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POLYURETHANE FOAMS
Irwin Seating latest US-company to join international price-fixing case
 		25.05.2012
THERMOFORMING
Growth driven by packaging applications / Market expected to reach 3.9m t in 2017 / BCC Research
 		23.05.2012
PLASTIC PACKAGING
PAFA industry association warns of inflationary pressures linked to high raw material and fuel prices / Cautions that rising costs will have to be passed down
 		26.04.2012
EVONIK
Price increase for “Plexiglas” and “Deglas” semi-finished goods
 		17.04.2012
UK PLASTICS PROCESSING
Fewer UK product manufacturers losing money / Sales increase 7% in 2011 / Gross profit margin averages 25%
 		06.03.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
"2011 was a great year" / Sales hit new record / Crisis definitely over / Number of employees rises / Risks due to volatile raw material costs / Market expected to return to normal at a high level
 		27.02.2012
POLYURETHANE FOAMS
Spanish authorities investigate possible PU foam cartel / Search offices of several producers
 		01.02.2012
PET FILM
EU reviews anti-dumping measures against Indian producers
 		20.01.2012
STRETCH AND SHRINK FILM
US demand predicted to rise by 3.3% per year to USD 2.4 bn in 2015 / Resins demand to rise to 860,000 t / Latest Freedonia study
 		23.12.2011
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Demand has recovered from last economic crisis but is still below 2007 peak / Development is “erratic and patchy” / German-speaking countries and engineering plastics lead / Volatility bites / AMI report
 		14.12.2011
BILCARE SOLUTIONS
Price hike for pigmented films
 		25.11.2011
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Indian demand to grow by 15% per year to 2015 / Economic growth and rise in food processing will drive growth / PCI Films report
 		31.10.2011
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Europe sees strong growth despite economic woes / Slowdown expected for 2011 / PCI Films report
 		10.10.2011
PALLET STRETCH MARKET
Asia and Middle East to dominate growth up to 2015 / Europe will become net importer in next three years / AMI multi-client study
 		03.10.2011
CAPS / CLOSURES
European demand growth slows / Shift seen towards single-piece HDPE caps / AMI multi-client study
 		30.09.2011
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