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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
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE Plastics production and demand for EU 27 in 2012 dips against growing global production / Export of primary plastics climbs 2.9% / PlasticsEurope presents findings at K 2013	22.10.2013
SOLVAY / INEOS Awaiting clearance from European Commission for PVC JV	18.09.2013
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Production declines by 2% EU-wide in the first five months of 2013 / Growth engine revving in fits and starts / Company chieftains now more cautious about full-year outlook / Cefic trend report	12.08.2013
PLASTICS MARKETS Latest European data shows demand for plastics materials retreating slightly / Industry recovering but only slowly	27.05.2013
PLASTICS MARKETS European polymer output sees downward trend in H1 2012 / Slight recovery in processing segment / Automotive and packaging stable / Moderate growth in consumption in 2011 / PlasticsEurope report	20.11.2012
REACH ECHA launches classification and labelling consultation for DIHP plasticiser	24.08.2012
PET RECYCLING EU 27 collected 1.6m t of PET in 2011 / Recycling rate grows by 9.4% year-on-year / Recyclers operating at only 77% capacity utilisation / Latest Petcore, EuPR figures	17.07.2012
REACH ECHA rejects Danish proposal to restrict four phthalates	22.06.2012
REACH ECHA updates list of substances of very high concern / Very few company notifications received to date	09.03.2012
PLASTICS MARKETS Recovery from crisis stuttering / Global polymer output at 265m t in 2010 / China now leads / Sales growth in Europe / Packaging still top application / Better recycling structure needed / PlasticsEurope report	20.10.2011
COMPOSITES German federation expects stagnation in the second half of 2011 after a strong 2010 / Weakness in the building and marine sectors / Many players still struggling to overcome the crisis / Subdued mood at the "Composites" show in Stuttgart	05.10.2011

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