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PLASTICS MARKETS GERMANY
2013 production levels slightly up year-on-year / Processing also shows positive trend / Still shy of 2011 levels / E&E usage down / Rise in medical applications / New records for plastics recycling / Latest Consultic study
 		04.11.2014
GERMAN PVC MARKET
Building products are most dominant application / Recycling quota reaches nearly 100% / Consultic study
 		03.11.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Grupa Azoty ATT Polymers lifts FM for virgin PA 6 from Guben
 		30.10.2014
PET RECYCLING
Summary of presentations of Petcore Networking Day
 		28.10.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA
Exports decline by 3.5% in H1 2014 while imports rise by almost 99% / First half trade deficit reaches USD 138m / Injection moulding machines most popular / CPRJ report
 		24.10.2014
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Growth across all application sectors forecast up to 2019 / Automotive market to see largest percentage growth / BCC Research study
 		21.10.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Rise in North American polymer grade propylene contract opens arbitrage window
 		20.10.2014
PET RECYCLING
US bottle recycling rate reaches 31% in 2013 / Rising demand for rPET / Contamination concerns / NAPCOR/APR study
 		20.10.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
VDMA forecasts 2014 sales to fall slightly below 2013 level / EU 28 sees increase while exports abroad tumble / 2015 expected to record 4% rise / Sustainability initiative at "Fakuma"
 		17.10.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Mammoth 1.5m t/y shale gas PE plant to go on stream in North Dakota in 2019 / Vinmar is distributor
 		16.10.2014
BUTADIENE MARKET
Global volumes to rise by 4.4% per year to 2020 / Strong automotive demand for butadiene rubber and ABS / Asian players dominating / Grand View Research report
 		16.10.2014
COMPOSITES MARKET
European GRP market shows little growth in 2014 / Infrastructure products do well, especially in Turkey / Automotive drives development of closed processes / Thermoplastics grow faster than thermosets
 		15.10.2014
CHILE
Growth in plastics industry expected to be 1.5% in 2014 / Recovery in final quarter / Slowdown in capital investment
 		14.10.2014
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
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