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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total declares force majeure for homopolymeric PP from Feluy
 		30.06.2014
SWITZERLAND
Plastics industry continues its decline in 2013 / Drop in volume of material processed / Companies report stable operations / Construction and packaging sectors hope for economic improvement
 		30.06.2014
BIOPLASTICS
Rising fossil fuel costs drive bioplastics growth / Bioplastics to account for 2.4% of packaging in 2023 / North American shale gas could propel consumption in other regions / Smithers Pira report
 		27.06.2014
ITALY
Plastics sector still in crisis mood / Consumption of all polymers declines in 2013
 		27.06.2014
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
Global market continues to grow / Asia still in pole position / Europe's importance declining
 		26.06.2014
MEXICO
Rigid plastic bottle consumption to grow by 3.3% annually to 2017 / World's second largest PET bottle consumer / Awareness on sustainability rising / LAPET conference in Mexico City in October
 		26.06.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Euromap and SPI sign declaration of intent on TTIP free trade agreement / Elimination of tariffs expected to boost export sales, employment
 		25.06.2014
SHALE GAS CHINA
US-Chinese partnerships explore opportunities for unconventional gas in the People's Republic / Restructuring of energy mix / Chinese firms also participating in US fracking projects
 		25.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Work on US Gulf Coast crackers and PE plants gears up / ChevronPhillips and ExxonMobil lead the way / Some 30% of expanded US commodity plastics output to be exported by 2020
 		23.06.2014
PVC RECYCLING
Continuous increase across Europe / UK accounts for over 20% of total / Recovinyl report
 		23.06.2014
GLOBAL SLEEVE LABEL MARKET
Consumption to rise by 5.6% annually to 2019 / Heat shrink sleeve label format dominates / Smithers Pira study
 		20.06.2014
SHALE GAS
German government working on draft fracking bill / Proposed law would include ban on toxic chemicals, prohibition on drilling near water reserves / Several federal states opposed
 		18.06.2014
UK INDUSTRY
Growth in output boosted by plastic and rubber sector / Highest production in 40 years
 		18.06.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
VDMA revises down 2014 sales prediction / Orders in Germany boosted by investment in plant and equipment / Foreign export growth to slow
 		17.06.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fire takes out IRPC's propylene cracker in Rayong / Production of PP compounds may be affected
 		11.06.2014
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