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NORTH AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE
US loses number one slot to China in 2009 but is bouncing back strongly / Magna in Canadian lightweight vehicle research project / Mexican market sees double-digit growth
24.06.2010
PACKAGING
US demand for foodservice packaging defies economic odds / Market expected to reach USD 7.9 bn in 2014 / New Freedonia study
09.06.2010
US HEALTHCARE PACKAGING
Plastics consumption forecast to reach 2.26m t/y in 2015 / PP remains most widely used material
07.05.2010
DRINKS PACKAGING
Study concludes that PET offers best environmental footprint / Less energy use and reduced waste claimed
12.04.2010
US COMPOUNDING AND CONCENTRATES
Opportunities for growth in NAFTA compounding industry / M&A activity / Large concentrates producers shift towards smaller custom batch output / AMI reports
31.03.2010
PACKAGING
US demand for protective packaging to reach USD 5.2 bn in 2014 / Driven by economic recovery and Internet sales / Freedonia report
18.03.2010
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
US household appliances sector moves out of recession / German exports should pick up
11.03.2010
GRAHAM PACKAGING
Fourth quarter net loss reduced / IPO completed
09.03.2010
CEREPLAST
Bioplastics plant started up in Indiana / Nearly 37,000 t/y full capacity
05.03.2010
PLANTIC
Americas distribution agreement with Klöckner Pentaplast
22.02.2010
COMPOUNDING MARKET
US demand for independently compounded thermoplastics to reach 3.4m t in 2013 / Freedonia report
22.02.2010
EXTRUDED PLASTICS
US market to reach USD 23 bn in 2013 / Resurgent housing industry boosts demand / Freedonia report
22.01.2010
RADICI
Deal for US compounder Michael Day closes at USD 5.7m / Focus on automotive / Italian group has worldwide ambitions
20.01.2010
US PACKAGING ADDITIVES
Demand to increase 4.6% annually to USD 550m in 2013 / Higher prices will support market value
11.01.2010
MICROWAVE PACKAGING
US market to reach USD 2.4 bn in 2013 / Fresh prepared foods show fastest growth / Frozen foods remain the largest user at 60% / Freedonia report
21.12.2009
RADICI
Preferred buyer at auction for insolvent Michael Day Enterprises / Exploring further business opportunities in North America
17.12.2009
AIR PRODUCTS
Sale of PU pre-polymers business to COIM completed
08.12.2009
SUPERFOS
US operation sold to Berry Plastics for USD 82m
20.11.2009
US PLASTICS MARKET
September sees year-on-year increase of over 50% / Decline in house building and weakening retail sales hit 2008 consumption / ACC report
18.11.2009
ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS
Nascent market forecast to grow at 8.3% annually
11.11.2009
PEOPLE
Stanage appointed president of Hexcel
05.11.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow declares FM for TDI from Freeport
16.10.2009
MITSUBISHI RAYON
Aerospace materials collaboration with Cytec
13.10.2009
RECYCLING
North Carolina enacts law prohibiting disposal of plastic bottles on landfills
09.10.2009
FLAME RETARDANTS
New Freedonia study predicts 2.7% annual growth in US market / Increases to be driven by construction
01.10.2009
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