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US PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
Demand to increase by 4.5% annually to 2018 / On-line shopping will be the most significant driver of growth / Freedonia report
 		27.03.2014
THERMOSET RESINS
South African and Kenyan demand to rise by 3.9% per year to 2017 / Infrastructure developments boost growth / Frost & Sullivan report
 		26.03.2014
COMPOSITES MARKET
Industry dominated by need for shorter cycle times / Thermoplastics increasingly used as matrix materials / "JEC" in Paris with record exhibition area / Carbon fibre market still seeing double-digit growth
 		25.03.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Improvement in second half exports helps offset effects of poor domestic market in 2013 / Production falls by 2.5% / Some optimism for 2014 / Germany remains largest export market
 		25.03.2014
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Chemical output stagnant in 2013 / H2 growth helped pull sector out of a recession / Net trade surplus reached EUR 46 bn / Sector confidence down slightly in January 2013 / Cefic report
 		25.03.2014
BRAZIL
Flexible packaging accounted for 79% of LLDPE demand in 2013 / Maxiquim study
 		21.03.2014
PACKAGED WATER
African demand growth slows on weakening infrastructure and rising prices / PET bottles comparatively expensive / Canadean research
 		19.03.2014
US PLASTICS RECYCLING
Non-bottle rigid plastics recycling rises 10% / Chinese "Green Fence" import controls provide opportunities to develop US infrastructure / ACC report
 		18.03.2014
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Europe continues to make progress in recovery and recycling / Some 64% of material placed on the market is recycled / Europen report
 		17.03.2014
FOOD CONTAINER MARKET
Global demand to reach USD 139 bn in 2017 / Rigid container use will continue to grow in plastics / European recession may hit long term prospects / Freedonia report
 		14.03.2014
POLYETHYLENE FILM MARKET
Impact of US shale gas reserves will see resin costs decline / European market contracting / Strong growth in the Middle East / Demand for speciality film rising / AMI multi client study
 		13.03.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Exports to China grow by almost 34% in 2013 / Japan is leading supplier of machinery to the People's Republic
 		12.03.2014
SHALE GAS
Fracking company Cuadrilla lifts UK shale estimate / Experts warn of complex local factors
 		11.03.2014
EPS INSULATION
Syndicate plans to lobby EU to prolong use of HBCD as flame retardant / Decision expected by year's end / Ban already enforced in Switzerland / German association members plan to follow in mid-2014
 		11.03.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
GKV industry association sees increasingly dynamic sales growth / Sector posts record revenues in 2013 / Improved profitability / Twin challenges of renewable energy laws and lack of skilled staff
 		10.03.2014
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