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RECYCLING MARKET FRANCE
Valorplast lowers Q4 redemption price of film bales and bottles significantly
 		05.11.2015
PACKAGING
Growth in US flexible packaging market outpacing rigid types / Freedonia study
 		05.11.2015
CHINA
People's Republic extends punitive duties on PVC, PA 6.6 resin and adipic acid
 		03.11.2015
POLYETHYLENE
High-pressure production: LDPE becoming increasingly tight in Europe / Global importance wanes / New plants mostly flexible and easily switched to EVA / Specifically targeted types more expensive
 		30.10.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
C2/C3: Borealis declares FM for Stenungsund cracker / Problems during start-up / Downstream production not affected
 		29.10.2015
PET
US authorities impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on PET imports from Canada, China, India and Oman / Chinese producers slapped with highest tariffs
 		27.10.2015
CHINA
Concerns about industrial safety rising / Sinopec reportedly mulling stake in Dragon Aromatics' ill-fated PX plant / Tianjin chemical companies ordered to relocate following deadly blast
 		26.10.2015
BIOPLASTICS
Global growth rates remain high / Degradable and bio-based polymers still niche materials / Market dominated by drop-in applications / Europe is leading production region / 5m t of bio-PET for bottles by 2018
 		23.10.2015
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Unipetrol's Litvinov cracker only expected to restart in July 2016 / Outage impacts Q3 results
 		23.10.2015
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Germany's PET bottle recycling rate stands at 94% / Use of rPET rising / Europe still has a lot of catching up to do / GVM packaging research
 		21.10.2015
RECYCLING MARKET FRANCE
French warrantor Valorplast lowers redemption price for PET and polyolefin bales / Validity of current economic model increasingly questioned
 		19.10.2015
EUROPEAN TUBE MARKET
Stability prevails in H1 2015 despite difficult business environment / Increased raw material costs add concern / Demand for plastic tubes declines, but laminates see gains / ETMA members report
 		16.10.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow confirms that Tarragona cracker is offline / Repairs in progress
 		15.10.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN
Spanish household recycling up 10.7% in 2014 / Improved sorting
 		15.10.2015
UK RECYCLING
Household collection rate for rigid plastic packaging rises to 44% despite lower collection rate for bottles / Recoup survey
 		14.10.2015
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