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GERMAN PLASTICS RECYCLING Mixed plastics recyclers complain about dramatic dearth of sorted material / Call on industry to restructure itself	11.02.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Business weakens more than expected in the second half of 2012 / Export trade deteriorates / Capital spending and employment still on a high level / Industry's expectations now higher	23.01.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Production rise in 2009-2011 / Industry still robust / Demand up 5% annually / Technical applications show the strongest growth / Consultic study	05.10.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS South German ethylene pipeline in trial / All disputes settled / 240,000 t/y of C2 in first phase	24.09.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Plastics industry holds its own in H1 2012 market turbulence / Expectations of slackening business going forward / Raw materials and euro crisis continue to bite	14.08.2012
SWITZERLAND Plastics industry sales recede slightly in 2011 / Employee numbers down / Economy pressured by Swiss franc and European debt crisis	04.07.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING German manufacturers still in a good position / Exports expected to decline / Pressure from electricity costs / Latest data from German packaging producers' association	03.07.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Sector posts core machinery production record in 2011 / Asia is leading export destination / Domestic market strong / 2012 expected to see slight decline / Renewed growth in 2013	27.06.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING Detailed 2011 figures for Germany released / Volume sales grow faster than sales by value / Margins pressured by high polymer prices / End markets apply the brakes because of high costs	15.05.2012
PLASTIC PACKAGING German packaging producers association warns of rising raw material prices / Survey nevertheless shows optimism for Q2 economic development	04.04.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Slower growth in H2 2011 / Stabilisation at high level looks likely in 2012 / Euro crisis looms on the horizon	25.01.2012
ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY ZVEI: Business situation in Germany still healthy / July orders slightly above last year / Drastic price increases with rare metals / Record exports in first six months	20.09.2011
SWITZERLAND Plastics industry sees across-the-board recovery in 2010 / Processing volume up 10% to 910,000 t / Pre-crisis levels nearly reached / Improved productivity / Swiss association forecasts stable business	18.08.2011
BASF / PURAC Negotiations to establish bio-based succinic acid joint venture / World-scale plant to start up by 2013 in Spain	03.08.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Business boom continues in H1 2011 / Companies increase staff, capital spending / Few anticipate major problems with nuclear power phase-out / Economic cooling looks likely	27.07.2011
GERMAN ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY Electrical industry sets export record	01.07.2011
GERMAN PLASTIC CONVERTERS Sales slightly above pre-crisis levels during first four months of 2011 / Growth rates flatten / Pressured by higher costs	28.06.2011
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ZVEI expects German boom to continue in 2012 / High raw material prices raise concern	17.06.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS Production volume and value back at pre-crisis level in 2010 / Margin stabilisation is the target / Strong demand from China	18.05.2011
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY German association raises its growth predictions for the country's E&E sector	11.04.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING Rising costs expected to drive up prices in Q2 / Pressure on margins / German industry survey	01.04.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE New world-scale MDI plant to be realised in Germany by 2016 / EUR 100m investment	16.03.2011
GERMAN ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY Powerful start to 2011 / One third of companies plan to raise production in Q2 / Costs of raw materials for electromechanical construction elements explode / Price index A-Plastixx E&E soars to new heights	16.03.2011
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
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY More than half of industry's players return to or surpass pre-crisis performance levels in 2010 / A few still struggling / Capital spending and employment now increasing / Record participation in “KI Dialogue”	01.02.2011

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