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BIOPLASTICS Novamont-coordinated ReBioFoam project publishes findings / Microwave process to manufacture 3-D components	07.02.2013
PAKISTAN Symphony CEO welcomes plastic bag legislation / All plastics must be oxo-biodegradable from April	07.02.2013
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
RPC Superfos business unit opens North American sales office	21.01.2013
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
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
RPC Acquisition of fellow UK packaging producer Manuplastics	12.12.2012
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
NORTH AMERICA Rigid plastic packaging market to grow by 2.6% per year to 2017 / Flexible packaging growth predicted at 2.3% / Smithers Pira study	27.11.2012
BOREALIS Transparent PP grade developed for frozen food applications / Higher flow and improved stiffness	19.11.2012
EUROPEAN FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Consumption grows by 2% in 2011 / Customers pay the price of rising costs / PCI Films report	12.11.2012
US PLASTIC CONTAINERS Resin demand to exceed 6.4m t in 2016 / Market to reach USD 32 bn / Food and pharma applications expected to see fastest gains / PET and HDPE account for a combined 86% of production in 2011 / Freedonia report	05.11.2012
EXXONMOBIL BOPP films business to be sold to India's Jindal PolyFilm / Merged capacity totals 480,000 t/y	30.10.2012
RPC Madrid production plant will move to new facilities / Investing in injection and blow moulding technologies	25.10.2012
FRANCE Flexible packaging producers face “difficult economic environment” / Business slowdown in 2012	22.10.2012
SABIC HDPE grade developed for large containers in healthcare applications	18.10.2012
WORLD PROTECTIVE PACKAGING Demand set to rise by 6.3% annually to 2016 / Increasing manufacturing output and consumer spending fuel gains / Asia Pacific will record highest growth / Freedonia report	11.10.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING German plastics packaging association IK predicts economic decline in Q4 / Warns of rising feedstock costs, supply shortages	09.10.2012
COCA-COLA Cooperating with India's JBF Industries to raise PET “PlantBottle” capacities / Building new bio-glycol plant in Brazil	04.10.2012

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