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US RECYCLING
Consumer access to non-bottle rigid plastics recycling improves to 57% / Concerns that access to recycling does not ensure high recycling rates / ACC studies
 		02.04.2013
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Etma members hit record production levels again in 2012 / Plastic's share of market stable at 30%
 		02.04.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shale gas: EPA names review panel for its 2014 fracking study / Effects on drinking water examined
 		28.03.2013
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Improving exports continue to drive production output / Overall manufacturing levels remain static / Germany is largest market / US shows good growth
 		27.03.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Exports to China fall in 2012 / Germany remains largest exporter and increases dominance over Japanese competitors
 		25.03.2013
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
Reduction of overcapacities in Italy, Spain and particularly France / TecPart says German suppliers are on comparatively safe ground / "Markets will stagnate for several years" / Raising R&D activities in Europe?
 		22.03.2013
TDI
Duties on EU imports to China confirmed for five years
 		19.03.2013
THERMAL INSULATION
European market to reach over EUR 10 bn by 2017/ Polymers lose out to fibres as demand rises for fire properties / Turkey leads growth in eastern Europe
 		19.03.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Electricity outage takes down Styrolution's PS plant in Wingles
 		15.03.2013
RETORTABLE PACKAGING
Plastic solutions to capture majority of retortable market growth / New co-injection barrier technology emerging / AMI report
 		13.03.2013
BIOPLASTICS
Nova study sees global output as nearly tripling by 2020 / Bio-PET market driver / PP produced completely from biomass?
 		13.03.2013
FLAME RETARDANTS
Global annual growth of over 5% predicted / Demand to reach 2.6m t in 2016 / Rising safety and environmental standards drive use of non-halogenated chemicals / Asia remains fastest growing region / Freedonia report
 		12.03.2013
ITALY
Plastics demand declines by 9% year-on-year / Consumption down to 1997 levels / Plastics packaging production falls to 3.3m t / Exports of plastic waste have almost dried up
 		11.03.2013
POLYETHYLENE
North America: Sasol building swing line / ExxonMobil plans to raise exports / New player eyeing facility in the Appalachians
 		11.03.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Exports climb by 2.3% in 2012 / Sales to China fall 16%
 		11.03.2013
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