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FLUOROPOLYMERS Chinese market expected to grow at 6-8% a year / Automotive sector drives / Foreign players vying to get in on the action / CCM International report	22.08.2012
EVONIK “Plexiglas” showroom in Turkey / Celebrating 25 years in the country	21.08.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Plastics industry holds its own in H1 2012 market turbulence / Expectations of slackening business going forward / Raw materials and euro crisis continue to bite	14.08.2012
SRI LANKA Government grant to support local plastics industry / Sector dominated by SMEs / Plastics consumption expected to rise by 10-12% per year	07.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America July 2012: Feedstock turnaround puts an end to the downward spiral of standard thermoplastics / PE and PS notations tending upwards in August / PP and PVC still stagnant / Engineering plastics remain weak	07.08.2012
CHINA Compliance with government ban on super-thin plastic bags varies / Supermarkets score high, farmers' markets low / Cities more obliging than the countryside	03.08.2012
TAIWAN USD 3.3 bn state grant to revamp petrochemical sector	30.07.2012
SPAIN Plastics industry rises output by 1.9% in 2011 / Increase in exports offsets fall in domestic demand / Packaging remains largest market by far	24.07.2012
INDIA Polymer demand outstrips GDP / Third largest consumer after China, US / GlobalData report	19.07.2012
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL 14m t of new petrochemical capacity brought on stream in 2011 / Saudi Arabia leads the pack / Regional players are setting their sights to the east / Feedstock surplus will sweep global markets in near future	18.07.2012
PET RECYCLING EU 27 collected 1.6m t of PET in 2011 / Recycling rate grows by 9.4% year-on-year / Recyclers operating at only 77% capacity utilisation / Latest Petcore, EuPR figures	17.07.2012
US BIOPLASTICS Demand expected to rise 30% to 25m t by 2016 / Freedonia sees USD 680m value	16.07.2012
CARRIER BAGS UK usage of single-use bags increased in 2011 / Second consecutive rise / Levy cuts consumption in Wales / Changing spending habits	12.07.2012
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY Italian exports and imports continue to grow in first quarter of 2012 / Germany remains largest overseas market / Assocomaplast report	10.07.2012
RELIANCE Licensing contracts for Jamnagar ethylene cracker and PX line awarded / Mega-hub scheduled to go on stream in 2015	09.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America June 2012: Polyethylene notations continue to slide / PP in free fall / PVC flagging / Styrenics point down despite stable costs / Engineering thermoplastics headed for summer lull	06.07.2012
SWITZERLAND Plastics industry sales recede slightly in 2011 / Employee numbers down / Economy pressured by Swiss franc and European debt crisis	04.07.2012
SAUDI KAYAN Jacobs Engineering contracted for new UHMW-PE line in Al Jubail	04.07.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING German manufacturers still in a good position / Exports expected to decline / Pressure from electricity costs / Latest data from German packaging producers' association	03.07.2012
PACKAGING "Sustainable packaging" term should be scrapped, say UK companies / Sustainability improvements needed across the supply chain / PwC report	29.06.2012
CANADA Quebec: Beverage container deposits to be doubled from January 2013 / Aim to improve recycling rates / Fears that retailers' costs will increase / 74% of containers is now recovered	28.06.2012
TOHO TENAX Collaboration with India's Hindoostan Technical Fabrics to develop carbon fibre fabrics for use in composites	28.06.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Sector posts core machinery production record in 2011 / Asia is leading export destination / Domestic market strong / 2012 expected to see slight decline / Renewed growth in 2013	27.06.2012
REACH ECHA rejects Danish proposal to restrict four phthalates	22.06.2012
ARGENTINA Repsol nationalisation sparks row over shale gas deposits / Investors cautious amid ongoing economic uncertainty	19.06.2012

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