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PLASTICS MARKETS GERMANY 2013 production levels slightly up year-on-year / Processing also shows positive trend / Still shy of 2011 levels / E&E usage down / Rise in medical applications / New records for plastics recycling / Latest Consultic study	04.11.2014
GERMAN PVC MARKET Building products are most dominant application / Recycling quota reaches nearly 100% / Consultic study	03.11.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA Exports decline by 3.5% in H1 2014 while imports rise by almost 99% / First half trade deficit reaches USD 138m / Injection moulding machines most popular / CPRJ report	24.10.2014
PET RECYCLING US bottle recycling rate reaches 31% in 2013 / Rising demand for rPET / Contamination concerns / NAPCOR/APR study	20.10.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA forecasts 2014 sales to fall slightly below 2013 level / EU 28 sees increase while exports abroad tumble / 2015 expected to record 4% rise / Sustainability initiative at "Fakuma"	17.10.2014
FAKUMA German plastics fair opens its doors in Friedrichshafen / Close to 1,800 exhibitors / Organiser extends show opening times / Injection moulders still dominate	14.10.2014
CHILE Growth in plastics industry expected to be 1.5% in 2014 / Recovery in final quarter / Slowdown in capital investment	14.10.2014
CHINA Plastics processors slow to introduce automated processes / Take-up impeded by technical challenges / More sophisticated technologies needed / CPRJ reports	06.10.2014
CHINA 13th Five Year Plan to reduce petrochemical overcapacities / Seven new hubs to be completed by 2020 / Coal-based production to rise dramatically	02.10.2014
PVC MARKET Most locally produced PVC in China sourced from coal / Carbide process dominant in developing north, northwestern regions / Market structurally oversupplied / Prices on steady downward spiral	25.09.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Half-year rise in imports aided by government stimulus measures / Exports slow but still positive / Asia sees largest increase	25.09.2014
RUSVINYL Russian PVC plant officially inaugurated / Output to substitute imports	23.09.2014
CARDIA BIOPLASTICS Additional waste bag orders from Nanjing take annual requirement to over EUR 700,000 / Other city districts undertaking trial programmes	11.09.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING Spanish household recycling rate reaches nearly 57% / EU's runner-up in 2013	25.08.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Solid growth in H1 2014 / Mild winter shifts construction season / Packaging and consumer goods remain stable / Technical parts producers report good business	22.08.2014
RUSVINYL First PVC test batch produced / Facility in start-up mode / Output to go towards domestic market	13.08.2014
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING US market to grow by 4.9% per year to 2018 / Led by strong demand for parenteral containers and blister packaging / Freedonia report	07.08.2014
SHALE GAS German environment agency remains sceptical on fracking / Latest expert opinion recommends tight restrictions / Draft legislation expected in autumn	05.08.2014
FRANCE Plastics processing sector expected to recover slightly in 2014 / Construction segment remains weak while automotive is largely stable / 2013 decline smaller than expected / State support for innovative and export-oriented companies	04.08.2014
SHALE GAS First exploration licences awarded in UK / Prelude to drilling permits / Scottish nationalists in a bind	01.08.2014
CARRIER BAGS Increasing use in UK supermarkets / Overall tonnage of bags continues to drop / Mandatory charges affect use in Wales and Northern Ireland	31.07.2014
WINDOWS MARKET Energy performance makes plastic fastest growing material / China demand supported by residential growth / US consumption driven by commercial applications / Two Freedonia reports	30.07.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Solid half-year performance / Positive development / Exports improve / Expectations for H2 somewhat lower / Players continue to suffer from renewable energy surcharges	25.07.2014
FRANCE Fédération de la Plasturgie sees 3,000 jobs threatened by proposed plastic bag ban / Calls for low-priced bioplastics	25.07.2014
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY First five months of 2014 see solid growth / Economy stable / Rising pressure on margins / IK industry association posts detailed figures for 2013	24.07.2014

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