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BRAZIL
Plastics raw material imports fall 21% in 2012 / Strong declines in imports of PET and PVC / Abiplast report
 		05.02.2013
UK RECYCLING
John Lewis commits all plastic packaging for recycling in UK / Contract with Centriforce strengthens closed loop waste plastics strategy
 		05.02.2013
FRANCE
Plastics processing sector posts losses in 2012 / Situation not expected to improve this year
 		04.02.2013
RECYCLING
UK plastics recycling exceeds 500,000 t / BPF survey
 		01.02.2013
US PIPE MARKET
Over 6% growth forecast to 2016 as construction industry sees turnaround / Steel remains top material in value terms / PVC remains leading resin / Freedonia report
 		01.02.2013
CHINA
Ground-breaking for new mega-petrochemical terminal in Huizhou port
 		30.01.2013
GLOBAL PACKAGING MARKET
Plastic packaging causes most environmental concern in US and India / Demands for tougher quality controls and stricter environmental legislation / Innventia study
 		29.01.2013
PACKAGING MARKET
EU data shows packaging waste management is increasingly efficient / Decoupling from economic growth / EU 27 recovery rate reaches 76% in 2010 / Europen report
 		28.01.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Business weakens more than expected in the second half of 2012 / Export trade deteriorates / Capital spending and employment still on a high level / Industry's expectations now higher
 		23.01.2013
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Technical innovations spur medical plastics sector / European manufacturers invest 8% of revenues in R&D /3-D printing, miniaturisation and printed electronics increasingly inportant / Complex packaging requirements
 		22.01.2013
CHINA INSULATION MARKET
Demand predicted to grow at more than 9% up to 2016 to EUR 7.8 bn / Foamed plastics account for largest share / Key drivers are building and construction sector, as well as industrial and HVAC equipment / Freedonia report
 		17.01.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING
German packaging producers start 2013 on an optimistic note, new IK association survey shows / Raw materials price situation remains tense
 		14.01.2013
US PLASTIC FILM MARKET
Demand to grow by 1.8% annually to 2016 / Material performance and source reduction will drive gains / LLDPE remains leading material / Freedonia survey
 		11.01.2013
TURKEY
Visitor numbers at Plast Eurasia 2012 rise 23% year-on-year / Foreign visitor numbers up 41% over 2011 / Exhibitor numbers increase by 10% / Next fair held in December 2013
 		11.01.2013
US CAPS AND CLOSURES
Plastic accounts for 79% of demand as shift away from glass and metal packaging continues / Overall market to grow by 4.4% annually in 2016 / Freedonia report
 		09.01.2013
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