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SWITZERLAND
Plastics industry sales recede slightly in 2011 / Employee numbers down / Economy pressured by Swiss franc and European debt crisis
 		04.07.2012
CANADA
Quebec: Beverage container deposits to be doubled from January 2013 / Aim to improve recycling rates / Fears that retailers' costs will increase / 74% of containers is now recovered
 		28.06.2012
ARGENTINA
Repsol nationalisation sparks row over shale gas deposits / Investors cautious amid ongoing economic uncertainty
 		19.06.2012
ARGENTINA
Polymer consumption exceeded 1.7m t in 2011 / Domestic capacities are mostly in the standard field / Brazil is leading trade partner / Second Argenplas industry fair in June 2012
 		31.05.2012
ITALY
One of the weakest links in the European industrial chain / Plastics machinery performs below average / Polymer production shrinking / Company formerly known as Polimeri to move more into specialities
 		30.05.2012
GREECE
Plastics industry suffers from shrinking domestic demand / Packaging industry is one bright spot
 		22.05.2012
INDIA
Supreme Court to consider total plastics ban / Anti-littering effort supported by TV station
 		10.05.2012
CHINA
Record number of visitors at Chinaplas 2012 / Rising share in foreign attendees at world's second largest plastics fair / Processing sector focuses on sustainability / Increasingly difficult market environment / Domestic demand needs to grow
 		27.04.2012
CHINA
Merger of key plastics industry groups creates China Synthetic Resin Marketing Association / Tasked with aiding government draw up, implement plastics policies / Resins market continues to grow / PIE exclusive with group head Zheng Kai
 		24.04.2012
JAPAN
Output and volume sales decline in 2011 / Both standard and engineering thermoplastics hit
 		11.04.2012
CHINA
Plastics scrap imports up 5% in 2011 / Rise of 21% in value terms over 2010 / PET scrap sees largest price gains
 		29.03.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING RECYCLING
Further improvement in UK plastic bottle recycling rate / Higher level still needed / Inadequate infrastructure for non-bottle rigid packaging
 		26.03.2012
ITALY
Trial of four Porto Torres managers on pollution Charges / Postponement on a technicality
 		12.03.2012
PHILIPPINES
Plastics industry largely focused on local market / Chinese processing machinery dominates / More than half of local plastics demand met by imports / First cracker scheduled to come on stream in 2013
 		01.02.2012
ITALY
Legislative guidelines for non-biodegradable bag ban finally passed / Some controversy remains
 		25.01.2012
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