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CHINA
Protests in Ningbo elicit official pledge to halt petrochemical expansion / “Green” sentiment among the public rising / Is official acquiescence to demands linked to tendency towards petrochemical oversupply?
 		02.11.2012
COMPOSITES
City made of composites featured at “Feiplar” event in Brazil / Brazilian composites demand to grow by 9.5% in 2012
 		30.10.2012
BOTTLE RECYCLING
UK bottle recycling rate reaches 52% in 2011 / Significant increase in recycling of other rigid plastic packaging / Infrastructure change needed to increase levels further
 		30.10.2012
BOTTLE RECYCLING
Record 1.2m t of plastic bottles recycled in US last year / HDPE and PET dominate the pictures / Scrap exports abroad down year-on-year / Latest industry report
 		29.10.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Force majeure remains in place for Total's PE output in Antwerp / Customers still on allocation
 		24.10.2012
FRANCE
Flexible packaging producers face “difficult economic environment” / Business slowdown in 2012
 		22.10.2012
DECORATIVE COATINGS
Eastern Europe has high growth potential / ICDLI industry association presents Pöyry market study
 		22.10.2012
COMPOSITES
European GRP production stagnates / Turkey and Far East reap the benefits of weak southern European market / Automotive industry is key for CFRP advances / Germany's AVK industry association round table during “Composites Europe”
 		22.10.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell declares force majeure for ethylene from Fife
 		19.10.2012
FILM RECYCLING UK
BPI: Combat export restrictions by increasing product recycled content / Focus on domestic market / "Recycling not going fantastically well"
 		18.10.2012
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Industry association EUPR lauds EU environment commissioner's support / “Too much plastics to energy recovery”
 		17.10.2012
US FLAME RETARDANTS
Resurgence in building to drive 6% annual market growth to 2016 / Construction accounts for 38% of total demand / Auto and aerospace applications also drive gains / Freedonia report
 		15.10.2012
PLASTICS RECYCLING
PAFA: Far East controls threaten plastic waste exports from Europe / UK recycling targets will become unrealistic / Recycling companies in China form new Scrap Plastics Association
 		11.10.2012
WORLD PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
Demand set to rise by 6.3% annually to 2016 / Increasing manufacturing output and consumer spending fuel gains / Asia Pacific will record highest growth / Freedonia report
 		11.10.2012
UK INJECTION MOULDERS
Sales expansion could harm financial stability / 111 companies in danger / Plimsoll study
 		09.10.2012
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