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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
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
Strong growth in emerging countries / Germany still doing relatively well in global comparison / US and Japan are the big losers / Chinese output will soon amount to half of global production / ZVEI study
 		16.09.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Founding members of Plastics 2020 Challenge adopt framework programme / Join "Pledge4Plastics" to raise awareness and lift UK rates
 		11.09.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Pledge 4 Plastics campaign underway across the UK / Goal to raise collection of plastic packaging among households / Global companies partner with authorities and lend support
 		10.09.2014
PET RECYCLING
Europe recycles 65 bn bottles in 2013 / Call for collection systems to be standardised
 		04.09.2014
CENTRAL EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
Slovakia and Czech Republic en route to becoming key car production centres / Triangle between Prague, Bratislava and Zilina emerges as an OEM stronghold / Hyundai draws South Korean companies to Europe
 		01.09.2014
AGRICULTURAL FILM
Global market to reach 7m t at value of USD 10.5 bn in 2020 / LLDPE most dominant material / China as leading consumer / Grand View Research report
 		29.08.2014
RUSSIA
Packaging market worth USD 15 bn / Local plastic packaging plants operate at reduced rates / Food packaging drives demand / Domestic BOPP output to be exported from 2016 onwards / gtai report
 		27.08.2014
BISPHENOL A
Global market to reach over USD 20 bn by 2020 / Volumes forecast to grow at 4.7% annually / Polycarbonate is largest application segment / Grand View Research report
 		27.08.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Spanish household recycling rate reaches nearly 57% / EU's runner-up in 2013
 		25.08.2014
THERMOPLASTIC POLYOLEFINS
Global market to grow by 6.4% to USD 3.4 bn by 2020 / Grand View Research study
 		25.08.2014
SHALE GAS
India's Reliance and China's CNOOC announce plans for gas imports from the US / Feedstock to be used for domestic crackers
 		22.08.2014
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