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EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Confidence maintained despite minimal output growth / Sales down 4% / Trade surplus deteriorates / Polymers output continues pointing down in June / Cefic chemicals trends report	09.09.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK 413,000 t of plastics recycled in H1 / Close to 50% of annual goal met / Q2 sees slight rise in material exported for reprocessing	31.08.2015
SIMOLDES Plastics division builds new production hall in Czech Republic / EUR 30m investment to cater to rising regional automotive demand	27.08.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Feedstock price swings reflected in the statistical H1 balance sheet / Depressed sales at the start of the year gradually lifted by cost rises / Full-year revenues could set new record	25.08.2015
NORTH AMERICAN PVC FILMS MARKET Regulatory pressures limit US and Canada growth / Production could shift to Mexico / Grand View Research report	25.08.2015
CHINA Medium-level growth has become the new normal / Plastics processing sector expansion in current Five Year Plan 50% less than in preceding period / CPPIA officials point to need for innovation	20.08.2015
LYONDELLBASELL Follow-up: Petchems giant confirms sale of Argentine PP producer Petroken to YPF	20.08.2015
NATIONAL PLASTICS PROCESSING CENTRE WMG establishes UK national hub for innovation and research in plastics processing / Fully integrated approach to design, manufacturing and disposal	20.08.2015
PET RECYCLING India introduces ban on imports of post-consumer PET waste / 78,000 t of material turned away in May / Domestic recycling industry relied on 70-80% imports	19.08.2015
SKEBERIS Greek plastics trader builds 250,000 t/y warehouse in UAE / Joint venture with Tristar	17.08.2015
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CHINA Sector growth exceeds global average / Foreign investors hampered by "buy local" guidelines and murky registration criteria / Local producers under pressure to modernise / Government funds innovation	14.08.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Devastating explosion in China rocks Tianjin free trade zone / Dagang refinery hub apparently not affected	13.08.2015
US POLYETHYLENE MARKET Business at Houston port buzzing / Large new export storage facility set to open in 2017	11.08.2015
FRANCE National Assembly passes energy transition bill / Ban on plastic single-use carrier bags and tableware / Legislation also promotes building insulation / Plastics industry critical	04.08.2015
SOUTH KOREA Petrochemical industry sets new records in Q2 / High margins drive earnings / Competitive pressure nevertheless likely to rise again soon	04.08.2015
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European market to grow by 2% per year to 2019, led by eastern Europe / PCI Films study	31.07.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY First-half of 2015 better than expected / Polymer supply shortage burdens converters / Digital revolution “Industry 4.0” not yet a topic / Outlook for second half deteriorates / Readership survey	29.07.2015
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY BPF survey points to improved business confidence / Increased expectations for higher sales and investments	28.07.2015
POLAND Plastics industry sees dynamic growth / Processing rises by 7% in 2014 / 3.1m t polymer consumption / Dependent on feedstock imports / Few petrochemical projects / Large-scale investment in packaging	22.07.2015
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Formidable competitive turnaround through shale gas / Exports to Europe and Latin America will improve US trade balance / American Chemistry Council report	13.07.2015
BP Phase 3 PTA plant starts up at Zhuhai / Chinese site first to use UK group's newest technology	08.07.2015
SHALE GAS UK's Lancaster County Council rejects two shale gas exploration permits / Setback for fracking industry / Environmental advocates cheer decision / Cuadrilla likely to appeal	02.07.2015
PACKAGING RECYCLING “Reflex Project” makes inroads in recyclability of multi-layer packaging and NIR sorting systems / UK-based programme to set the groundwork for a circular economy for flexible packaging	01.07.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING SWITZERLAND First national sorting centre for plastics bottles opened in Frauenfeld / Müller Recycling invests more than EUR 9m	24.06.2015
SWITZERLAND Plastics sector recovers slightly in 2014 / Rise in revenues and processed volumes put an end to previous downtrend / Recovery short-lived / Franc revaluation brakes economic development	22.06.2015

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