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3D PRINTING
Global healthcare 3D printing market forecast to grow by 16% per year / Implants drive growth / New 3D medical trends at "Compamed" / Grand View Research report
 		13.10.2014
HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS
Recovery of demand spurs growth / Global market to reach nearly USD 10 bn in 2018 / Principia Consulting report
 		10.10.2014
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Rising international competition / “Reserved” outlook for Q4 / Suffering from high energy costs / Sector meets sustainability goals / Latest IK industry association poll
 		09.10.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Follow-up: Shell's Moerdijk plant likely off stream until year's end / Olefin availability tightens
 		08.10.2014
CHINA
Plastics processors slow to introduce automated processes / Take-up impeded by technical challenges / More sophisticated technologies needed / CPRJ reports
 		06.10.2014
CHINA
13th Five Year Plan to reduce petrochemical overcapacities / Seven new hubs to be completed by 2020 / Coal-based production to rise dramatically
 		02.10.2014
BEVERAGE PACKAGING
Swiss Environment Office life-cycle analysis says existing collection and recycling systems ecologically sound / No such thing as "good" and "bad" packaging / PE pouches enable significant weight savings / PET bottles best suited for carbonated drinks
 		01.10.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for HDPE from Plock
 		30.09.2014
FLOORING MARKET
Global demand expected to rise by 6% per year to 2020 / Customers switching to more durable products / Grand View Research study
 		30.09.2014
MEXICO
German exports of plastics machinery to Mexico reach EUR 155m / Trade more than doubles in four years / VDMA to represent 15 companies at “Plastimagen” in November
 		29.09.2014
PACKAGING MARKET JAPAN
Plastic accounted for 30% of packaging shipments in financial year 2013 / Japan Packaging Institute data
 		29.09.2014
PVC MARKET
Most locally produced PVC in China sourced from coal / Carbide process dominant in developing north, northwestern regions / Market structurally oversupplied / Prices on steady downward spiral
 		25.09.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Half-year rise in imports aided by government stimulus measures / Exports slow but still positive / Asia sees largest increase
 		25.09.2014
POLYURETHANES
Middle East drives production growth in EMEA / Region consumed 5.8m t last year / Steady gains / Flexible foam most dominant end application / Latest IAL Consultants report
 		22.09.2014
3D PRINTING
Demand for plastics to expand fourfold in next five years / Smaller batch sizes will continue to challenge economies of scale / Equipment manufacturers dominate supply chain / SmarTech report
 		17.09.2014
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