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FILMS MARKET
European Commission fines 16 companies EUR 290m / Price fixing for plastic bags
 		15.12.2005
POLYMER FOAMS
Oil prices hit market hard / Report predicts 5% annual growth to EUR 6.7 bn by 2011 in Europe
 		20.10.2005
PLASTIC PIPES
Modest growth of 2% a year in Europe / Total production of 3m t / Italy now ahead of Germany in volume terms / Overcapacities will lead to further structural change / New AMI market study
 		22.09.2005
GREEK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Rising demand from construction, agricultural and packaging sectors / Local plastics production as yet unimportant on a world scale / Only a few large converters active in the international market
 		30.06.2005
THERMOPLASTIC SHEET MARKET
European market growth continues / High level of consolidation / Pressure from end-users / PS is the dominant material / Steady growth / New AMI guide spotlights more than 700 companies
 		02.06.2005
COMPOSITES
Optimistic mood most prominent feature of JEC exhibition / Growth of 3% worldwide expected / Only 65% capacity use in Europe / Focus on process engineering / Recycling via “Green Label”
 		05.05.2005
AUSTRIA
Injection moulding industry consumes 22% of plastics output / Move eastward / AMI study
 		05.05.2005
SWITZERLAND
Plastics consumption rises to 163,000 t in 2004
 		24.03.2005
MOBILE PHONE SUPPLIERS
Plastics converters continue to profit from booming demand / More pressure on Tier 1
 		10.03.2005
PLASTICS CONVERTERS
German sector feels pinch of price hikes in 2004 / Turnover up 3.6% / Margins tight
 		10.03.2005
INJECTION MOULDING
German injection moulding market holds up well / 6% more firms since 2001 / AMI guide
 		10.03.2005
BOPA FILM
Niche market with 8% growth / China drives demand / Applications in fresh food packaging
 		27.01.2005
PLASTIC PROFILES
Technoplast experiences renaissance in Europe / Chinese orders fall off after surge
 		27.01.2005
COMPOSITES
UK initiative to promote lightweight materials / Pan-industrial network / Help for smaller firms
 		23.12.2004
PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Polymer price hikes “cripple early recovery” / Firms under pressure to pass on extra costs
 		09.12.2004
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