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PLASTICS INDUSTRY CHINA
Diverts focus away from export to domestic markets / Shift in consumer behaviour boosts demand growth / Small companies to disappear / Industry consolidation gathers pace
 		28.08.2013
INDIA
Plastics industry likely to reach an all-time high in revenues by 2015 / Demand potential to double / Polymer demand reaching 40m t by 2021
 		27.08.2013
ITALY
Thermoplastics consumption takes a deep cut in 2012 / PVC hardest hit / E&E industry struggles to combat poor domestic demand / Plastics processing segment one of the few bright spots in the country's industrial sector
 		21.08.2013
IRAN
The Islamic Republic catching up as supplier of HDPE to Turkey and China / Global sanctions proving to have little impact
 		08.07.2013
RECYCLING
UK aims to double plastics recycling by 2017 / Impact only comes with more investment
 		02.07.2013
SWITZERLAND
Swiss plastics industry sees sales fall to CHF 15 bn last year / Pressure from euro crisis and strong Swiss franc / Processed volume amounts to 812,000 t / Productivity declines / Packaging industry also weak / Recovery expected during 2013
 		19.06.2013
CHINAPLAS
Growing number of international visitors and exhibitors in Guangzhou / Focus on sustainability and production efficiency
 		12.06.2013
ASIAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Engineering polymer consumption on the rise / ASEAN countries increasingly catering to regional customers / Malaysia for medical devices, Singapore for electronics
 		11.04.2013
BELGIUM
Plastics and rubber products output falls 2.6% in 2012 / Negative business trend continues into 2013 / World's largest per capita plastics producer / Federplast survey
 		09.04.2013
ITALY
Plastics demand declines by 9% year-on-year / Consumption down to 1997 levels / Plastics packaging production falls to 3.3m t / Exports of plastic waste have almost dried up
 		11.03.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Optimism for 2013 falls as economic woes continue to exert pressure / Exports affected by euro crisis / Former BPF president Brian Mann set to retire
 		28.02.2013
TURKEY
Visitor numbers at Plast Eurasia 2012 rise 23% year-on-year / Foreign visitor numbers up 41% over 2011 / Exhibitor numbers increase by 10% / Next fair held in December 2013
 		11.01.2013
CHINA
Protests in Ningbo elicit official pledge to halt petrochemical expansion / “Green” sentiment among the public rising / Is official acquiescence to demands linked to tendency towards petrochemical oversupply?
 		02.11.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Production rise in 2009-2011 / Industry still robust / Demand up 5% annually / Technical applications show the strongest growth / Consultic study
 		05.10.2012
INDIA
New Delhi imposes blanket ban on plastics / Directive includes manufacture and distribution
 		18.09.2012
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