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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
PLASTICS PACKAGING RECYCLING
Further improvement in UK plastic bottle recycling rate / Higher level still needed / Inadequate infrastructure for non-bottle rigid packaging
 		26.03.2012
US SHALE GAS
Shell signs land option agreement to evaluate Pennsylvania site for possible ethane cracker / Aither Chemicals mulling complex in West Virginia
 		23.03.2012
PVC RECYCLING
“VinyLoop” process creates new benchmark for PVC recycling / Study sees better performance
 		23.03.2012
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