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PLASTIC PACKAGING INDIA
Market to grow by 18% per year to 2020 / Growth in end-user industries drives demand / FICCI report
 		10.02.2016
RECYCLING
Finland establishes plastics recycling scheme / Packaging waste recycled by Ekokem
 		21.01.2016
RECYCLING
Italy takes small steps towards circular economy / Plastics reuse still in its infancy
 		14.01.2016
ARAB GULF STATES
Positive outlook for GCC chemicals / Saudi Arabia offers opportunities to downstream investors / New petrochemical projects temporarily halted / Exports to China continue to grow
 		08.12.2015
CHINA
Steady output of plastic products / Growth slows in first three quarters of 2015 / Economic development shifts towards country's central and western regions / CPRJ reports
 		02.12.2015
UK
Are the energy prices for chlorine production in Runcorn falling? / Potential exemption from climate tax
 		02.12.2015
CHINA
Concerns about industrial safety rising / Sinopec reportedly mulling stake in Dragon Aromatics' ill-fated PX plant / Tianjin chemical companies ordered to relocate following deadly blast
 		26.10.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN
Spanish household recycling up 10.7% in 2014 / Improved sorting
 		15.10.2015
CHINA
Medium-level growth has become the new normal / Plastics processing sector expansion in current Five Year Plan 50% less than in preceding period / CPPIA officials point to need for innovation
 		20.08.2015
NATIONAL PLASTICS PROCESSING CENTRE
WMG establishes UK national hub for innovation and research in plastics processing / Fully integrated approach to design, manufacturing and disposal
 		20.08.2015
PET RECYCLING
India introduces ban on imports of post-consumer PET waste / 78,000 t of material turned away in May / Domestic recycling industry relied on 70-80% imports
 		19.08.2015
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
BPF survey points to improved business confidence / Increased expectations for higher sales and investments
 		28.07.2015
POLAND
Plastics industry sees dynamic growth / Processing rises by 7% in 2014 / 3.1m t polymer consumption / Dependent on feedstock imports / Few petrochemical projects / Large-scale investment in packaging
 		22.07.2015
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Formidable competitive turnaround through shale gas / Exports to Europe and Latin America will improve US trade balance / American Chemistry Council report
 		13.07.2015
SWITZERLAND
Plastics sector recovers slightly in 2014 / Rise in revenues and processed volumes put an end to previous downtrend / Recovery short-lived / Franc revaluation brakes economic development
 		22.06.2015
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