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GLOBAL TPE MARKET
Demand to increase by 6.3% annually to 2015 / Motor vehicle production fuels growth / Asia Pacific remains largest market / Freedonia report
 		14.10.2011
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Middle East and Africa demand to grow 4.5% per year to 2015 / Increased urbanisation will spearhead demand / Region still remains net importer / PCI Films report
 		12.10.2011
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Europe sees strong growth despite economic woes / Slowdown expected for 2011 / PCI Films report
 		10.10.2011
COMPOSITES
German federation expects stagnation in the second half of 2011 after a strong 2010 / Weakness in the building and marine sectors / Many players still struggling to overcome the crisis / Subdued mood at the "Composites" show in Stuttgart
 		05.10.2011
PLASTICS PACKAGING
Unbroken global growth for flexible and rigid packaging / Plenty of potential in the health and cosmetics sector / Amcor has highest sales in Europe / Further consolidation in the industry / AMI report
 		04.10.2011
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Plastics processors can achieve 20% saving in energy consumption by 2020 / Data from Euromap study
 		03.10.2011
PALLET STRETCH MARKET
Asia and Middle East to dominate growth up to 2015 / Europe will become net importer in next three years / AMI multi-client study
 		03.10.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LyondellBasell declares FM for Berre polyolefins
 		30.09.2011
CAPS / CLOSURES
European demand growth slows / Shift seen towards single-piece HDPE caps / AMI multi-client study
 		30.09.2011
POLYURETHANE
BASF joins companies proposing out-of-court settlement of US isocyanates suit / Dow holds out
 		28.09.2011
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Modest growth expected up to 2016 / US still largest consumer, but China catching up / Asia likely to take more than half of global output / Plastics the dominant substrate / Pira study
 		28.09.2011
TAIWAN
First ethylene deliveries from Chinese mainland / An isolated “help-out” delivery or precursor to a permanent fixture?
 		27.09.2011
ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery exports up 22% year-on-year in H1 2011 / Positive trend for full year / Production expected to reach EUR 4 bn / Americas and Far East as key export destinations / Latest Assocomaplast data
 		27.09.2011
BELGIUM
Leading global per capita consumer and producer of plastics / High capacity utilisation rates / Above-average EU salaries impede capacity to compete on world stage
 		26.09.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Economy still strong but slowing down / High polymer prices eat into earnings
 		26.09.2011
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