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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
CUPS AND LIDS MARKET
US consumption to reach USD 10 bn in 2018 / Lid demand growth to outpace cups / Foodservice market will remain largest application sector / Freedonia report
24.07.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Exports rise again in first quarter led by China / Imports remain weak / "Much-needed injection of confidence"
21.07.2014
FRANCE
Ban on lightweight plastic bags from 2016 / Retail associations warn of additional costs to the consumer of EUR 300m per year
18.07.2014
SOUTH AFRICA
Commodity plastics consumption to grow by 4.7% per year to 2017 / Growing demand for packaged foods / Frost & Sullivan report
08.07.2014
MITSUBISHI / SABIC
Plans for Saudi MMA and PMMA complex finalised / Start-up targeted for mid-2017
04.07.2014
SHALE GAS
Spain's constitutional court throws out fracking ban / Some estimate reserves as high as 1.4 tr cbm
01.07.2014
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Asia Pacific market to grow by 6.2% per year to 2017 / Improving regulations and investments to boost demand / Frost & Sullivan report
01.07.2014
SWITZERLAND
Plastics industry continues its decline in 2013 / Drop in volume of material processed / Companies report stable operations / Construction and packaging sectors hope for economic improvement
30.06.2014
ITALY
Plastics sector still in crisis mood / Consumption of all polymers declines in 2013
27.06.2014
UK INDUSTRY
Growth in output boosted by plastic and rubber sector / Highest production in 40 years
18.06.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
VDMA revises down 2014 sales prediction / Orders in Germany boosted by investment in plant and equipment / Foreign export growth to slow
17.06.2014
NOVA CHEMICALS
First barrels of ethane from Bakken Shale formation arrive in Joffre / New feedstock mix should enable full-scale production at group's PE plants
17.06.2014
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
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