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PLASTICS PACKAGING
Monomaterial systems account for 80% of French film and packaging / Sales total EUR 7 bn
 		10.07.2009
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
Slight decline in global sales during 2009 / Premium household appliances largely stable / Recovery expected in mid-2010 / Polymer prices at low level
 		07.07.2009
EUPR
Recyclers warn against OXO degradable additives / Industry alerted to use of unsustainable technologies
 		29.06.2009
ITALY
Investment of EUR 700m up to 2012 / Eni confirms plans to withdraw from chlorine production / Vinyls Italia in administration
 		26.06.2009
HUNGARY
Recession tightens its grip / Polymer production expected to contract by 30% this year / Return to 2008 level unlikely before 2011 / Significantly slower growth in volume of plastics processed
 		19.06.2009
PVC
Recycling increases 30% to 195,000 t in 2008 / Lead stabiliser replacement passes 2010 target / Vinyl 2010 Progress Report
 		16.06.2009
THE NETHERLANDS
Expensive recycling of packaging / Low recycling rates / Use of recycled plastics to be stepped up / Lack of sorting facilities
 		11.06.2009
POLYETHYLENE FILM
Russia shows continued solid growth / Higher-grade applications increasing fastest / Food packaging leads the market / Only 15% of consumption is imported / Economic crisis is causing only slight slowdown
 		10.06.2009
AZERBAIJAN
Chemicals industry on the brink of bankruptcy / Plastics sector is also hit by the crisis
 		09.06.2009
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Sales down more than 20% year-on-year in first quarter of 2009 / Strong downward pressure from technical components / Building materials and packaging perform slightly better
 		03.06.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Propylene pipeline inaugurated in Germany
 		28.05.2009
PLASTICS PRODUCTION
European output down 30% in January-February / Chemical producers' confidence improves says Cefic
 		27.05.2009
RECYCLING
“IdentiPlast” attracts 190 experts / Sharing best practice will boost Europe's leadership / Student wins EUR 3,000 grant for work on RFID labels
 		27.05.2009
ITALY
Vinyls Italia may seek “extraordinary administration” / Minister meets with ENI in yet another crisis session
 		26.05.2009
CHINA
Plastics once more in demand / Plastics processing witnesses upward trend / Rising prices for raw materials / Government launches programme to spur consumption
 		22.05.2009
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