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FAIRS Messe Düsseldorf plans "interplastica" satellite fairs in Russia / Debut in September 2015 in Kazan	01.06.2015
CHINA "Chinaplas" fair in Guangzhou booms / No progress in achieving petrochemical self-sufficiency / Slowly turning away from standard products / Calls for human safety and environmental protection becoming louder	29.05.2015
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PIE talks to BASF vice president Performance Materials Asia Pacific Andy Postlethwaite / “Automotive will remain our biggest market in China“ / Attention shifts from engineers to designers	27.05.2015
NPE 2015 Ringing in the revival of the US plastics industry / Shale gas will drive ethylene chains especially / Land of opportunities for European tier 2 and PE processors	18.05.2015
PACKAGING MARKET SPAIN Optimism grows in Spanish packaging industry / Rising demand and innovation provide biggest impact / Visitor numbers at "Hispack" trade fair increase	15.05.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Slight reduction in output in 2014 / Market's current zigzag movements prove exhausting	11.05.2015
SWISS PACKAGING MARKET Pressure exerted by franc's strength results in portfolio optimisations and longer working hours / Very few packaging producers consider outsourcing an option / SVI industry poll	08.05.2015
US FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Latest updates on new cracker projects / Thailand's PTT plans to launch ethylene production in Ohio / Braskem apparently getting cold feet in West Virginia	28.04.2015
ENGINEERING PLASTICS US demand forecast to rise by 2.6% per year to 2019 / Freedonia study	24.04.2015
SWITZERLAND Franc's strength puts massive pressure on packaging sector / SVI organises events aimed at dealing with currency issues	20.04.2015
NPE SPI reports strong visitor numbers at leading US plastics fair / Fewer Latin American exhibitors	14.04.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE Plastics associations voice concern over recent force majeure announcements / Processors increasingly under threat / Call for more transparency	07.04.2015
GRUPA AZOTY Planning new propylene facility in northern Poland / Propane dehydrogenation / High export share	31.03.2015
US PROCESSING 2015 sales growth to be led by automotive sector / Increased sourcing from foreign suppliers / Lack of skilled workforce remains key issue / MAPP survey	27.03.2015
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Positive year 2014 for Italian manufacturers / Growth in exports to US, EU and Asian countries / Production value reaches EUR 4 bn	27.03.2015
SWITZERLAND Swiss franc's gains hit plastics industry particularly hard / Exports cave in	26.03.2015
RECYCLING UK trials test kerbside recycling of flexible laminated packaging / Public-private project uses Enval technology	26.03.2015
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY BPF poll reveals ”further flat lining of business confidence” for 2015 / Number of companies expecting rise in profitability sales / Little investment planned / Recruitment of trained staff remains problematic	11.03.2015
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EU chemicals output treads water in 2014 / Petrochemicals production down 4% year-on-year / Cefic chemicals trends report	10.03.2015
FLAME RETARDANTS CHINA Domestic market worth USD 1.1 bn / 700,000 t produced in 2014 / Phosphorous materials replacing halogen-based ones / New report by GCiS China Strategic Research	26.02.2015
EXTEN Swiss film producer announces drastic salary cuts / Workforce on strike	25.02.2015
SHALE GAS Wales says it will place a moratorium on fracking / Regional parliament seeks devolved powers / German debate ramps up again / Ineos sees to clarify Grangemouth remarks	18.02.2015
USA Germany is main supplier of plastics and rubber machinery / Global deliveries exceed EUR 2 bn in 2013 / VDMA figures ahead of “NPE 2015”	18.02.2015
ARAB GULF STATES 2014 capacity utilisation levels return to long-term average / EU import duties put pressure on polymer exports / Polyolefin overcapacity? / Plastics processing sector still in its infancy / Plans for four large conversion sites	17.02.2015
BOREALIS PP compound capacity expansion in Brazil starts up	12.02.2015

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