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CHINA
2008 ordinance cuts local plastic bag consumption in half / Göteburg University doctoral thesis
08.12.2010
POLYPLEX
Indian BOPET film manufacturer continues to grow its business / Expansion in Turkey and Thailand
08.12.2010
SPAIN / PORTUGAL
Plastics consumption recovering slowly after the crisis / Injection moulders face pressure to consolidate / AMI report
07.12.2010
BOTTLE RECYCLING
UK rates rise by 7% year-on-year / Over 263,000 t collected annually / More local authorities introduce kerbside plastic collection services / Recoup survey
07.12.2010
FRANCE
Plastic packaging industry set for recovery in 2010 / Optimism for 2011 prevails, despite continued volatility of polymer material supply
06.12.2010
SASOL
Alpha olefins plant planned in USA / World's first commercial ethylene tetramerisation unit
06.12.2010
QATAR
Follow-up: Shell and Total Petrochemicals pursue Ras Laffan project
03.12.2010
WINDOW MARKET
Despite crisis-related damper, emerging countries continue to drive sales / Market driven by dynamic construction business / 3.5% growth expected in 2010
03.12.2010
TOTAL
Is French oil giant about to replace ExxonMobil at mega project in Ras Laffan?
01.12.2010
JAPAN
Industry in uproar over proposal to tax naphtha
29.11.2010
TIANJIN DAGU
New ABS line starts up in China
26.11.2010
AWS ECO PLASTICS
UK plastic bottle recycling plant reopened after fire / Largest processing plant in Europe
26.11.2010
UNITED KINGDOM
Small electrical appliances market to grow 10.7% until 2014 / Kitchen appliances lead the way
26.11.2010
SABIC
New polyolefin logistics centre in UK
25.11.2010
POLYPLASTIC
Russian plastic pipe manufacturer expands compounding activities / Engineering thermoplastics capacity soon could reach 80,000 t/y
25.11.2010
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Arkema lifts force majeure for PVC
24.11.2010
SITA UK
Technology pact for conversion of waste plastics into diesel fuel / First plant on stream in 2011
18.11.2010
LUKOIL
Start-up of chlorine production / PVC line on stream in December / Ethylene and HDPE plants back in operation
17.11.2010
PLASTICS MARKETS
Worldwide production plummets in 2009 / Slump in polymer consumption throughout Europe / PVC and engineering plastics hardest hit / Horizon much brighter in 2010 / PlasticsEurope report
16.11.2010
INDORAMA
Acquisition of Invista's PET plants in US and Mexico / Takeover in China, too / Rise to world market leader
16.11.2010
GERMAN E&E INDUSTRY
Strong exports growth / Order intake slightly weaker in September / Capacity use rises
16.11.2010
ARROW MEDICAL
Clean room facilities expanded in UK
15.11.2010
PLASTIC PIPES
German business climate index hits new high / Polymer price rises still pressuring earnings
11.11.2010
TURKEY
Plastics sector growing at 15% a year / 670,000 t of plastics produced in 2009 / Packaging is leading application / Highly dependent on exports to meet raw material demand
10.11.2010
DSM / KEMROCK
Plans for specialty resins production in India
09.11.2010
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