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PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
UK Environment Agency study finds that single-use HDPE bags have lowest carbon footprint / 76% are actually reused / Usage halved in five years
 		01.03.2011
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Continuing optimism / Most companies expect a rise in UK and export sales turnover / 64% plan capital investments / Latest BPF business conditions survey
 		28.02.2011
NOVAPET
PTA shortage forces PET manufacturer to slash capacity / No force majeure
 		25.02.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Oil hysteria spills over into feedstock markets / March's olefin contracts still open
 		25.02.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
UBE declares force majeure for caprolactam from Castellon / Virgin PA 6 resin also affected
 		23.02.2011
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
BPF warns that raw material price increases must be passed on / Significant hikes affecting all sectors
 		22.02.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Strong recovery from crisis / Sales rise by 17% year-on-year / Output levels still shy of 2008
 		21.02.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Perstorp lifts force majeure for TDI from Le Pont de Claix
 		18.02.2011
ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING
European WEEE volumes not increasing / Different, market-led approach in US / EU parliament votes for tougher regulations
 		18.02.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
La Seda PET subsidiary Artenius declares force majeure for all facilities / BP encounters technical problems in Geel
 		17.02.2011
BRAZIL
Strong polymers demand in 2011 / Producers focus on local market / Reliance on naphtha imports still stifling
 		17.02.2011
UZBEKISTAN
Follow-up: Indorama enters into MOU with Uzbekneftegaz / Plans to establish PE joint venture / Project feasibility study currently under review
 		16.02.2011
GERMAN BUILDING INDUSTRY
Sector lags general economic recovery / Revenues slightly down in 2010 / Slow growth expected this year / Polymer prices follow costs upward / Weak demand dampens return to profitability
 		15.02.2011
RUSSIA
"Interplastica" fair reflects optimism in Russian market / More than 20,000 visitors flock to Moscow
 		15.02.2011
PET WINE BOTTLES
Canadian airline introduces one litre claret container / Ecological concerns fuel search for alternatives to glass
 		15.02.2011
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