presented at "K 2016"	24.10.2016
BENECKE-KALIKO Continental subsidiary acquires surface specialist Hornschuch / Film, laminate and artificial leather producer joins automotive OEM	24.10.2016
EVONIK Price hike for semi-finished PMMA products	21.10.2016
LIDL UK Banishing 5p bags and throwaway mindset / German parent bans standard plastic bags	18.10.2016
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY British Plastics Federation outlines priorities for Brexit talks / Single market access “crucial” / Converters depend on EU for polymer / Some 40% of plastics firms foreign-owned	13.10.2016
HIGH BARRIER FILMS Growth rates expected to exceed those of general food packaging film / Applications differ greatly according to world region / AMI report	11.10.2016
MATERIALISE Expansion of Polish facility to meet growing demand and enhance competence / Completion due in May 2017	07.10.2016
FRANCE Company investments drive growth / Plastics processing segment suffers from ageing technology / No access to key growth markets / Focus on new technologies and recycling	04.10.2016
SWITZERLAND Broad decline in plastics industry sales in 2015 / Rise in Swiss franc's value leads to 7.5% fall in revenues / Minimal headcount reduction / Plastics waste exports down / Optimistic outlook for 2016	21.09.2016
SERIOPLAST New plant starts up in Turkey / Containers for Unilever / Latest expansion for Italian blow moulder	21.09.2016
LEONI Electrical systems supplier acquires Chinese competitor Wuhan Hengtong / Fraud results in profit warning	21.09.2016

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