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US PIPE MARKET
Plastic will be fastest growing material / Overall demand to grow by 6.6% annually to reach USD 11.2 bn in 2015
09.03.2011
DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS
Restructuring efforts successfully completed
09.03.2011
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
On heels of new EU regulations, China reported to be considering a ban on BPA in baby bottles
08.03.2011
SOLVAY
French PVDF capacity to rise by 50% by 2012
08.03.2011
DSM
Investing USD 25m into joint venture with Kemrock / New facility to be built in Pune
07.03.2011
INVISTA
Plans for new nylon 6.6 intermediates facility in China back on track / Commissioning expected in 2014
02.03.2011
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Continuing optimism / Most companies expect a rise in UK and export sales turnover / 64% plan capital investments / Latest BPF business conditions survey
28.02.2011
ASAHI / MITSUBISHI
Cracker consolidation in Mizushima to go ahead as planned
28.02.2011
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
“There will be a collective outcry” if the indexing system is changed / Roland Roth, CEO of RKW, talks to PIE about new price risks, supply and competition issues in Europe's plastics processing sector
25.02.2011
NOVOSTRAT
Polish manufacturer kicks off production of polyethylene foam in Olszyna / Plant claimed to be the largest of its kind in Europe
24.02.2011
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
BPF warns that raw material price increases must be passed on / Significant hikes affecting all sectors
22.02.2011
BP
Major PTA capacity expansion planned in China / Additional output geared towards meeting rising regional demand
22.02.2011
BRAZIL
Strong polymers demand in 2011 / Producers focus on local market / Reliance on naphtha imports still stifling
17.02.2011
TETRA PAK
New state-of-the-art packaging facility to be built in India / Regional demand for beverage packaging expected to reach 1.3 bn litres in 2013
17.02.2011
RECTICEL
Several Flexible Foam activities to cease in Spain / Restructuring to claim 90 jobs
17.02.2011
RUSSIA
"Interplastica" fair reflects optimism in Russian market / More than 20,000 visitors flock to Moscow
15.02.2011
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Almost 19,000 visitors flock to ArabPlast 2011 / Machinery deals worth almost EUR 1 bn
14.02.2011
BULGARIA
Reliance on imports as plants remain closed / PE production under threat / BMI report
11.02.2011
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
BPF comments on government framework for advanced manufacturing / Tax and energy policy could inhibit growth / Calls for strategic examination of Europe's raw material supply
09.02.2011
US PLASTICS MARKET
Significant amounts of PVC, PE and PET capacity to discontinue / Petrochemicals output up 5% in 2010
08.02.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
More than half of industry's players return to or surpass pre-crisis performance levels in 2010 / A few still struggling / Capital spending and employment now increasing / Record participation in “KI Dialogue”
01.02.2011
MBA POLYMERS UK
ELV plastics plant completes commissioning / Four polymer types / Full capacity in 2012
31.01.2011
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Colour contamination found in rHDPE used for milk bottles / Bottle caps mainly to blame / WRAP identifies “quick wins” solution
31.01.2011
EUROPEAN WINDOW MARKET
Small increase in 2010 signals stabilisation in demand / Share of PVC profiles fall / Germany and Poland are sole countries to report growth
28.01.2011
CHINA
Biodegradables capacity doubles in two years / More than 95% of output is exported to Europe
26.01.2011
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