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INEOS / SASOL Plans for HDPE joint venture finalised / Debt-financing details being worked out	12.06.2014
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES US-residential construction helps drive up demand by 9.8% annually / Market to reach USD 5.5 bn in 2018 / Freedonia report	11.06.2014
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EU chemicals output continues to rise in Q1 despite petrochemicals decline / Polymers production grows by 1.3% in March / Cefic data	10.06.2014
POLAND Plastics industry on steady growth track / Recycling remains a challenge / More than 90 people attend EuPC's recent “Opportunities for the Polish Plastics Industry” conference	03.06.2014
SWITZERLAND More than 10% of plastics consumption goes into PU / Rigid foams are the most important segment	02.06.2014
SHALE GAS UK “Reasonable” estimate sees 4.4 bn barrels of shale oil under southern England / Geological survey finds no significant gas potential / New financial incentives for local communities	02.06.2014
CHINA Plastics processing industry strengthens in 2013 / Upward trend continues in 2014 / Innovation needed to tackle overcapacity	27.05.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Production volumes recover in 2013 / Automotive, building and foreign trade drive sales / PlasticsEurope Deutschland president sees dark clouds	21.05.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING Italy collects and reuses more packaging in 2013 / Less waste to landfill	14.05.2014
ASSOCIATIONS German plastics converters association GKV cements its ties with China's CSRA at "Chinaplas" / More than 40 European representatives join business delegation to Shanghai	01.05.2014
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES "Plastivision Arabia" fair held in Sharjah / Weighing in on a dedicated plastic park strategy / Focus on downstream industries / First "Print Pack Arabia" well received	24.04.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY MARKET China key to European plastics machinery suppliers / Domestic sales increasing in importance / Market accounts for 10% of Euromap exports in 2012 / “Chinaplas” in Shanghai gets underway	23.04.2014
CHINA POLYETHYLENE MARKET Current five-year plan sees new production plants brought on stream / Dependence on imports declines / International producers see sales fall short of expectations / Will the next PE flood come in before the shale gas volumes?	22.04.2014
ITALY Proposals for preserving the plastics industry / Suggesting creation of large-scale national cluster / Fragmented industry should agglomerate / New study by European House – Ambrosetti	15.04.2014
ARTIFICIAL GRASS Strong growth forecast / M&A activity likely / EMEA is largest market / AMI multi-client study	15.04.2014
BASF / SINOPEC Nanjing-based BASF-YPC joint venture commences acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers production	11.04.2014
BASF TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS New furnace commissioned at Texan cracker / Ethylene output raised / Capable of using ethane as feedstock	26.03.2014
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Chemical output stagnant in 2013 / H2 growth helped pull sector out of a recession / Net trade surplus reached EUR 46 bn / Sector confidence down slightly in January 2013 / Cefic report	25.03.2014
BRAZIL Flexible packaging accounted for 79% of LLDPE demand in 2013 / Maxiquim study	21.03.2014
PACKAGED WATER African demand growth slows on weakening infrastructure and rising prices / PET bottles comparatively expensive / Canadean research	19.03.2014
SHALE GAS Fracking company Cuadrilla lifts UK shale estimate / Experts warn of complex local factors	11.03.2014
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Latest BPF poll finds sector optimistic about 2014 / 73% of respondents expect UK sales levels to rise / Half anticipate increase in profitability / Energy supply and recruitment of skilled staff remain problematic	03.03.2014
SHALE GAS Legal dispute between Argentina and Spain's Repsol over YPF expropriation comes to a close / USD 5 bn agreement / Argentine shale gas now up for grabs	28.02.2014
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Leading associations call on government to reduce tax on energy-efficient building products and shale gas exploration / Propose higher landfill tariffs and warn about rising energy costs	27.02.2014
TURKEY Plastics industry continues to see solid growth rates / Europe's second largest plastics processing country / More than 8m t of polymers converted in 2013 / Activities centre around Istanbul / Strongly dependent on feedstock imports	25.02.2014

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