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CHINA
3.8m t of plastic scraps imported in H1 2011 / EU is largest source / Efforts to clean up plastics recycling increase
 		08.09.2011
CARBON FIBRES
Iran commissions new production line
 		02.09.2011
INDIA
Awakening plastics giant struggles to its feet / World's highest consumption growth of 16% annually / Reliance dominates polymer production / Automotive and packaging drive demand / High recycling rates
 		31.08.2011
HARD SURFACE FLOORING
US market predicted to show resurgence in demand up to 2015 / Vinyl flooring with below-average growth / Freedonia report
 		30.08.2011
ICELAND
Southwestern city of Reykjavík to introduce new bins to sort domestic garbage
 		30.08.2011
SMC/BMC
European production stood at 225,000 t in 2010 / Up 10% year-on-year / Growth expected to slow in 2011 / Latest figures by EuCIA
 		29.08.2011
GREEN PACKAGING
Global demand to reach USD 212 bn in 2015 / Asia Pacific region to see largest gains / Freedonia report
 		26.08.2011
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Follow-up: BPF calls proposed Irish packaging levy “inappropriate”
 		26.08.2011
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
LFT PP demand growing in most applications / Increasing role in automotive design / AMI report
 		25.08.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF to lift PBT force majeure in early September
 		24.08.2011
PLASTIC BAGS
Rome's legal push forces Brussels' hand / Italy is Europe's leading plastic bag consumer / Some 2.5m t of polyethylene were processed into bags and pouches in 2009 / 15,000 respond to EU bag ban survey
 		23.08.2011
VINYL ACETATE
EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from the US
 		19.08.2011
SWITZERLAND
Plastics industry sees across-the-board recovery in 2010 / Processing volume up 10% to 910,000 t / Pre-crisis levels nearly reached / Improved productivity / Swiss association forecasts stable business
 		18.08.2011
COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING
Survey: Many designers do not understand composites manufacturing / Weight reduction is the main target / Best performers achieve high level of parts consolidation
 		18.08.2011
CHINA
Follow-up: Thousands take to the streets in Dalian calling for PX plant to relocate / Rising environmental awareness / Local authorities impose ban on recycling activities / Dawn of the era of plastics-inspired glasnost?
 		17.08.2011
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