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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
GERMAN PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
Machinery exports show robust recovery in 2011 / China remains largest market / Positive trend to continue in 2012
 		23.09.2011
CHINA
Officials reportedly mull creation of plastics recycling park in Xingtan, Guangdong province / Latest attempt to regulate mushrooming plastics recycling industry
 		22.09.2011
BIOPLASTICS
Austrian recycler Ecoplast sceptical about bags made of degradable plastics / “Material cannot be recycled”
 		21.09.2011
ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
ZVEI: Business situation in Germany still healthy / July orders slightly above last year / Drastic price increases with rare metals / Record exports in first six months
 		20.09.2011
AUTOMOTIVE
Use of lightweight substitute materials set to grow rapidly / Global revenues to reach USD 95 bn in 2017 / Polymers finding increasing application / Frost & Sullivan study
 		19.09.2011
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Focus remains on mass markets of Russia, China and India / CAFE standard will drive the switch to new materials in USA / Lightweight construction a key topic at IAA / Will global sales stagnate in 2012?
 		16.09.2011
POLYETHYLENE FILM
European market at 7.5m t in 2010 / LDPE accounts for 46% but is feeling the pressure from LLDPE and metallocene grades / Bags and sacks dominate applications / Sector characterised by consolidations / Latest AMI report
 		15.09.2011
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