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UNITED KINGDOM
UK corporate insolvencies likely to rocket in the face of a "no-deal" Brexit / Atradius report
30.01.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Global production rises to 348m t / Europe defends its position as second largest producer / Consumption increases slightly across all countries / Germany still largest European plastics processor by far
16.01.2019
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
“Formnext” trade fair showcases advancing technology / Increasing use in production / Plastics still most common material / Further success depends on material availability and costs
29.11.2018
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Global plastics production benefits from healthy economy / Output in 2017 rises 3.8% to 348m t / Solid growth expected for 2018 / PlasticsEurope report
25.04.2018
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Global polymer material output rises 4% to 280m t in 2016 / EU's resins exports stagnating / European converters hold their ground / PlasticsEurope report
02.03.2018
EUROPEAN COMPOUNDING INDUSTRY
Germany is largest producer / International firms setting up in Eastern Europe / Benelux has proportionally large production / AMI database
25.01.2018
PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Tighter market rules for EU emissions trading after 2021
22.11.2017
PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Minimal additional cost from compulsory emissions trading seen for German plastics producers from 2018 / Financial burden mostly from administration
25.09.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Emissions trading compulsory for polymerisation plants in Germany in 2018 / Prices for carbon dioxide
10.08.2017
PLASTICS PACKAGING MARKET
German manufacturers very positive about economic situation shortly before "interpack" trade fair / High feedstock prices still dampening sales and profits / Further consolidation on the European market
21.04.2017
PLASTICS MARKET
Global plastics production grows by 3.5% / European output declines slightly / Consumption in EU rises / Turkey is the biggest buyer of resins / Trade surplus crumbles / Report from PlasticsEurope presented at "K 2016"
24.10.2016
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE
Polymer production grows by 4% in 2014 / EU 28 trade surplus widens / Turkey still most important resin buyer / PlasticsEurope recommends landfill ban to improve recycling / "Plastics – the Facts 2015"
26.11.2015
EUROPEAN PLASTIC CAPS AND CLOSURES
Growth in value added products to be above average / Overall market to increase by 2% annually to 2019 / AMI report
24.09.2015
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Confidence maintained despite minimal output growth / Sales down 4% / Trade surplus deteriorates / Polymers output continues pointing down in June / Cefic chemicals trends report
09.09.2015
RECYCLING
HDPE tops European plastics recycling list / Germany remains biggest waste processor / AMI guide
15.06.2015
EUROPEAN PACKAGING INDUSTRY
Companies seek M&A opportunities in Asia to boost growth / Financial performance remains flat in 2015 / Frost & Sullivan report
12.06.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE
Plastics associations voice concern over recent force majeure announcements / Processors increasingly under threat / Call for more transparency
07.04.2015
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
EU chemicals output treads water in 2014 / Petrochemicals production down 4% year-on-year / Cefic chemicals trends report
10.03.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE
Consumption grows 1% in 2013 / Polyolefins, PU and PET see gains / PVC and PS demand continues to fall / Producers under rising pressure / USA as most important trade partner
09.01.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Europe struggles to remain competitive amid US shale gas onslaught / Industry organisations call on EU to help / Oxford study analyses chances and risks
05.01.2015
NEXEO SOLUTIONS
Distributing Invista's “Torzen” PA 6.6 in Europe
26.11.2014
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
EU chemicals output continues to rise in Q1 despite petrochemicals decline / Polymers production grows by 1.3% in March / Cefic data
10.06.2014
ITALY
Proposals for preserving the plastics industry / Suggesting creation of large-scale national cluster / Fragmented industry should agglomerate / New study by European House – Ambrosetti
15.04.2014
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Chemical output stagnant in 2013 / H2 growth helped pull sector out of a recession / Net trade surplus reached EUR 46 bn / Sector confidence down slightly in January 2013 / Cefic report
25.03.2014
SHALE GAS
EU Commission sets non-binding fracking rules / NGOs critical / Praise from the UK
30.01.2014
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