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INJECTION MOULDING
Iberian industry growing at 3% annually / Volumes reach 900,000 t /y / AMI report
 		13.12.2006
MEXICO
Growth in PVC market / Clear increase in imports / Potential not yet fully exhausted
 		07.12.2006
AUSTRALIA
Imports of plastics machinery rise / Germany remains market leader
 		16.11.2006
MALAYSIA
Plastics industry records significant increase / More foreign investors welcome
 		10.11.2006
CHINA
Rising demand for plastics additives / Good opportunities for Germans in premium segment
 		02.11.2006
CHINA
Foreign trade in plastics products flourishes / Foreign manufacturers of semi-finished goods enjoy success in the upper price segment
 		06.10.2006
IRELAND
Plastic shopping bag tax will be increased / Shock factor lessened / Sales rising
 		27.09.2006
BRAZIL
Largest link in South American upstream plastics chain / Polymers see continuous growth / Packaging by far the biggest customer market / Export promotion shows initial success
 		25.09.2006
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Recycling rates rise in Europe / Large regional discrepancies still exist / Ever more EU regulations on individual material flows / No let-up in export of waste products to China / New AMI guide
 		11.09.2006
VIETNAM
Expansion of polymer capacities / Lively demand from the automotive and electronics industries
 		22.08.2006
ENVIRONMENT
Plastic bag tax would raise money for every council in Scotland / 10p levy is proposed
 		15.08.2006
SWITZERLAND
Plastics industry moves up again after long downturn
 		24.07.2006
ENVIRONMENT
Plastic bag levy in Ireland to be increased / Effect of charge has weakened over four years
 		11.07.2006
NPE 2006
Number of participants stabilises / Strong international flavour / New attractions in Chicago
 		03.07.2006
PLASTIC BAGS
Ikea to charge customers in the UK
 		27.06.2006
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