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SOUTH AFRICA
1.4 bn PET bottles recycled in 2011 / Most regrind activity in Gauteng province / Local bottle-to-fibre market saturated
 		27.07.2012
BIOPLASTICS
Renewable route to butadiene / Versalis, Novamont and Genomatica cooperate
 		26.07.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Asian ethylene spot markets firming / Japan's Keiyo Ethylene forced to idle cracker
 		25.07.2012
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
EU ends anti-dumping measures against China and Thailand / Cites lack of cooperation from European manufacturers
 		25.07.2012
SPAIN
Plastics industry rises output by 1.9% in 2011 / Increase in exports offsets fall in domestic demand / Packaging remains largest market by far
 		24.07.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Rhodia lifts FM for PA 6.6 in Brazil
 		24.07.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bayer MaterialScience lifts force majeure for TDI and MDI from Brunsbüttel
 		20.07.2012
INDIA
Polymer demand outstrips GDP / Third largest consumer after China, US / GlobalData report
 		19.07.2012
EUROPEAN CABLE INDUSTRY
Production accounts for 4% of value of resin output / Consolidation continues / PVC remains dominant material / Germany leads demand / AMI report
 		18.07.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol declares force majeure for Puertollano cracker in Spain
 		18.07.2012
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL
14m t of new petrochemical capacity brought on stream in 2011 / Saudi Arabia leads the pack / Regional players are setting their sights to the east / Feedstock surplus will sweep global markets in near future
 		18.07.2012
PET RECYCLING
EU 27 collected 1.6m t of PET in 2011 / Recycling rate grows by 9.4% year-on-year / Recyclers operating at only 77% capacity utilisation / Latest Petcore, EuPR figures
 		17.07.2012
POUCHES
US demand expected to approach USD 9 bn in 2016 / New Freedonia study
 		17.07.2012
FLAME RETARDANTS
Ban on HBCD likely soon / Brominated polymers as potential substitute / Trend towards intumescence / New EU regulation for fire prevention imminent / China main producing country / Prices at record level
 		16.07.2012
US BIOPLASTICS
Demand expected to rise 30% to 25m t by 2016 / Freedonia sees USD 680m value
 		16.07.2012
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