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FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
North American market to grow at 4% per year to 2018 / Steady demand from food, pharma and pet food sectors / PCI Films study
 		27.01.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EU welcomes temporary relief from Iran sanctions / Finished plastics products will not qualify
 		27.01.2014
PLASTICS PACKAGING FRANCE
Renewed optimism across entire sector / Packaging producers anticipate upward swing / Overpackaging no longer a buyer concern / Machinery manufacturers look to production stability / Next “Emballage” fair in Paris in November
 		21.01.2014
CAPS AND CLOSURES
Plastic beverage closures overtake metal in 2013 / Plastic to represent 52% of volumes in 2017 / Canadean report
 		17.01.2014
CHINESE PLASTICS MACHINERY MARKET
Producers need to specialise to raise selling prices, says trade group / Production takes a 7% decline in 2012
 		15.01.2014
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL
Polymer capacity continues to rise / PE accounts for most regional output / Saudi Arabia is largest production base / Conversion sector focused on packaging and construction
 		14.01.2014
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY
Optimism reigns as 2014 gets underway / Facing twin pressures of raw material price hikes and rising energy costs
 		10.01.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Oxo-bio industry insists oxo-biodegradable plastic does not contaminate recycling / New analysis refutes EuPC claims
 		10.01.2014
3D PRINTING
Global market to grow by 21% annually / Demand to reach USD 5 bn in 2017 / Plastics largest share of materials demand / US largest market / Freedonia report
 		10.01.2014
CHINA
2.7m t of engineering thermoplastics consumed in 2012 / National strategy to raise domestic output / Self-sufficiency does not preclude imports
 		09.01.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Saudi Arabia: First shipments leave King Abdullah Port along the Red Sea
 		09.01.2014
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Decking is biggest application for WPC / European market nearing maturity / Industry battles against image problems due to water absorption / China catching up to world market leader North America / WPC Congress in Cologne
 		08.01.2014
EPS
European market shifts / Switch from HBCD to other flame retardants / Slashing white EPS capacities / Output of grey material on the rise
 		03.01.2014
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Middle East and Africa markets annually to grow by 5% to 2018 / Increased focus on mass food processing / PCI Films study
 		02.01.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total declares FM for PP and HDPE from Gonfreville
 		02.01.2014
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