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PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING
WRAP loan to increase capacity at Eco Plastics / Boost for non-bottle recycling / Complements previous support for Biffa Polymers
 		13.02.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Cold spell forces Serbia's HIP to declare force majeure
 		10.02.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
SolVin declares force majeure for PVC from France and Belgium
 		09.02.2012
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Resurgence in US construction sector improves demand / Market to reach USD 5.4 bn in 2015 / Decking continues to be leading product / Growth in other areas / Freedonia report
 		08.02.2012
PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING
WRAP guidance for more plastic bottle recycling in UK / Kerbside collections could boost overall recycling rates
 		08.02.2012
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Levy on single-use carriers in Northern Ireland from April 2013 / Charge will double in 2014 / Independent retailers unhappy
 		07.02.2012
POLYURETHANE FOAMS
Spanish authorities investigate possible PU foam cartel / Search offices of several producers
 		01.02.2012
PHILIPPINES
Plastics industry largely focused on local market / Chinese processing machinery dominates / More than half of local plastics demand met by imports / First cracker scheduled to come on stream in 2013
 		01.02.2012
CHINA
New EUR 9.6 bn refinery complex deal inked in Qatar / No start-up date / Around 1.2m t/y of ethylene
 		31.01.2012
SONOCO
Global EPS and PU price hike
 		31.01.2012
BRAZIL
Chemicals trade group calls for investments to stem rising imports / Trade deficit reached record levels in 2011
 		30.01.2012
IRAN
EU petrochemical embargo to take effect in May / Iran threatens to cease oil exports
 		30.01.2012
EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FILMS
Industry consumes 545,000 t/y / Plastics use has given long-term boost to productivity / Concerns over disposal / Market relatively static / AMI report
 		30.01.2012
HDPE
China accounted for almost one third of global demand in 2011 / Middle East has become world's third-largest production region / Emergence of bimodal resins allows for higher-value applications / Latest GlobalData report
 		27.01.2012
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
North American market grows to USD 18.3 bn in 2010 / Strong recovery follows 6% contraction in 2009 / Alcan Packaging acquisition takes Bemis into dominant position / PCI Films report
 		26.01.2012
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