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US PLASTICS MARKET Significant amounts of PVC, PE and PET capacity to discontinue / Petrochemicals output up 5% in 2010	08.02.2011
LABELLING US government introduced biobased product label / Move designed to promote sales	25.01.2011
GREEN PACKAGING US demand to rise by 4% per year / Degradable packaging to record highest growth rates / Recycled content packaging accounts for almost 90% of demand	19.01.2011
EASTMAN Longview cracker restarts operations	03.01.2011
SASOL Alpha olefins plant planned in USA / World's first commercial ethylene tetramerisation unit	06.12.2010
INDORAMA Acquisition of Invista's PET plants in US and Mexico / Takeover in China, too / Rise to world market leader	16.11.2010
PET US bottle and jar recycling volume rises to 28% in 2009 / Packaging leads the list / Solutions for thermoforms studied / NAPCOR says poor supply will push recyclate prices higher	26.10.2010
US CAPS AND CLOSURES Plastics account for 79% of total market and are expected to reach USD 9.5 bn in 2014 / Beverages forecast to experience lower gains / Pharma to see largest growth / Freedonia report	15.10.2010
US FENCING DEMAND Market to reach USD 8.3 bn in 2014 / Plastics and composites expected to experience fastest growth	04.10.2010
MOLD-MASTERS Abba Systems acquired / President and CEO steps down	04.10.2010
INDORAMA New AlphaPet plant in Alabama running at full throttle	29.09.2010
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING US demand to grow 5.3% per year to 2014 / Freedonia study	17.09.2010
US MEDICAL PLASTICS Market to grow at 5% annually to 2015, reaching 2m t/y / TPEs expected to show largest increases	10.09.2010
DEGRADABLE PLASTICS US demand forecast to rise by 16.6% annually to 2014 / PLA and starch-based products continue to dominate / PHA will show greatest growth / Freedonia report	08.09.2010
PLASTIC CONTAINERS US market to grow 4.3% per year to 2014 / Freedonia study	01.09.2010
NOVA CHEMICALS Ethane deliveries from US to feed Joffre ethylene complex	26.07.2010
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

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