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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
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos cracker in Lavera is down / Reports of forces majeures for downstream products / So far FM only confirmed for C4 chain
 		04.01.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Petro Rabigh launches 20-day maintenance following power outage
 		04.01.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fire leads PPG Industries to declare force majeure for VCM from Louisiana
 		03.01.2013
ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS
Balance of worldwide capacity has shifted to Asia / Polyamide is a rare exception / European market holds up relatively well / Massive expansion in China likely to continue
 		02.01.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Anti-fracking movement has mounted effective campaign, study says / Technology also is credited with progress
 		02.01.2013
POLYMER DISTRIBUTION EUROPE
Distributors increase marketshare to 11% in 2011 / Sector continues to grow in importance / Top 10 groups account for half of pan-European distribution
 		02.01.2013
STANDARD THERMOPLASTICS
Global capacities exceed 252m t/y / PET output spearheads expansions in 2012 / More than half of global output found in Asia / China will continue to extend its lead in the coming years / Sabic still slightly ahead of Sinopec
 		21.12.2012
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