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SWITZERLAND More than 10% of plastics consumption goes into PU / Rigid foams are the most important segment	02.06.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Production volumes recover in 2013 / Automotive, building and foreign trade drive sales / PlasticsEurope Deutschland president sees dark clouds	21.05.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Economic mood surprisingly positive in H2 2013 / All indicators point up / High expectations for the coming months / Energy costs pressure converters and recyclers	29.01.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS Sales bounce back to 2012 half-year level / Seasonal peak shifts into April / Packaging and technical parts see gains / Export trade picks up again / Improved outlook for full year	30.08.2013
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Orders for German machinery manufacturers on the rebound / Exports show upward trend	29.08.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Business development in H1 2013 slightly weaker than expected / Industry more optimistic about H2 / Export turnaround may be in the offing / Energy efficiency a major concern	29.07.2013
GERMAN INJECTION MOULDING MARKET Showing modest growth / Demand boosted by pickup in automotive industry / AMI report	29.07.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS South German ethylene pipeline dedicated in Munich	19.07.2013
GERMAN STRETCH FILM MARKET Imports from outside the EU on the rise / Main supplier Italy suffers considerable setback / Poland continues to make inroads	17.07.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS RECYCLING Bvse recyclers have much too worry about / Inclement weather affecting demand / EEG tariffs are strong barriers	20.06.2013
SWITZERLAND Swiss plastics industry sees sales fall to CHF 15 bn last year / Pressure from euro crisis and strong Swiss franc / Processed volume amounts to 812,000 t / Productivity declines / Packaging industry also weak / Recovery expected during 2013	19.06.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Full-year 2012 output sinks 3.4% after especially dismal Q4 / Outlook clouded by economic weakness / US shale gas competition worries the sector / Germany leads Europe in recycling	21.05.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING Germany's IK sees little change in 2012 revenues from previous year / Production at 4.2m shows slight drop / Optimism remains for 2013	25.04.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING IK general manager Ulf Kelterborn: The mood within the industry segment has improved	18.04.2013
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

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