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AGRICULTURAL FILMS
Global market to grow by 7% per year, led by Asia / Grand View Research report
 		15.12.2016
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
Cost pressures boost contract manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, packaging and medical devices / Development of combination products blurs boundaries between pharmaceutical and device businesses / PMMI report
 		21.11.2016
POUCHES
Global consumption to grow by nearly 5% per year to 2021 / Strong demand for retort food packaging / Smithers Pira report
 		07.11.2016
PLASTIC FILMS
Global demand to rise by 4% per year to 2021 / Growth boosted by technological advances / Smithers Rapra report
 		25.10.2016
HIGH BARRIER FILMS
Growth rates expected to exceed those of general food packaging film / Applications differ greatly according to world region / AMI report
 		11.10.2016
COFFEE CAPSULES
Market share of plastic compatible capsules grows to 22% / Dominance of major suppliers challenged after 2012 patent expiries / Report by AMI Consulting and Plastic Technologies
 		05.10.2016
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Production rises by 2% in H1, outpacing GDP / Cautious optimism for H2
 		29.09.2016
MEDICAL DISPOSABLES
Global market to expand by 6.2% per year to 2020 / Infection prevention safeguards boost demand / Freedonia report
 		15.09.2016
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Dispute between VW and Prevent laid to rest / Little impact on plastics converters so far / German supplier industry association ArGeZ calls for "fair and cooperative dialogue"
 		30.08.2016
EUROPEAN HEAVY DUTY SACKS
Plastics' share expected to rise to 60% in 2020 / LDPE remains the major polymer used / Chemicals and fertilisers markets account for one third of European demand / AMI report
 		01.08.2016
COLLATION SHRINK FILM
European market to increase at moderate pace to 850,000 t in 2020 / Down-gauging “masks” market gains / Metallocene resins offer printing opportunities at point of sale / AMI report
 		26.07.2016
CAPS AND CLOSURES
Rising demand for dispensing and child-resistant products boosts US sales / US market to expand by 3.9% per year to 2020 / Freedonia report
 		24.06.2016
SMART PACKAGING
Technical developments and food waste concerns drive global demand / Printed electronics progress boosts intelligent packaging uptake / Smithers Pira report
 		08.06.2016
MEDICAL PLASTICS MARKET
Demand for polymeric applications increasing steeply throughout the world / German medical devices providers report record sales / Russian market caves in / Significant potential in ASEAN region
 		20.04.2016
PET PACKAGING
Global demand to rise by 3.8% per year to 21m t in 2021 / Strong growth to continue in Asia, with pick-up in Europe / Recycling still insufficient / Smithers Pira report
 		08.04.2016
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