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PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Levy on single-use carriers in Northern Ireland from April 2013 / Charge will double in 2014 / Independent retailers unhappy
 		07.02.2012
POLYURETHANE FOAMS
Spanish authorities investigate possible PU foam cartel / Search offices of several producers
 		01.02.2012
PHILIPPINES
Plastics industry largely focused on local market / Chinese processing machinery dominates / More than half of local plastics demand met by imports / First cracker scheduled to come on stream in 2013
 		01.02.2012
CHINA
New EUR 9.6 bn refinery complex deal inked in Qatar / No start-up date / Around 1.2m t/y of ethylene
 		31.01.2012
SONOCO
Global EPS and PU price hike
 		31.01.2012
BRAZIL
Chemicals trade group calls for investments to stem rising imports / Trade deficit reached record levels in 2011
 		30.01.2012
IRAN
EU petrochemical embargo to take effect in May / Iran threatens to cease oil exports
 		30.01.2012
EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FILMS
Industry consumes 545,000 t/y / Plastics use has given long-term boost to productivity / Concerns over disposal / Market relatively static / AMI report
 		30.01.2012
HDPE
China accounted for almost one third of global demand in 2011 / Middle East has become world's third-largest production region / Emergence of bimodal resins allows for higher-value applications / Latest GlobalData report
 		27.01.2012
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
North American market grows to USD 18.3 bn in 2010 / Strong recovery follows 6% contraction in 2009 / Alcan Packaging acquisition takes Bemis into dominant position / PCI Films report
 		26.01.2012
ITALY
Legislative guidelines for non-biodegradable bag ban finally passed / Some controversy remains
 		25.01.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Slower growth in H2 2011 / Stabilisation at high level looks likely in 2012 / Euro crisis looms on the horizon
 		25.01.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for certain “Purell” PE grades from Wesseling
 		24.01.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Explosion takes out LyondellBasell LDPE line in Wesseling
 		23.01.2012
UK RECYCLING MARKET
More plastics recycling a key focus for 2012 / Increasing emphasis on mixed waste streams / Novel technology needed
 		23.01.2012
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