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Global plastics production grows by 3.5% / European output declines slightly / Consumption in EU rises / Turkey is the biggest buyer of resins / Trade surplus crumbles / Report from PlasticsEurope presented at "K 2016"
 		24.10.2016
KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016
Between fear and opportunity / Key industry stakeholders comment on raw material market shifts and impacts on the plastics industry / Second session of KI Group's exclusive summit during “K 2016”
 		24.10.2016
KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016
High-ranking industry representatives detail their experiences with China / Exclusive KI Group event draws 240 attendees
 		21.10.2016
PLASTICS MACHINERY
European plastics machinery manufacturers post record profit in 2015 / Business continues to boom
 		20.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Solvay encounters delivery problems for HMD feedstock
 		20.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
SAN: Ineos Styrolution announces force majeure for “Luran” from Ludwigshafen / No styrene supplies from BASF
 		20.10.2016
K 2016
World's leading plastics fair opens its doors / Focus on feedstock supply, “Industry 4.0”, additive manufacturing and marine litter / Packaging increasingly important to machinery manufacturers
 		19.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Isocyanates: Covestro's force majeure on MDI and TDI likely to remain in place until December
 		17.10.2016
TURKEY
Plastics processing production reaches 8.6m t in 2015 / Need to increase added value identified / PAGEV sets up EUR 20.6m centre of excellence near Istanbul
 		17.10.2016
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
British Plastics Federation outlines priorities for Brexit talks / Single market access “crucial” / Converters depend on EU for polymer / Some 40% of plastics firms foreign-owned
 		13.10.2016
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Global demand for functional additives to rise by 6% per year to 2021 / Slower growth forecast for barrier coatings / Smithers Pira report
 		12.10.2016
HIGH BARRIER FILMS
Growth rates expected to exceed those of general food packaging film / Applications differ greatly according to world region / AMI report
 		11.10.2016
COFFEE CAPSULES
Market share of plastic compatible capsules grows to 22% / Dominance of major suppliers challenged after 2012 patent expiries / Report by AMI Consulting and Plastic Technologies
 		05.10.2016
FRANCE
Company investments drive growth / Plastics processing segment suffers from ageing technology / No access to key growth markets / Focus on new technologies and recycling
 		04.10.2016
3D PRINTING
China's 3D printing spending to overtake USA this year / Report by 3E Rapid Prototyping China
 		03.10.2016
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