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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Saudi Arabia and China explore investment opportunities / MOUs signed at "G20 Summit"
 		26.09.2016
SWITZERLAND
Broad decline in plastics industry sales in 2015 / Rise in Swiss franc's value leads to 7.5% fall in revenues / Minimal headcount reduction / Plastics waste exports down / Optimistic outlook for 2016
 		21.09.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Borealis declares force majeure for Antwerp-based Kallo plant
 		19.09.2016
MEDICAL DISPOSABLES
Global market to expand by 6.2% per year to 2020 / Infection prevention safeguards boost demand / Freedonia report
 		15.09.2016
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN
Levels increase sevenfold since 2000 / Packaging recycling rates reach 42.5% across domestic, commercial and industrial sectors / Limits to recyclability / Cicloplast survey
 		12.09.2016
SMART POLYMERS
Strong growth forecast to 2020 / Drug delivery systems to dominate / Americas the largest market by revenue / Technavio report
 		12.09.2016
PLASTIC BAGS AND SACKS
Global sales to grow by 4.1% per year to 2024 / Asia Pacific to overtake Europe as largest consumer / TM Research report
 		09.09.2016
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
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