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RAW MATERIALS
Follow-up: Even more German builders report supply shortages in May / Construction companies see stagnant growth in 2021
 		08.06.2021
STAND-UP POUCHES
More than 50 bn pouches used in Europe / Convenience increasingly important / Schönwald study
 		18.05.2021
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Upsurge in raw material costs pressures industry / Increase in vaccinations offers optimism
 		12.05.2021
RECYCLING UK
BPF webinar tackles challenges of using recycled content in packaging / Focus on mechanical and chemical recycling
 		29.03.2021
FOOD PACKAGING
US frozen-food packaging sales to rise by 3.5% per year to 2024 / Growth led by rising demand for convenience food / Freedonia report
 		24.03.2021
RAW MATERIALS
Chemical market issues hurting coatings makers / Pressure increases as prices rise / Call for protecting European-based production
 		22.03.2021
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Production fell 0.4% last year, with plastics share down slightly to 27% / Demand expected to pick up from autumn 2021
 		17.03.2021
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY
Brand owners lead the way in renewable packaging / Giants McDonalds and Amazon have a long way to go / Smaller firms offer innovative alternative solutions
 		10.03.2021
PRINTING INKS
Thinking outside the box: manufacturers are under pressure / Prices for titanium dioxide explode
 		26.02.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
European processors' associations voice displeasure over forces majeures being used as a tool for negotiation
 		08.02.2021
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TURKEY
Plastics use in vehicles seen down 15% in 2020 / Automobile production forecast 14% lower / Pandemic said to have cost domestic car parts industry at least USD 5 bn
 		28.01.2021
PACKAGING
Rising pressure to increase use of recyclates and recyclable packaging / Recycled material will continue to sell at a premium / Smithers report
 		20.01.2021
CORONAVIRUS
More materials innovation needed to meet demand for face masks / Fastest growth in coatings / Lux Research report
 		04.01.2021
PACKAGING RECYCLING
UK cuts targets for plastics packaging recycling in 2021 and 2022 / Decision follows Valpak warning that pandemic could bankrupt some recyclers / Coronavirus impact may extend through 2022
 		08.12.2020
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
German industry accustomed to success faces declining sales for the first time / Covid-19 sparks irreversible upheavals / Spectaris survey
 		07.12.2020
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