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GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Weak August dampens Q3 results / Sector nevertheless expected to grow in 2014 / Many businesses still operate at high output rates / Improvement in September
 		25.11.2014
EPS
UK manufacturers adopt “airpop” brand name / Announcement by British Plastic Federation's EPS Group
 		18.11.2014
EPS
German insulation producers suspected of cartel agreement / IVH federation offices searched
 		07.11.2014
RUSSIA
Packaging market worth USD 15 bn / Local plastic packaging plants operate at reduced rates / Food packaging drives demand / Domestic BOPP output to be exported from 2016 onwards / gtai report
 		27.08.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Solid growth in H1 2014 / Mild winter shifts construction season / Packaging and consumer goods remain stable / Technical parts producers report good business
 		22.08.2014
THERMOFORMED PRODUCTS
Global market predicted to grow by 4.3% per year to 2019 / Electronic packaging is fastest-growing segment / BCC Research report
 		19.08.2014
BOPA FILMS
Global market growth driven by rising demand for simultaneous stretching technology
 		13.08.2014
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
European market growth slows to 1.3% in 2013 / Large national differences in value and volume demand / Germany leads the segment / Share of private equity-controlled companies rising / PCI Films report
 		06.08.2014
GLOBAL SLEEVE LABEL MARKET
Consumption to rise by 5.6% annually to 2019 / Heat shrink sleeve label format dominates / Smithers Pira study
 		20.06.2014
PVC PROFILES
Polish, Russian and Ukrainian profiles industry under pressure / Market predicted to decline by 2.7% per year to 2017 / Interconnection report
 		22.05.2014
BOPP FILM MARKET
Global demand expected to grow by 5-6% per year / Shift in balance of power to China, India and the Middle East / AMI study
 		07.05.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
GKV industry association sees increasingly dynamic sales growth / Sector posts record revenues in 2013 / Improved profitability / Twin challenges of renewable energy laws and lack of skilled staff
 		10.03.2014
SPECIALITY FILMS
Global market to grow by 6.4% per year to 2019 / Strong demand from flexible packaging and construction sectors / TM Research study
 		07.03.2014
EPS MARKET
Polish industry association sues two processors over poor quality / Additional lawsuits in the making
 		28.02.2014
WIND ENERGY
European market slows in 2013 / Southern Europe and France as main obstacles to growth / Weak demand for composites and reinforcements
 		13.02.2014
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