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FRANCE
Sales of plastics processing industry only forecast to rise slightly in 2010 / Relocation to other countries set to continue
 		26.01.2010
EXTRUDED PLASTICS
US market to reach USD 23 bn in 2013 / Resurgent housing industry boosts demand / Freedonia report
 		22.01.2010
PLASTICS PROCESSING
Downturn costs UK plastic product manufacturers EUR 1.4 bn in lost profits / 24% of companies still managed to maintain or improve margins
 		10.12.2009
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Global market to reach 19m t in 2013 / Developing regions will show highest growth / China becomes world's second largest consumer / Freedonia report
 		01.12.2009
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Business improves in Q3 against Q2 / Still 14% below 2008 quarter / Building applications shine
 		27.11.2009
PLASTIC PRESSURE PIPES
Sabic forecasts that global market for HDPE pressure pipes will reach 5m t in 2013 / Shin-Etsu examines alternatives to lead stabilisers
 		16.11.2009
CHINA
Consistent gains in plastics output despite financial crisis / Double-digit growth expected in Q4 2009
 		27.10.2009
PLASTICS PROCESSING
EuPC says polymer hikes endanger recovery from recession / Markets currently “too fragile”
 		19.10.2009
SOUTH AFRICA
Members of plastic pipes cartel face “massive fines”
 		16.10.2009
PLASTICS PROCESSING
Persian Gulf states drive growth / Region to add 15m t of polymer capacity in three years / Favourable positioning due to abundant petrochemical supply / Packaging accounts for over half of output / Focus on PE, PP and PVC / AMI report
 		22.09.2009
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Scant improvement in Q2 / Sales still down 20% year-on-year / Cheaper polymer affects figures
 		31.08.2009
CHINA
Production climbs by more than 20% in value in 2008 / Scepticism gives way to cautious optimism for 2009 / Plastics converters anticipate rise of 10% for second half-year / Construction sector booms with state investments
 		19.08.2009
FOAMED PLASTICS
Freedonia sees US demand at 3.8m t by 2013 / Demand for cheaper high performance materials
 		17.08.2009
INJECTION MOULDING
Austrian plastics consumption almost 150,000 t in 2008 / PP accounts for the largest share / AMI study
 		28.07.2009
POLYETHYLENE FILM
Russia shows continued solid growth / Higher-grade applications increasing fastest / Food packaging leads the market / Only 15% of consumption is imported / Economic crisis is causing only slight slowdown
 		10.06.2009
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