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MOULD MANUFACTURING
AMBA says trading conditions are improving for US mould manufacturers / Plastics sales up in May
 		27.07.2011
ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
High plastics prices reach end-markets / Home appliance manufacturer Electrolux to hike prices
 		25.07.2011
THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES
Global production capacity stood at almost 390,000 t in 2010 / Demand expected to rise by 5.9% per year to 2015 / Asia leads the way / Forays into higher-value and renewable applications / New report by IAL Consultants
 		22.07.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for phenol / PC and PA production could be affected
 		21.07.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ube declares force majeure for caprolactam from Castellon
 		20.07.2011
PET RECYCLING
SPI and NAPCOR announce grant for PET thermoform recycling programmes
 		20.07.2011
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Manufacturing growth stunted by raw material shortages and high prices / Only 29% of companies expect improved profitability in 2011, despite higher sales turnover / Latest BPF survey
 		18.07.2011
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
Global market predicted to reach USD 62 bn in 2015 / North America expected to remain largest consumer / Primary pharmaceutical packaging to account for USD 39 bn of total in 2015 / Latest Freedonia report
 		15.07.2011
BIOPLASTICS
Malaysia's first bioplastics pilot plant opened / Cost advantages of palm oil feedstock highlighted / Joint venture for PBS bioplastic plant in Thailand
 		15.07.2011
PET RECYCLING
Europe collected 1.45m t of PET in 2010 / 6.5% year-on-year increase / Recycle plants only utilise 80% of current capacity
 		14.07.2011
SOUTH AFRICA
Plastics recycling rate of 18% / Packaging, PE lead / Industry needs to be “more professional”
 		13.07.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
North American shale gas deposits shift the feedstock balance / Second cheapest route to ethylene / Asian naphtha base too costly? / Large gas deposits in France and Poland / Public sentiment sours on fracking
 		11.07.2011
ASSOCIATIONS
Leading US and Canadian plastics groups join hands / Establish North American Plastics Alliance
 		08.07.2011
ASSOCIATIONS
ESWA warns of rising raw material costs / Cautions that sector's competitiveness is at serious risk
 		08.07.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Recycling rates continue to rise in EU / German-speaking Europe boasts highest recycling volumes / Still room to grow / Europen report
 		07.07.2011
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