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PLASTIC PACKAGING
Rising costs expected to drive up prices in Q2 / Pressure on margins / German industry survey
01.04.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Sales up 14% in 2010 / Almost back at pre-crisis levels / Renaissance for manufacturers of technical components / Confidence for 2011 / German plastics processing association warns that costs are assuming threatening proportions
10.03.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING
German companies adopt positive outlook for 2011 / Price hikes for packaging and raw materials in the cards
12.01.2011
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
Sector recovers faster than expected / Exports almost back at pre-crisis level / 2012 could see new sales records / Concerns about raw material prices and availability / A-Plastixx E&E rising again
04.01.2011
CROATIA
Plastics consumption drops to 105,600 t in 2009 / Employment rises despite the crisis
15.12.2010
PLASTICS PROCESSING
EuPC says European processors reeling from high prices, material shortages / Will recyclate become more important in the future?
08.12.2010
CHINA
Plastics production on a rapid ascent in H1 2010 / Increasing danger of overcapacities
25.11.2010
PLASTICS PROCESSING IN GERMANY
IKB bank still sees considerable insolvency risk among plastics processors / Sales of German rubber and plastics industry back at 2007 level next year / Producers follow converters to growth regions
23.11.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
What goes down must come up / Sales continue to rise / Production volumes picked up in H1 2010 / Technical components highly volatile
05.11.2010
MALAYSIA
Polymer production volume of 1.8m t in 2009 / Processing sector dominated by family-run SMEs / Most activity in industrial parks / Business gradually returning to pre-2008 levels / Roadmap for the future
18.10.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING
German players adopt cautious outlook for Q4 / Margins suffer from extremely high feedstock prices
11.10.2010
TAIWAN
Plastics processing picking up again after last year's crisis / Surplus resin output is exported
27.08.2010
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
AUSTRIA
Plastics Processing: Bank Austria anticipates national plastics sector to recover gradually / Exports weak in 2009
03.06.2010
BRITISH PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Success of Climate Change Agreement allows processors to operate from "level playing field" / Further actions needed
31.05.2010
PLASTICS PROCESSING EUROPE
Soaring polymer prices harm converters, says EuPC / Appeal to customers to help support rises
28.05.2010
TECHNICAL PARTS
Detailed data on German market in 2009 / Crisis makes itself felt with a minus of 20% / Slow recovery after hitting rock bottom in Q1 2009 / Automotive construction remains dominant
27.05.2010
CROATIA
Plastics sector shows strong growth rates / Both exports and imports up in 2008 / Highly dependent on feedstock from abroad
17.05.2010
FRANCE
Plastics processors association urges manufacturers and processors to remain calm / First customers on allocation
04.05.2010
AUSTRIA
Total plastics processing output down to EUR 4 bn in 2009
22.04.2010
PLASTICS PROCESSING
Nearly 3m t of polymers processed in Gulf Cooperation Council states in 2009 / Packaging about half the market / No regional production of high performance plastics / AMI report
19.04.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING
German plastic packaging manufacturers optimistic about Q2 / Higher polymer prices are eating away at margins
06.04.2010
PLASTICS PROCESSING EUROPE
EuPC enters trade dialogue with European Parliament / Converters increasingly under pressure
08.03.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Double-digit sales, production setback in 2009 / Industry advises caution on speed of recovery
19.02.2010
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Positive outlook for 2010 / Most players expect sales increases / British Plastics Federation survey
03.02.2010
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