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RECYCLED POLYMERS
Global market to expand by 4.3% per year to 2020 / Ongoing investment in recycling units / Technavio report
 		06.09.2016
3D PRINTING
Lack of information and cost are major barriers to adopting technology / German companies have most experience / Global market to be worth above USD 12 bn by 2020 / Ernst & Young report
 		01.09.2016
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
ECHA verifying classification of white pigment as "a likely carcinogenic" / German industry calls approach “unfounded and inappropriate”
 		31.08.2016
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Dispute between VW and Prevent laid to rest / Little impact on plastics converters so far / German supplier industry association ArGeZ calls for "fair and cooperative dialogue"
 		30.08.2016
BIOPLASTICS
Growing demand for biodegradable products boosts bioplastics industry / Global consumption to grow by 19% per year to 2021 / Smithers Rapra study
 		26.08.2016
MEXICO
Plastics industry on growth course / Billions invested in booming automotive and aviation industries / Domestic polymer capacities limited to PVC, PET and PS / Highly dependent on polymer imports
 		25.08.2016
FRANCE
Recycling specialist Eco-Emballages supports construction of new sorting centres / Raising rates of industrial reuse
 		24.08.2016
BRAZIL
Plastics processing industry sales down 13.5% in H1 / Negative outlook for full-year revenue
 		24.08.2016
ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS
Global market to expand by 7.6% per year to 2024 / Sluggish growth expected in Europe / Fast growth in antistatic packaging applications / TM Research report
 		23.08.2016
BOPP FILMS
Global market to expand by 5.8% per year to 2024 / Asia Pacific share forecast to grow to 63% / TM Research report
 		22.08.2016
UK SHALE GAS
New UK energy minister calls shale gas “an exciting opportunity not to be missed” / YouGov poll shows strong opposition to fracking among those who voted against “Brexit” / Men more likely to be in favour of exploration than women
 		22.08.2016
THERMOFORMED PLASTICS
Global market expected to grow by around 5% annually to 2020 / Food packaging accounts for two thirds of use / Growth to be driven by BRICS countries / Technavio report
 		18.08.2016
UK SHALE GAS
First transatlantic ethane shipment en route to Grangemouth / Fracking gets underway in England / Scottish moratorium still in place
 		15.08.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One confirms ability to supply as forest fires surround Fos site
 		15.08.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repair works begin at Iranian aromatics site in Mahshahr Special Economic Zone
 		12.08.2016
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