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WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES Resurgence in US construction sector improves demand / Market to reach USD 5.4 bn in 2015 / Decking continues to be leading product / Growth in other areas / Freedonia report	08.02.2012
PHILIPPINES Plastics industry largely focused on local market / Chinese processing machinery dominates / More than half of local plastics demand met by imports / First cracker scheduled to come on stream in 2013	01.02.2012
CHINA New EUR 9.6 bn refinery complex deal inked in Qatar / No start-up date / Around 1.2m t/y of ethylene	31.01.2012
LOTTE Asian Development Bank supports Honam Petrochemical's polyolefin project in Uzbekistan / Start-up scheduled for 2015	30.01.2012
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING North American market grows to USD 18.3 bn in 2010 / Strong recovery follows 6% contraction in 2009 / Alcan Packaging acquisition takes Bemis into dominant position / PCI Films report	26.01.2012
ITALY Legislative guidelines for non-biodegradable bag ban finally passed / Some controversy remains	25.01.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Slower growth in H2 2011 / Stabilisation at high level looks likely in 2012 / Euro crisis looms on the horizon	25.01.2012
US ASEPTIC PACKAGING Demand to rise by 8% per year to USD 5.1 bn in 2015 / Pharmaceutical market dominates applications / Beverage gains driven in part by drive to replace BPA / Freedonia reports	20.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES China January 2012: 34m t of standard thermoplastics produced in 2011 / Imports exceed 23m t / Three leading trade centres determine polymer pricing / First in a new series of special reports	17.01.2012
BASF / SINOPEC Second Nanjing expansion phase completed / USD 1.4 bn project / New acrylic acid plant	12.01.2012
PIC Kuwaiti group plans new PET complex in Saudi Arabia / QPIC subsidiary to build hub in Al Jubail	06.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America December 2011: Quiet end to the year / Struggles over hikes for indexed PE / PP tending slightly downward / PVC and styrene have bottomed out / Engineering plastics still weak / Benzene makes a comeback in January	06.01.2012
CHINA Dalian city officials reportedly retract promise to relocate Fujia Dahua's PX plant / Citizens threaten renewed protest action	05.01.2012
SCOTT & FYFE Fournier Matériaux Composites appointed “Polymat” distributor in France	03.01.2012
STRETCH AND SHRINK FILM US demand predicted to rise by 3.3% per year to USD 2.4 bn in 2015 / Resins demand to rise to 860,000 t / Latest Freedonia study	23.12.2011
ITALY Exports increase in plastics and rubber processing machinery / Germany remains largest market / Far East sales to increase by 30% / Credit insurance problem for exporters / Assocomaplast forecasts	23.12.2011
CARDIA BIOPLASTICS Trial supply of bioplastic kitchen bags to select Nanjing residents / Meeting China's bioplastic goals / Plans to apply model to other Chinese cities	21.12.2011
QATAR Follow-up: Shell and Qatar Petroleum ink deal on scope of proposed Ras Laffan petrochemical hub / Output to go towards growing Asian markets	16.12.2011
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Shell test drills confirm shale gas reserves in China's Sichuan basin / Sinopec chairman says country's shale gas reserves surpass those of US	14.12.2011
POLYMER PRICES North America November 2011: PE still stable / PP sees triple-digit fall / PVC still depressed / Styrenics in free fall / Engineering plastics remain under pressure	07.12.2011
CHINA Formosa Plastics CEO worried about economic downturn	05.12.2011
CHINA State initiatives to promote use of biodegradable plastics, strengthen biotech sector / Starch-based materials account for 60% of bioplastics output / Efforts to separate organic waste could spur local consumption	02.12.2011
TURKEY Plastics industry continues to boom / Processing sector expected to grow by 15% in 2011 / Extremely dependent on raw material imports / Saudi Arabia by far most important plastics supplier / Industry association Pagev reports	28.11.2011
FAIRS “Plastivision Arabia" and “ArabMold” 2012 / New trade shows for the Middle East market / Focus on downstream activities	17.11.2011
CHINA Demand for engineering plastics expected to grow by 10% per year / PC leads the way / Government efforts to strengthen local production / Creation of special engineering plastics hubs?	11.11.2011

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