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EUROPEAN HEAVY DUTY SACKS
Plastic now accounts for half of production / Share forecast to continue growing / Germany, Benelux and UK are principal markets / Use of LLDPE is set to increase / AMI report
 		18.04.2012
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Manufacturers reap order bonanza in China / Germany and Japan are the largest exporters
 		18.04.2012
EVONIK
Price increase for “Plexiglas” and “Deglas” semi-finished goods
 		17.04.2012
JAPAN
Output and volume sales decline in 2011 / Both standard and engineering thermoplastics hit
 		11.04.2012
PLASTIC PACKAGING
German packaging producers association warns of rising raw material prices / Survey nevertheless shows optimism for Q2 economic development
 		04.04.2012
FLUOROPOLYMERS
German industry association says supply picture has improved / Prices remain at a high level / Summer business will be dominated by cooling agents
 		04.04.2012
PLASTICS MARKETS
Global production reaches about 280m t / China remains leading plastics producer / Latest figures from PlasticsEurope
 		03.04.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Westlake declares force majeure for PVC from Geismar / Vinyls operations to resume in mid-May
 		03.04.2012
PLASTICS RECYCLING
European recovery rates in the building and construction sector vary wildly / German infrastructure praised / PlasticsEurope study
 		02.04.2012
GERMANY
Germany's VDMA association reports record plastics machinery exports in 2011 / Asia sees largest gains
 		30.03.2012
ELASTOMER MARKET
German industry association warns about new price wave / EPDM at an all-time high / Predicts “immense challenges”
 		30.03.2012
CHINA
Plastics scrap imports up 5% in 2011 / Rise of 21% in value terms over 2010 / PET scrap sees largest price gains
 		29.03.2012
ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery production levels up 11% year-on-year / Exports rise by almost 21% / Europe is the leading destination / Exports to Russia rise by more than 60%
 		28.03.2012
POLYURETHANES
FSK expects stable development for the German market in 2012 / Warning of further price rises / Wave of bankruptcies could hit automotive suppliers / High labour costs hinder progress of PU segment in Italy
 		27.03.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow declares force majeure for MDI from Freeport
 		26.03.2012
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