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ITALY
Legislative guidelines for non-biodegradable bag ban finally passed / Some controversy remains
 		25.01.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Slower growth in H2 2011 / Stabilisation at high level looks likely in 2012 / Euro crisis looms on the horizon
 		25.01.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares force majeure for certain “Purell” PE grades from Wesseling
 		24.01.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Explosion takes out LyondellBasell LDPE line in Wesseling
 		23.01.2012
UK RECYCLING MARKET
More plastics recycling a key focus for 2012 / Increasing emphasis on mixed waste streams / Novel technology needed
 		23.01.2012
PLASTICS PROCESSING MACHINERY
Global demand forecast to reach USD 28.9 bn in 2015 / Burgeoning construction market to boost growth / Injection moulding remains largest segment / Freedonia report
 		23.01.2012
PET FILM
EU reviews anti-dumping measures against Indian producers
 		20.01.2012
US ASEPTIC PACKAGING
Demand to rise by 8% per year to USD 5.1 bn in 2015 / Pharmaceutical market dominates applications / Beverage gains driven in part by drive to replace BPA / Freedonia reports
 		20.01.2012
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
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