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PET RECYCLING
EU bottle collection volume rises 8% against 2009 / Recovery rates higher than most plastics
23.07.2010
RUSVINYL
Foundation stone for new PVC plant laid / SolVin joint venture plans to go on stream in 2013
22.07.2010
LA SEDA
PET production and sales levels pick up / Plants running at full capacity / Production efficiency completed
22.07.2010
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Growing confidence in recovery / Workforce is expanding / British Plastics Federation survey
19.07.2010
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
European market worth EUR 20 bn / Amcor is largest player / Trend towards eastern Europe / Latest AMI report
16.07.2010
EPS RECYCLING
EPS recycling in the UK equivalent to 33% of domestic production / Growth hampered by lack of governmental support
09.07.2010
ISRAEL
Plastics industry slowly regaining strength after recession / Processing industry highly dependent on polymer imports / Europe an important trading partner / Focus on innovation and interest in cooperation
08.07.2010
ITALY
Plastics consumption stands at about 6m t / Heavily dependent on polymer imports / Output down 14% / Core machinery losing ground internationally / Exports down 25%
07.07.2010
INDORAMA
Takeover of Equipolymers' PET line in Ottana complete
06.07.2010
BASF
Ciba plans for Middle East additives jv with Astra dropped / Tolling pact to continue “New options”
05.07.2010
ASEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Southeast Asian region is a key player in plastics / Increasing use of all-electric injection moulding machines / Green technology
25.06.2010
NORTH AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE
US loses number one slot to China in 2009 but is bouncing back strongly / Magna in Canadian lightweight vehicle research project / Mexican market sees double-digit growth
24.06.2010
BRAZIL
Industry association calls on plastics processing sector to consolidate / 5.19m t of plastics consumed in 2009 / Braskem is leading producer / Export deficit reaches USD 1 bn
23.06.2010
QUADRANT
Joint venture with Brazil's Solidur Plasticos Industriais
21.06.2010
PLAZIT 2001
Acquisition of Spanish PMMA sheet manufacturer Gerundense
21.06.2010
SABIC
PP compounding plant inaugurated in Belgium
18.06.2010
SIG COMBIBLOC
EUR 90m investment in Brazilian carton production plant / Initial capacity of 1 bn units per year can be doubled
18.06.2010
OXEA
Oberhausen LDPE unit to go to Polimeri Europa / Future focus on oxo intermediates and derivatives
14.06.2010
ELECTRONICS MARKET
PCB market recovering / Driven by vehicle electronics and Asia / Raw material prices rise
11.06.2010
PACKAGING
US demand for foodservice packaging defies economic odds / Market expected to reach USD 7.9 bn in 2014 / New Freedonia study
09.06.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Shock is wearing off / Business picking up since October / Exports are driving orders / Domestic market still weak / Injection moulding machines particularly hard hit / China is the new no. 1
04.06.2010
MANN+HUMMEL
New offices in China / R&D centre and spare parts storage facility
03.06.2010
STYRENIC POLYMERS
German output down sharply since 2007 / Standard grades and EPS stable / Margins now improving
01.06.2010
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Plastic milk bottles set to meet UK recycling target / 85% of bottles contain 10% recycled polymer
31.05.2010
PLASTICS PROCESSING EUROPE
Soaring polymer prices harm converters, says EuPC / Appeal to customers to help support rises
28.05.2010
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