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COMPOSITES
Europe is slowly emerging from its trough / Strong increase in Germany / Thermoplastic processing techniques, like GMRT and LFRT, on the rise / SMC and BMC processing stagnant / “Composites Europe” fair presents a mixed bag
 		28.09.2015
PLASTICS MACHINERY
European plastics and rubber machine builders achieve record production of EUR 13 bn in 2014 / Growth of 2% expected in 2015 / Business with BRIC states disappointing / Iran is the big hope / Euromap conference in Venice
 		25.09.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Consolidation of PTA production in South Korea / Hanwha, Lotte and Hyosung want to merge activities
 		24.09.2015
EUROPEAN PLASTIC CAPS AND CLOSURES
Growth in value added products to be above average / Overall market to increase by 2% annually to 2019 / AMI report
 		24.09.2015
CARRIER BAGS
Carrier bag consumption in UK supermarkets rises 2.4% in 2014 / Usage falls sharply in those countries with mandatory charges / WRAP report
 		23.09.2015
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Big engines, individualised cars roar at “IAA 2015” / Small combustion engines steal the show from e-vehicles / OEMs favour structural parts made of steel and aluminium / GFRP and CFRP deemed too expensive / Hybrid materials pose a challenge for recycling
 		21.09.2015
POLYETHYLENE
New production era for mass plastics begins / European refineries on the brink of extinction / Feedstock base lost / Global competition increasingly relegates Europe to second class / High time for discussions on how to react
 		16.09.2015
PET RECYCLING EUROPE
Collection rises in 2014 / Operating rate drops as recycled volumes fall / Petcore Europe report
 		16.09.2015
FOODSERVICE DISPOSABLES
US market to grow by 3.9% per year to USD 22 bn in 2019 / Strong demand for packaging products drives growth / Freedonia report
 		15.09.2015
AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS
Metals substitution and rising production of passenger cars drive global demand / PP accounts for about 28% of market / Grand View Research study
 		14.09.2015
SPECIALTY FILMS
US market to grow by nearly 5% to 2019 / Construction and electronics sectors to be best performers / Healthy demand from packaging / Freedonia report
 		11.09.2015
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Confidence maintained despite minimal output growth / Sales down 4% / Trade surplus deteriorates / Polymers output continues pointing down in June / Cefic chemicals trends report
 		09.09.2015
INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING
Global market expanding at 3.4% per year / Smithers Pira report
 		04.09.2015
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Propylene: New PDH plants in Asia about to be commissioned / Wanhua reports start up / Hyosung's facility also up and running
 		02.09.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK
413,000 t of plastics recycled in H1 / Close to 50% of annual goal met / Q2 sees slight rise in material exported for reprocessing
 		31.08.2015
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