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NEXEO SOLUTIONS Distributing Invista's “Torzen” PA 6.6 in Europe	26.11.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Weak August dampens Q3 results / Sector nevertheless expected to grow in 2014 / Many businesses still operate at high output rates / Improvement in September	25.11.2014
WANHUA World's largest MDI producer commissions new line in Yantai / Smaller old facility shuttered	25.11.2014
VIRIDOR GBP 12.5m recycling plant opened in UK / Annual capacity of 75,000 t	19.11.2014
CLARIANT Raising masterbatch capacity in Mexico / Building awareness for liquid masterbatches in North America	18.11.2014
PLASTIC PACKAGING UK Growth of more than 14% forecast in next five years / Threats lie ahead / Key Note study	17.11.2014
JAPAN METI industry ministry calls on petrochemical sector to implement more cracker consolidations	13.11.2014
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

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