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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
GULF STATES
Gulf Cooperation Council member states invested around USD 82 bn in plastics and chemicals manufacturing industry in 2008 / More than 50% of all state investment
16.12.2009
ALGERIA
Plastics industry grows by 4.5% each year / Plast Alger 2010
14.12.2009
PLASTICS PROCESSING
Downturn costs UK plastic product manufacturers EUR 1.4 bn in lost profits / 24% of companies still managed to maintain or improve margins
10.12.2009
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Business improves in Q3 against Q2 / Still 14% below 2008 quarter / Building applications shine
27.11.2009
PLASTICS MARKETS
Global production decline in 2008 / Dramatic drop in sales / Slump in European polymer consumption / Packaging and medicinal sector perform relatively well / First signs of a recovery
02.11.2009
CZECH REPUBLIC
Plastics processing: Contraction in 2008 and 2009 / Highly dependent on the automotive sector / Cautious optimism for 2010
30.10.2009
CHINA
Consistent gains in plastics output despite financial crisis / Double-digit growth expected in Q4 2009
27.10.2009
RPC
Expansion of Slovakian production site / Takeover of 40 injection moulding machines from The Netherlands
22.10.2009
PLASTICS PROCESSING
EuPC says polymer hikes endanger recovery from recession / Markets currently “too fragile”
19.10.2009
CLIMATE CHANGE LEVY
BPF: More than 100 UK company sites to receive discounts / 2009 deadline to register for the scheme imminent
06.10.2009
TURKEY
Booming plastics processing industry contracts / Economic crisis delays plans to improve EU ranking
24.09.2009
PLASTICS PROCESSING
Persian Gulf states drive growth / Region to add 15m t of polymer capacity in three years / Favourable positioning due to abundant petrochemical supply / Packaging accounts for over half of output / Focus on PE, PP and PVC / AMI report
22.09.2009
PLASTICS PROCESSING
AMI Report: “Plastics Processing in Czech and Slovak Republics” / Automotive sector is the main customer
11.09.2009
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Scant improvement in Q2 / Sales still down 20% year-on-year / Cheaper polymer affects figures
31.08.2009
CHINA
Production climbs by more than 20% in value in 2008 / Scepticism gives way to cautious optimism for 2009 / Plastics converters anticipate rise of 10% for second half-year / Construction sector booms with state investments
19.08.2009
HUNGARY
Recession tightens its grip / Polymer production expected to contract by 30% this year / Return to 2008 level unlikely before 2011 / Significantly slower growth in volume of plastics processed
19.06.2009
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Sales down more than 20% year-on-year in first quarter of 2009 / Strong downward pressure from technical components / Building materials and packaging perform slightly better
03.06.2009
POLYTEC
Follow-up: Polytec to retain two Peguform facilities / Core of future composites strategy
15.05.2009
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