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US PIPE MARKET
Over 6% growth forecast to 2016 as construction industry sees turnaround / Steel remains top material in value terms / PVC remains leading resin / Freedonia report
01.02.2013
MITSUI CHEMICALS
Raising PP compound output in the US to meet rising automotive demand
31.01.2013
GURIT
EUR 1.5m supply agreement with major Italian automotive OEM / Composite body panel production expanded in the UK
31.01.2013
GLOBAL PACKAGING MARKET
Plastic packaging causes most environmental concern in US and India / Demands for tougher quality controls and stricter environmental legislation / Innventia study
29.01.2013
PACKAGING MARKET
EU data shows packaging waste management is increasingly efficient / Decoupling from economic growth / EU 27 recovery rate reaches 76% in 2010 / Europen report
28.01.2013
NOVAMONT
Italian ice cream maker Grom switches all packaging and utensils to “Mater-Bi” bioplastic
24.01.2013
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Technical innovations spur medical plastics sector / European manufacturers invest 8% of revenues in R&D /3-D printing, miniaturisation and printed electronics increasingly inportant / Complex packaging requirements
22.01.2013
NETSTAL
“Elion” injection moulding machine to be demonstrated at “Medtec” trade fair
22.01.2013
RPC
Superfos business unit opens North American sales office
21.01.2013
ROWA MASTERBATCH
Antimicrobial additive counters pneumonia bacteria
21.01.2013
TEKNOR APEX
High-hardness TPVs introduced for medical applications
18.01.2013
CHINA INSULATION MARKET
Demand predicted to grow at more than 9% up to 2016 to EUR 7.8 bn / Foamed plastics account for largest share / Key drivers are building and construction sector, as well as industrial and HVAC equipment / Freedonia report
17.01.2013
ACTEGA
TPE compound developed for medical tubing applications / Material to be presented at MEDTEC Europe exhibition
16.01.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING
German packaging producers start 2013 on an optimistic note, new IK association survey shows / Raw materials price situation remains tense
14.01.2013
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS
“Solviva” high-performance biomaterials now available for Chinese healthcare industry / Part of global rollout
14.01.2013
US PLASTIC FILM MARKET
Demand to grow by 1.8% annually to 2016 / Material performance and source reduction will drive gains / LLDPE remains leading material / Freedonia survey
11.01.2013
US CAPS AND CLOSURES
Plastic accounts for 79% of demand as shift away from glass and metal packaging continues / Overall market to grow by 4.4% annually in 2016 / Freedonia report
09.01.2013
FOOD PACKAGING
Producers must be aware of the “rise of the consumer” / Packaging designs will be driven by informed shoppers demanding more from retailers / Linpac innovation manager speaks at AMI's “Thin wall packaging 2012" conference in Cologne
21.12.2012
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Swiss parliament votes to ban single-trip plastic bags / Federal Council must make final decision / No litter problem
19.12.2012
CONTITECH
New air conditioning and motor cable plant in Kaluga / Supplying Renault and AvtoVaz
12.12.2012
RPC
Acquisition of fellow UK packaging producer Manuplastics
12.12.2012
INSULATION
Global demand to reach USD 60 bn by 2016 / Foamed plastic sees largest gains / Asia-Pacific spearheads growth / Latest Freedonia study
06.12.2012
LINPAC
Ropak Packaging subsidiary sold to Bway Corporation / Latest in a string of divestitures
05.12.2012
RETAIL-READY PACKAGING
Global market reaches USD 54 bn in 2011 / Asia to lead gains with 6% average annual growth to 2017 / Worldwide retail market performance will influence demand increases / Smithers Pira report
03.12.2012
BRAZIL
Plastic packaging demand to rise by 4.9% per year to 2015 / Highest growth rates expected for PP and PET
30.11.2012
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