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ITALY
Vinyls Italia may seek “extraordinary administration” / Minister meets with ENI in yet another crisis session
 		26.05.2009
CHINA
Plastics once more in demand / Plastics processing witnesses upward trend / Rising prices for raw materials / Government launches programme to spur consumption
 		22.05.2009
ITALY
Polymer consumption slips to 7.1m t in 2008 / Output still declining / Optimism at Milan exhibitions / Upswing in summer may be on the cards / Core machinery manufacture in a dismal state
 		23.04.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC futures trading expected soon on DCE
 		24.03.2009
VIETNAM
Plastics production in its infancy / Five major petchems complexes under construction or planned / Many small plastics converters / High energy and material consumption due to outdated machinery
 		17.02.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dubai exchange again delays plastics futures launch
 		11.02.2009
PLASTICS PROCESSING IN POLAND
Central European country leads market growth / Consumption levels pass Scandinavia / More than 2.3m t of thermoplastics processed / New AMI report spotlights over 1,000 companies
 		10.02.2009
BIOPOLYMERS
US demand forecast to rise 7.1% annually to 2012 / Growth boosted by strong demand for starch products
 		09.12.2008
EUROPEAN PLASTICS MARKETS
Demand again grew faster than GDP in 2007 / Consumption 52.5m t / Germany still the biggest producer / Half of European plastics waste is recycled / PlasticsEurope report “Compelling Facts about Plastics 2007” on the EU27 plus Norway and Switzerland
 		25.11.2008
CHINA
Rise of 27% rise in value of plastics production in 2007 / Pipes and profiles segments on the brink of consolidation / More stringent safety regulations for the chemical industry
 		21.11.2008
CHINA
Lower export duty on plastic products
 		04.11.2008
TURKEY
Plastics market growth unabated / Now Europe's fourth largest processor / Per capita consumption above 60 kg / Industrial park for converters in special zone near Istanbul
 		25.09.2008
BRAZIL
Trade deficit is affecting plastics processors / Abiplast: State should facilitate fair competition
 		22.08.2008
SWITZERLAND
Plastics industry with record sales in 2007 / Double-digit sales improvement / Exports continue to rise / Packaging growth even higher / Cautious optimism for 2008 / More cooperation agreements predicted
 		12.08.2008
SAUDI ARABIA
KAEC Plastics Valley to be developed at Rabigh / “Centre of excellence” / Cooperation with US state of Ohio
 		06.08.2008
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