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US RECYCLED PLASTICS
Demand to reach 1.54m t in 2016 / Bottles remain largest source for recycling / PET and HDPE are leading resins / LDPE forecast to see highest growth
 		12.12.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell lifts force majeure in Moerdijk
 		11.12.2012
CHINESE PLASTICS MACHINERY MARKET
Major shift from west to east takes China to top position / Fragmented industry producing cheap and simple machines / Imports can cost up to 30 times more than domestic output / Germany and Japan are leading exporters / STM Stieler research
 		11.12.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
UK government creates new office to drive shale gas exploitation / End of exploration ban in sight?
 		11.12.2012
POLYURETHANE FOAMS
GM joins claimants in massive US price fixing case
 		10.12.2012
INSULATION
Global demand to reach USD 60 bn by 2016 / Foamed plastic sees largest gains / Asia-Pacific spearheads growth / Latest Freedonia study
 		06.12.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Imminent consolidation of European HDPE production / Rising global competition
 		05.12.2012
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Global exports to Russia rise by almost 50% year-on-year in 2011 / Germany is top machinery supplier
 		05.12.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol reportedly idles Portuguese cracker for “market reasons”
 		05.12.2012
ARGENTINA
Petrochemicals capacity to remain flat to 2016, GlobalData reports / Dow upgrades Bahia Blanca PE operations
 		04.12.2012
RETAIL-READY PACKAGING
Global market reaches USD 54 bn in 2011 / Asia to lead gains with 6% average annual growth to 2017 / Worldwide retail market performance will influence demand increases / Smithers Pira report
 		03.12.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Force majeure for styrene from Shell's Moerdijk plant remains in place
 		30.11.2012
BRAZIL
Plastic packaging demand to rise by 4.9% per year to 2015 / Highest growth rates expected for PP and PET
 		30.11.2012
NORTH AMERICA
Rigid plastic packaging market to grow by 2.6% per year to 2017 / Flexible packaging growth predicted at 2.3% / Smithers Pira study
 		27.11.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
European olefin production still muted in Q3 2012
 		26.11.2012
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