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POLYPLEX Indian BOPET film manufacturer continues to grow its business / Expansion in Turkey and Thailand	08.12.2010
SPAIN / PORTUGAL Plastics consumption recovering slowly after the crisis / Injection moulders face pressure to consolidate / AMI report	07.12.2010
WINDOW MARKET Despite crisis-related damper, emerging countries continue to drive sales / Market driven by dynamic construction business / 3.5% growth expected in 2010	03.12.2010
PACKAGING MARKET UK packaging association warns of rising PET prices	29.11.2010
SEALED AIR New microlayer technology for thin shrink film / Expansion in Asia and Latin America / Shrinkable sleeves segment about to start business	29.11.2010
CHINA Plastics production on a rapid ascent in H1 2010 / Increasing danger of overcapacities	25.11.2010
UKRPLASTIC EBRD loan to improve energy efficiency and environmental standards in Ukraine	24.11.2010
PLASTICS PROCESSING IN GERMANY IKB bank still sees considerable insolvency risk among plastics processors / Sales of German rubber and plastics industry back at 2007 level next year / Producers follow converters to growth regions	23.11.2010
PLASTIC PIPES German business climate index hits new high / Polymer price rises still pressuring earnings	11.11.2010
PROMENS Olympus Partners acquires six rotational moulding businesses in US / Focus shifts to European market	11.11.2010
INEOS FILMS Pressure on margins forces price hikes	08.11.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS What goes down must come up / Sales continue to rise / Production volumes picked up in H1 2010 / Technical components highly volatile	05.11.2010
MEXICHEM Takeover of Plásticos Rex and Policyd wrapped up	04.11.2010
DUPONT Price increase for “Butacide” and “Butacide” PVB interlayer products	03.11.2010
TUBES Innovation in design / New developments enhance appearance and add strength to brand and image	31.10.2010
MALAYSIA Polymer production volume of 1.8m t in 2009 / Processing sector dominated by family-run SMEs / Most activity in industrial parks / Business gradually returning to pre-2008 levels / Roadmap for the future	18.10.2010
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST Price increase for PVC and PET rigid films	18.10.2010
MITSUBISHI PLASTICS New plant for optical polyester film in China / Two lines to turn out a total of 45,000 t/y	15.10.2010
UK INJECTION MOULDING 20% of polymers processed in 2009 were injection moulded / PP is the most popular choice / Ongoing decline in number of local moulders / Latest AMI guide	13.10.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING German players adopt cautious outlook for Q4 / Margins suffer from extremely high feedstock prices	11.10.2010
FOAMED PLASTICS / POLYURETHANES German association predicts local market will recover / Country expected to consume 1.7m t foams and PU in 2010 / “Fragile uptrend” could be jeopardised by high raw material and energy prices	08.10.2010
COMPOSITE ONE New Hungarian plant for aviation composite parts	29.09.2010
UMECO Chinese jv to produce vacuum bagging films	29.09.2010
HUHTAMAKI Most European rigid plastic businesses sold to Sun Capital subsidiary	24.09.2010
PLASTIVALOIRE Merger talks with competitor Bourbon / Creation of a key strategic injection moulding group imminent?	23.09.2010

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