North American processors' share of market to grow fastest / Backwards integration is key trend / BCC Research study

Q3 shipments edge up on Q2 despite year-on-year fall / New orders rise versus 2014 / Optimistic outlook for 2016 / SPI report

Global demand to rise by 4% annually up to 2019 / Asia Pacific and Africa-Middle East regions to drive growth / 3D printers to see largest increase in sales / Freedonia report

Positive outlook for GCC chemicals / Saudi Arabia offers opportunities to downstream investors / New petrochemical projects temporarily halted / Exports to China continue to grow

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

Market remains below 2007 peak at EUR 6 bn in 2015 / Trend is reversing / Demand will pick up over next five years / AMI report

Are the energy prices for chlorine production in Runcorn falling? / Potential exemption from climate tax

Sales after first nine months of 2015 match those of last year / Packaging products perform above average / Construction and semi-finished goods barely move / Technical parts and consumer goods looking up / Positive mood despite feedstock upheaval

SBCs remain most important despite mature markets / Strong growth continues in Asia-Pacific and China / TPVs see fastest gains from new applications / Freedonia report

Plastics Recyclers Europe questions PlasticsEurope's 2014 figures on reuse of waste plastics / Calls for more transparent and harmonised pan-European data collection

Harbinger of a new industrial revolution for Europe's plastics industry? / Additive technology raises flexibility and opens up new markets, says EPDA

Polymer production grows by 4% in 2014 / EU 28 trade surplus widens / Turkey still most important resin buyer / PlasticsEurope recommends landfill ban to improve recycling / "Plastics – the Facts 2015"

New foundation to support recovery of brominated EPS / Demo plant to go on stream by 2018

PP: Market leader LyondellBasell warns of supply tightness / Only regular contract volumes guaranteed

“Compamed” and “Medica” fairs held simultaneously in Düsseldorf