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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
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS Industry ends 2008 on a positive note / Packaging performs best / Outlook for 2009 is troubled	05.03.2009
VIETNAM Plastics production in its infancy / Five major petchems complexes under construction or planned / Many small plastics converters / High energy and material consumption due to outdated machinery	17.02.2009
PLASTICS PROCESSING IN POLAND Central European country leads market growth / Consumption levels pass Scandinavia / More than 2.3m t of thermoplastics processed / New AMI report spotlights over 1,000 companies	10.02.2009
POLYNORM Voestalpine plastics business acquired by Inteva	12.01.2009
EUROSTYLE Arques sells 85% of shares to management	09.01.2009
MAGNA Closure of manufacturing units in Canada / About 1,110 jobs affected	09.12.2008
EUROPEAN PLASTICS MARKETS Demand again grew faster than GDP in 2007 / Consumption 52.5m t / Germany still the biggest producer / Half of European plastics waste is recycled / PlasticsEurope report “Compelling Facts about Plastics 2007” on the EU27 plus Norway and Switzerland	25.11.2008

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