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DS SMITH Higher pretax profits and strong cash flow / Reduced costs improve plastic packaging performance / Portfolio review underway to increase margins	30.06.2010
MANAGEMENT Payment default risks continue to worry European companies / Foreign and domestic customers' payment behaviour improves slightly / Latest Atradius survey	30.04.2010
EVONIK Significant declines in Performance Polymers segment / Carbon black activities under scrutiny	29.03.2010
BOREALIS Earnings down 85% in 2009 / Turnaround in H2 / CEO sees “outstanding achievement” in recession	19.03.2010
LANXESS “Decline of historic proportions” seen in 2009 / Polymers rebound in H2 / Asia driving business	18.03.2010
GEORG FISCHER Piping systems unit reports profit as Swiss group records loss / Significant improvement in second half year	05.03.2010
PACKAGING REGULATIONS EUROPE Europen reports on German drinks packaging / Ireland launches waste management review / EC publishes 203 page report on waste directive	04.03.2010
BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES Good performance in challenging conditions / Pretax profits jump 200% / Phased closure of Stockton plant / Cautious outlook for 2010	03.03.2010
WAVIN Building recession continues, but H2 2009 shows some stabilisation / Full-year EBITDA falls 31% to EUR 110m	02.03.2010
BAYER “Marked recovery” from 2009 slump seen / BMS chief optimistic about PC, MDI and TDI growth	01.03.2010
BASF Plastics profits rebound in 2009 / PU raw materials battered by low prices / Capacity cuts still needed	26.02.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING London's mayor unveils new waste management strategy / Road map for a plastic-bag-free city / CBC warns of wasteful spending, negative effects for 2012 Olympics	28.01.2010
LANXESS Performance Polymers profit down 40% in Q3 / No “inventory replenishment bonus” in Q4	16.11.2009
LEAR US car parts producer emerges from bankruptcy	13.11.2009
SOLVAY Slump in primary markets hits third quarter sales and profits / Recent pick-up in plastics demand continues	06.11.2009
PACKAGING REGULATIONS EUROPE Europen objects to changes in French law / EFTA drops Norwegian case on beverage packaging tax	06.11.2009
BASF Group EBIT down 20% in Q3 / Plastics fare better thanks to cost-cutting / Crawling out of the trough	30.10.2009
ENGINEERING PLASTICS Latin American market forecast to grow 4.4% annually to 2015 / Strong growth in automotive sector	14.10.2009
PACKAGING REGULATIONS IN EUROPE EU countries meet or surpass targets for packaging recycling / Europen updates on France, Malta, UK	12.10.2009
AMCOR Flexibles and tobacco packaging to double in size with Alcan deal / Flat performance in fiscal 2009	24.09.2009
GURIT Performance targets met in H1 2009, but all product groups see declines / Full-year results below 2008	21.09.2009
BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES Profits improve despite falls in volume and turnover / Restructuring continues	15.09.2009
PLASTICS RECYCLING WRAP: Chinese market for recovered plastics from the UK hit by economic crisis / Signs of slow improvement	15.09.2009
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT BPF calls for more efforts to prevent marine littering / Manual to prevent plastic pellet loss	09.09.2009
QUADRANT Recession hits sales and profits in first half of 2009 / All regions and divisions affected by global downturn	08.09.2009

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