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PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
EuPC survey results on use of recycled plastic materials / Poor quality and unreliable supply key barriers / Price is primary incentive / Second survey in 2018
 		12.12.2017
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EU imposes antitrust fines on five airbags, seat belts and steering wheels suppliers
 		12.12.2017
KAZAKHSTAN
Chinese plan petrochemical and polymers complex in northwest of country / USD 4 bn investment
 		11.12.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Worldwide exports to Russia fell 43% in 2016 / Germany is top supplier / VDMA figures released ahead of “interplastica” event
 		08.12.2017
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Demands on plastics in medical applications rising steadily / Digitisation and outsourcing remain key trends at "Compamed 2017"
 		05.12.2017
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
3D printing heads for small series production / "Formnext" exhibition in Frankfurt a "centre of gravity" / Market expected to triple by 2023 / Quality assurance a difficult issue
 		01.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Sabic puts PP from Geleen on allocation / PE grades not clear / Commotion at Chemelot Park
 		30.11.2017
RECYCLING
PolyStyreneLoop inaugurates first European demo plant / Treatment of flame-retarded EPS and XPS foam
 		28.11.2017
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Production value up by almost 4% / Industry association expecting a positive outcome for the year
 		27.11.2017
PLASTIC PIPES GERMANY
Production volume stagnates in 2016 / Shift towards PE and away from other materials / Earnings still under pressure / Industry association hopes for positive impetus from Berlin
 		24.11.2017
PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Tighter market rules for EU emissions trading after 2021
 		22.11.2017
UNITED KINGDOM
"Brexit" and plastics industry / BPF fears high trade costs with the EU / Priorities include access to skills / European chemical industry signs joint statement / Plastics exports to UK particularly important for Ireland
 		21.11.2017
SPAIN
Catalonia's quest for independence clouds economic prospects / Region is plastics industry heavyweight / Strikes and demonstrations ahead of new elections
 		17.11.2017
SPAIN
Economic revival spurs growth in plastic packaging / GlobalData report
 		16.11.2017
CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS
Global demand to grow by 7% per year to 2027 / Slump in demand expected around 2022 / Higher prices due to supply chain bottlenecks / Smithers Rapra report
 		15.11.2017
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