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FRANCE
Converters enjoy good business with the construction and technical parts sectors / Producers of semi-finished products likely to reduce capital spending / Employment in the industry unchanged
14.12.2005
ADVANCED COMPOSITES
Investment in world class manufacturing and technology facility / Opens within 12 months
01.12.2005
PLASTONE
Finnish moulder starts up new plant in Estonia / Potential to double output of technical plastics
01.12.2005
EUROPEAN PLASTICS MARKETS
Polymer consumption surpasses 37m t / Large potential in central and eastern Europe / Output totals also rise / No end in sight to the consolidation trend among manufacturers / AMI study
01.12.2005
SCHEFENACKER
Relocation of headquarters / Mirror competence centre in China / Expansion in central Europe
01.12.2005
BAYLIS RECYCLING
Further investment in PET and mixed waste recycling / Two plants will open this year
17.11.2005
FEEDSTOCKS
European petrochemical markets calm down / Supply situation getting back to normal / ARG pipeline network is key to distribution / Contract and spot prices provide market equilibrium
17.11.2005
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Early 2005 confidence hit by difficult market / Capital spending plans are revised downward
17.11.2005
BASELL ORLEN
New PE and PP lines started up at Plock / PKN supplying feedstock / Further investment plans
17.11.2005
CARCLO
Special provision to be made following Delphi insolvency / Less exposure to US auto market
17.11.2005
ENVIRONMENT
UK campaign discourages use of free carrier bags / Project support from top supermarkets
03.11.2005
RECYCLING
New WEEE directive will lead to new materials / Resale value to influence the choice of plastics
03.11.2005
PACKAGING
France bans non-degradable plastic bags from 2010 / Concern for environment, agriculture
03.11.2005
BASF
Expansion of Antwerp cracker in 2007
20.10.2005
POLYMER FOAMS
Oil prices hit market hard / Report predicts 5% annual growth to EUR 6.7 bn by 2011 in Europe
20.10.2005
REIFENHÄUSER
German firm builds its “biggest ever” machine / Spanish production underway / Costs reduced
20.10.2005
MILACRON
Targets for sales and earnings not reached / European production sites under scrutiny
20.10.2005
FORD
Number of suppliers to be cut drastically / Larger and longer-term orders envisaged
20.10.2005
DELPHI
US auto supplier files for chapter 11 protection / Plant closures, cuts in staff and benefits likely
20.10.2005
VICTREX
Victrex expands UK capacity for PEEK powder
06.10.2005
BPI
Pretax profits up 31% in H1 2005 / Customers warned of higher polymer and energy costs
06.10.2005
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Bankrupt suppliers flee into chapter 11 / Delphi and Collins & Aikman as new “super supplier”?
06.10.2005
LEGO
Partial relocation to the Czech Republic / Job losses / Realignment of European production
22.09.2005
PLASTIC PIPES
Modest growth of 2% a year in Europe / Total production of 3m t / Italy now ahead of Germany in volume terms / Overcapacities will lead to further structural change / New AMI market study
22.09.2005
RUSSIAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Growth in all segments / Packaging leads uses / High tech imports needed “Interplastica” show
22.09.2005
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