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GLOBAL TRADE
Decline in proportion of goods traded across borders / Rubber and plastics trade intensity falls to 22.8% / Value chains more reliant on highly skilled labour / New priorities for location decisions / McKinsey report
 		21.03.2019
DISPOSABLE GLOVES
Health and safety awareness drives global demand / Vinyl market to grow by 7.9% per year to 2025 / Grand View Research report
 		18.03.2019
UNITED KINGDOM
Think tank calls for national plastic packaging plan / Zero waste exports by 2030 suggested / Recommendations for boosting infrastructure and recycling targets
 		11.03.2019
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Slight output growth in 2018 / Capacities well utilised / Stable demand seen for 2019
 		08.03.2019
AEROSPACE PLASTICS
Demand to rise at a CAGR of over 7% to 2023 / Lightweighting and fuel efficiency major drivers of growth / PMMA accounts for largest share of market
 		07.02.2019
TURKEY
Plastic toy production and exports set to climb in 2018 / Domestic consumption and imports on a decline
 		25.01.2019
TURKEY
Medical plastics production and consumption on downtrend / Germany, China and US are top importers and exporters / Trade deficit expected to fall with a rise in exports
 		16.01.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
European beverage associations criticise EU draft directive on bottle caps / PwC study reveals high costs / Better collection systems called for
 		21.12.2018
TURKEY
Automotive industry to decline in 2018 / Imports and domestic sales drop drastically / Plastics use continues to rise
 		20.12.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Replacement of plastic packaging with alternatives would have adverse environmental impacts / Life cycle analysis of most common thermoplastics / ACC study
 		17.12.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Recycling slightly down in 2017 / New law sets higher recycling rates in the new year / Plastics target of 63% in 2022
 		03.12.2018
TURKEY
Plastic furniture sector to shrink in 2018 on economic and currency woes / Domestic demand expected to slump by 26% with output down 15%
 		28.11.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Production up in 2018 / Increase in both sales and volume / Companies facing higher energy costs and shortage of skilled workers
 		19.11.2018
TURKEY
Plastic construction materials dogged by low prices / Imports clearly outpace exports / Domestic building activity rising
 		16.11.2018
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Sales slump puts sector under pressure in Germany and Europe / Weakness especially apparent with SCR tanks for diesel vehicles / Situation could mean a breather for plastics processors / Brexit and e-car issues
 		01.11.2018
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