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PLASTICS MARKET Global plastics production grows by 3.5% / European output declines slightly / Consumption in EU rises / Turkey is the biggest buyer of resins / Trade surplus crumbles / Report from PlasticsEurope presented at "K 2016"	24.10.2016
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY British Plastics Federation outlines priorities for Brexit talks / Single market access “crucial” / Converters depend on EU for polymer / Some 40% of plastics firms foreign-owned	13.10.2016
FRANCE Company investments drive growth / Plastics processing segment suffers from ageing technology / No access to key growth markets / Focus on new technologies and recycling	04.10.2016
SWITZERLAND Broad decline in plastics industry sales in 2015 / Rise in Swiss franc's value leads to 7.5% fall in revenues / Minimal headcount reduction / Plastics waste exports down / Optimistic outlook for 2016	21.09.2016
MEXICO Plastics industry on growth course / Billions invested in booming automotive and aviation industries / Domestic polymer capacities limited to PVC, PET and PS / Highly dependent on polymer imports	25.08.2016
UNITED KINGDOM Poor economic data put a strain on the economy / Fear of recession following "Brexit" vote / EU exit appears to have comparatively little impact on plastics segment / BPF conference on strategic vision	05.08.2016
UNITED KINGDOM More than 50% of respondents to PIE poll say “Brexit” will not impact their business / More than a third fear negative repercussions / “Not the decision our sector wanted,” says UK chemicals association / Linpac does not expect any change	29.06.2016
UNITED KINGDOM "Brexit is stupid" / 52% of British population votes to leave the EU / Plastics industry reacts calmly / Important market in Europe / Many corporate headquarters likely to relocate to the continent	27.06.2016
DOW First foreign company to receive Saudi trading licence / Diversification of economy	27.06.2016
TURKEY Plastics industry slowly starts to grow again / Gains still fall short of expectations / Europe's second largest processing country / Few changes on the imports front / Pagev highlights the need to improve competitiveness	21.06.2016
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Awards for best polymer supplier presented at EuPC annual meeting in Lyon / Repsol takes prizes for innovation and HDPE / “Unique insight” into supply chain dynamics	09.06.2016
FRANCE Strikes widened to include nuclear plants / Refinery blockade hits plastics converters	27.05.2016
FRANCE Police slowly clear union barricades blocking refineries / Public mood flags / Union threatens to extend strikes to rail and nuclear plants / More force majeure declarations	25.05.2016
FRANCE Petrochemical output increasingly threatened by strike / Most refineries affected / Many FM declarations / Minister says the country has been taken hostage	25.05.2016
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Sales flat, output slightly higher in 2015 / PlasticsEurope arm draws mixed picture	12.05.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PlasticsEurope president Patrick Thomas: Plastics industry needs to be at the forefront of combating problems like marine litter / Lessons from "PolyTalk" to be applied at global level / Europe is the source of the solution	03.05.2016
UK CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Brexit: Leaving the EU could harm UK chemicals trade, warns industry group CIA / Survey shows 62% of chemical companies in UK want to remain in EU	02.05.2016
SPAIN Industry on solid course for growth / Both exports and imports of plastics on the rise / Plastics processing activities continue to increase / Automotive segment a key driver / Political impasse in Madrid slows economic dynamics	29.03.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Tom Crotty, group director at Ineos: UK test drills could begin this year / Despite low oil price, fracking still economically viable / Mulling new cracker in Norway / Offshore North Sea assets: Ineos enters the oil business	24.03.2016
BASF Counter-offer for DuPont reportedly being considered / No comment from Ludwigshafen	07.03.2016
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Growth expectations slow on concerns about global economy / Two thirds of BPF members want UK to stay in EU / BPF survey	07.03.2016
CHINA Government publishes report on Tianjin blasts / Numerous chemical firms ordered to relocate / Move of ABS and PVC producer Tianjin Dagu already said to be underway	22.02.2016
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries	14.12.2015
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Polyolefins: A year of sweeping changes in Europe / Global PE market consolidates / Prices decouple from base feedstock costs / Comprehensive restructuring / Plastics processing faces new challenges	11.12.2015
DOW US chemicals giant said to be in talks with DuPont over potential merge / Combination would create company worth USD 120 bn / Plans for three-way split of activities / Response to shareholder pressure?	09.12.2015

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