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FLUOROPOLYMERS
US market to reach USD 1.7 bn in 2013 / Manufacturing turnaround to drive increased demand / PTFE will still account for largest share of market / Freedonia report
 		22.06.2012
UK COMPOSITES MARKET
Automotive partnership: Consortium to develop lightweight, lower-cost, composite vehicle structures / Key roles for robotics and fast-cure prepregs
 		21.06.2012
ARGENTINA
Repsol nationalisation sparks row over shale gas deposits / Investors cautious amid ongoing economic uncertainty
 		19.06.2012
GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS
Dumping accusations against Chinese woven fabric withdrawn
 		15.06.2012
PACKAGING MARKET
Germany sets new record in 2011 / Plastics packaging records highest ever sales / Glass posts largest volume growth
 		13.06.2012
BEYOND PLASTICS
German aluminium association sees production drop in Q1 / Year's positive outlook remains
 		13.06.2012
CHINA
Scrap plastics show dynamic development / Increasing environmental and commercial issues / Imports of 8.39m t in 2011 / Hong Kong still ranks as top origin country despite volume decrease
 		11.06.2012
INDONESIA
Rising consumption of PE and PP / Shortage of ethylene / Capacity expansion / Honam's plans could stir things up
 		08.06.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shale Gas: Poland prepared for extraction / PKN Orlen survey indicates support in development / International conference in Warsaw
 		05.06.2012
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Los Angeles moves to ban single-trip bags / Collection and recycling costs prohibitively high
 		05.06.2012
ARGENTINA
Polymer consumption exceeded 1.7m t in 2011 / Domestic capacities are mostly in the standard field / Brazil is leading trade partner / Second Argenplas industry fair in June 2012
 		31.05.2012
ITALY
One of the weakest links in the European industrial chain / Plastics machinery performs below average / Polymer production shrinking / Company formerly known as Polimeri to move more into specialities
 		30.05.2012
BOPP FILM
Global demand rises by 5.5% to reach over 6m t in 2011 / Asia is powerhouse of growth / China accounts for 40% of worldwide production / Ongoing global market consolidation / New AMI report
 		29.05.2012
SOUTH AFRICA
Demand for plastics picks up again / Good prospects for insulation materials / Significant increase in imports
 		28.05.2012
POLYURETHANE FOAMS
Irwin Seating latest US-company to join international price-fixing case
 		25.05.2012
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