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Plastics consumption down in 2014 / Lack of investment / Too many small businesses / Only slight signs of recovery / Efforts to switch to "green" chemistry not sufficient / Study by Plastic Consult
 		17.03.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Versalis declares force majeure for LD and LLDPE from Dunkirk
 		16.03.2015
US PLASTICS RECYCLING
Collection of non-bottle rigid plastics down 1% in 2013 / Decrease attributed to China's “Green Fence” policy / ACC report
 		13.03.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polychim declares force majeure for PP from Dunkirk
 		11.03.2015
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
BPF poll reveals ”further flat lining of business confidence” for 2015 / Number of companies expecting rise in profitability sales / Little investment planned / Recruitment of trained staff remains problematic
 		11.03.2015
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
EU chemicals output treads water in 2014 / Petrochemicals production down 4% year-on-year / Cefic chemicals trends report
 		10.03.2015
WORLD FLAME RETARDANTS
Construction sector to boost sales growth / China remains dominant market / Western Europe returns to growth but lags rest of the world / Freedonia report
 		09.03.2015
FRENCH PACKAGING RECYCLING
French plastic packaging guarantor lowers redemption price for PE/PET bales
 		06.03.2015
INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Most producers see sales and earnings improvement in 2014 / Cautious optimism for 2015 / Falling raw materials prices and strengthening demand provide impetus / Currency shift will boost European companies
 		06.03.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis lifts force majeure for Stenungsund cracker
 		04.03.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Lucite lifts force majeure for MMA from Billingham
 		03.03.2015
POLYPROPYLENE
Versatile material continues to see global growth / Consumption doubled since 2000 / Propane gains importance for propylene production as a result of ethylene decoupling / Availability likely to remain good
 		02.03.2015
US FILM RECYCLING
Collection of plastic film packaging up by 11% in 2013 / More than half exported for recycling overseas / ACC report
 		27.02.2015
FLAME RETARDANTS CHINA
Domestic market worth USD 1.1 bn / 700,000 t produced in 2014 / Phosphorous materials replacing halogen-based ones / New report by GCiS China Strategic Research
 		26.02.2015
HIGH-BARRIER POUCH PACKAGING
Global market to reach USD 3 bn by 2020 / Gains driven by material improvements and technological advances / Food is key end application / Smithers Pira report
 		25.02.2015
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