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SWITZERLAND
Packaging sector recovering / Exports weak / SVI packaging institute introduces Swiss Packaging Award
 		03.02.2014
POLYURETHANES
Flexible foam producers fined EUR 114m for price fixing / EU sees antitrust offence confirmed
 		31.01.2014
ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
Global electronics market grows by 4% in 2013 to EUR 3.6 trillion / Exports by German E&E companies down
 		31.01.2014
SHALE GAS
EU Commission sets non-binding fracking rules / NGOs critical / Praise from the UK
 		30.01.2014
PLASTIC FOAM MARKET
Good times ahead for the US / Recovery leads to 4% annual growth over the next three years / Flexible polyurethane remains dominant despite strong competition / Freedonia study
 		30.01.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Economic mood surprisingly positive in H2 2013 / All indicators point up / High expectations for the coming months / Energy costs pressure converters and recyclers
 		29.01.2014
MOULDED PLASTICS
Global market forecast to grow by nearly 5% per year to 2019 / Strengthening automotive demand / Transparency Market Research study
 		28.01.2014
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
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