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FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Styrolution's ABS and SAN production in Ludwigshafen almost back to normal / FM remains in place for now
 		19.01.2012
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Optimism at recent “Fourth German WPC” congress / Double-digit growth rates / US still world's largest WPC producer / China set to dominate the global market by 2015
 		18.01.2012
VINYL ACETATE
European Commission lifts provisional anti-dumping duties on North American VAM imports / Releases all funds secured so far
 		18.01.2012
IRAN
Possible implications of an oil embargo / Plastics sector should brace for rising oil prices
 		17.01.2012
RECYCLING
EU study sees “multiple economic benefits” / "Complicated" recovery keeps plastics low
 		16.01.2012
EUROPEAN PLASTICS RECYCLING
SuperCleanQ consortium receives EUR 1.9m EU funding to improve process and quality procedures / Focus on food contact applications by 12 companies and organisations
 		12.01.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING
German companies positive about business in 2012 / Raw material prices on the up / Margins under threat again
 		11.01.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Potential Petroplus insolvency could tighten European naphtha market / Five refineries to close?
 		09.01.2012
CHINA
Dalian city officials reportedly retract promise to relocate Fujia Dahua's PX plant / Citizens threaten renewed protest action
 		05.01.2012
UK RECYCLING
Closed Loop Recycling plans to raise capacity in early 2012 / New plant to be located at adjacent brown field site / Focus on improved recyclate quality
 		04.01.2012
BARRIER PACKAGING
US market to grow 1.5% per year to 2016 / Multilayer packaging becomes more sophisticated / Latest BCC study
 		02.01.2012
STRETCH AND SHRINK FILM
US demand predicted to rise by 3.3% per year to USD 2.4 bn in 2015 / Resins demand to rise to 860,000 t / Latest Freedonia study
 		23.12.2011
ITALY
Exports increase in plastics and rubber processing machinery / Germany remains largest market / Far East sales to increase by 30% / Credit insurance problem for exporters / Assocomaplast forecasts
 		23.12.2011
ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURES
Plastics use in electronic enclosures growing at 6.1% per year / Surge in new products drives downsizing and thin-walling / BCC Research reports
 		23.12.2011
EPS
Recycling in the US grows in 2010 / Retailers with closed-loop solutions / Foam producers' study
 		22.12.2011
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