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FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Olefins: Unipetrol cracker in Litvinov taken off stream for unplanned maintenance turnaround / PP production curtailed
 		20.07.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Eco-profile of Europe's PVC production improves / PlasticsEurope study
 		16.07.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Vestolit lifts force majeure
 		16.07.2015
INSULATED PANELS
Growth in cold storage in Asia and Middle East boosts global demand / Output forecast to grow by 4% per year to 2019 / IAL Consultants directory
 		15.07.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Upstream: Naphtha tank explodes in Berre / Suspected arson attack / LBI says production not impacted
 		14.07.2015
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Formidable competitive turnaround through shale gas / Exports to Europe and Latin America will improve US trade balance / American Chemistry Council report
 		13.07.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Segment sales exceed EUR 10 bn / Core machinery orders slightly down in 2014 / Positive development for traditional technologies / Chinese processors increasingly buying locally manufactured goods / Positive outlook for 2015
 		10.07.2015
US BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
Market to increase by 1.9% annually to 2019 / Plastic bottles continue to lead demand growth / Bag-in-box products and pouches expected to see faster growth / Freedonia report
 		08.07.2015
SHALE GAS
UK's Lancaster County Council rejects two shale gas exploration permits / Setback for fracking industry / Environmental advocates cheer decision / Cuadrilla likely to appeal
 		02.07.2015
PACKAGING RECYCLING
“Reflex Project” makes inroads in recyclability of multi-layer packaging and NIR sorting systems / UK-based programme to set the groundwork for a circular economy for flexible packaging
 		01.07.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ethylene oxide: BASF lifts force majeure
 		01.07.2015
3D PRINTING IN MEDICINE
New technique saves lives of three babies / Bio-based polycaprolactone tracheal splint developed / Device clears airways and restores breathing in tracheobronchomalacia sufferers
 		01.07.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING CHINA
Plastic scrap imports rising despite "Green Fence" policy / PE and PET see particularly strong gains / At 20m t, new record volume in sight / Market continues to consolidate
 		30.06.2015
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY
Germany's Federal Cartel Office imposes EUR 75m fine on five acoustic insulation producers for alleged price fixing
 		30.06.2015
3D PRINTING
Spanish technology centre to be beta tester for Ultem resin / Agreement with Stratasys
 		29.06.2015
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