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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
SHALE GAS
Chevron to quit Romania, too / Oil multinational will close European exploration chapter
 		25.02.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Sales hit new high in 2014 / Record number of employees / Widespread confidence for 2015 / GKV president still sees big challenges in energy policy and lack of trained personnel
 		24.02.2015
PLASTIC PIPE INDUSTRY
Sector characterised by consolidations in Europe / Germany remains largest producer / Top 10 companies account for 40% of output / Wavin is market leader / AMI reports
 		20.02.2015
SHALE GAS
Wales says it will place a moratorium on fracking / Regional parliament seeks devolved powers / German debate ramps up again / Ineos sees to clarify Grangemouth remarks
 		18.02.2015
USA
Germany is main supplier of plastics and rubber machinery / Global deliveries exceed EUR 2 bn in 2013 / VDMA figures ahead of “NPE 2015”
 		18.02.2015
ARAB GULF STATES
2014 capacity utilisation levels return to long-term average / EU import duties put pressure on polymer exports / Polyolefin overcapacity? / Plastics processing sector still in its infancy / Plans for four large conversion sites
 		17.02.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis declares force majeure for olefins from Stenungsund / Polymers not yet affected
 		16.02.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Sales increase slightly in 2014 after all / Order situation positive, above all on the domestic market
 		16.02.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Lucite declares force majeure for MMA from Billingham / PMMA availability expected to tighten
 		11.02.2015
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION MARKET
Return to recovery in 2014 / Moderate growth predicted to 2017 / UK and Eastern Europe key drivers of growth / Euroconstruct panel
 		11.02.2015
SHALE GAS
Poland: US oil group Chevron pulling out of shale gas exploration / Opportunities said to be no longer competitive
 		10.02.2015
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