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US MEDICAL PLASTICS
Market to grow at 5% annually to 2015, reaching 2m t/y / TPEs expected to show largest increases
10.09.2010
DEGRADABLE PLASTICS
US demand forecast to rise by 16.6% annually to 2014 / PLA and starch-based products continue to dominate / PHA will show greatest growth / Freedonia report
08.09.2010
RECYCLING
RECOUP UK now recycles 45% of plastic bottles / Year-on-year increase of 6% / Kerbside collections of over 215,000 t
08.09.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
H1 2010 above expectations / Sharp increase in order intake / “Ideal scenario” for K 2010
07.09.2010
SAUDI KAYAN
Al Jubail mega cracker starts up
06.09.2010
SALAVATNEFTEORGSINTEZ
Cracker expansion in Bashkortostan completed
03.09.2010
BP
Sale of Malaysian polyethylene and ethylene assets for USD 363m
03.09.2010
A. SCHULMAN
UK masterbatch capacity to move from UK to Belgium and France / Specialty focus for Crumlin site
02.09.2010
SINOPEC
Joint venture with DuPont kicks off EVA production in Beijing
01.09.2010
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
US market to grow 4.3% per year to 2014 / Freedonia study
01.09.2010
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
UK consumption of single-use bags falls for fourth consecutive year / Ahead of next year's bag tax, Wales show largest decline in usage
31.08.2010
LYONDELLBASELL
New PE line in Münchsmünster running at full capacity / Uncertain future for old line in Frankfurt
30.08.2010
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
German exports exceed pre-crisis level / High demand from Latin America and southeast Asia
30.08.2010
TAIWAN
Plastics processing picking up again after last year's crisis / Surplus resin output is exported
27.08.2010
LYONDELLBASELL
Exiting from Iran, Syria and Sudan / Polyolefin licences affected / Consequences remain unclear
27.08.2010
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Demand for food-grade recovered plastics outstrips availability / Great opportunities for UK manufacturers / Small number of export markets / New WRAP report
27.08.2010
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Follow-up: Polymer lines start up in Mongolia / China breaks ground on producing coal-based PE and PP
26.08.2010
SINOPEC
Ethylene production on the rise
26.08.2010
SAUDI KAYAN
Trial run for Al Jubail PP line
25.08.2010
GRAHAM PACKAGING
First China plant to get ball rolling in Asia / New regional plants to drive Asian HDPE consumption
23.08.2010
LURGI
Chinese fibre manufacturer orders second PA 6 plant
23.08.2010
INDIA
Polymer production expected to reach 12m t/y in 2015 / Demand driven by growing needs for household and consumer goods / Highly fragmented industry dominated by SMEs / Raw polymer materials are main export good
17.08.2010
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
China: Huge MTO line in Mongolia now on stream / Additional mega olefin project planned in Henan Province
17.08.2010
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP production kicks off in Vietnam's Dung Quat
17.08.2010
BAERLOCHER
PVC heat stabiliser capacity in India to double
17.08.2010
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