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UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Early 2005 confidence hit by difficult market / Capital spending plans are revised downward
 		17.11.2005
RUSSIAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Growth in all segments / Packaging leads uses / High tech imports needed “Interplastica” show
 		22.09.2005
INDIA
Plastics consumption upsurge continues / Petrochemical centres under construction / Processors troubled by price hikes and profit stagnation / Booming infrastructure propels spending
 		25.08.2005
PE FILM
UK consumption and imports hit record levels
 		25.08.2005
PLASTICS ECONOMY
Cautious mood despite lively trade / Machinery exports down / Converters fear higher prices
 		11.08.2005
UK ENVIRONMENT
Scottish parliament set to vote on bag levy
 		28.07.2005
MALAYSIA
Plastics processing industry in transition / Increased competition from low-wage countries calls for more advanced technology / Polymer consumption 1.4m t / Growth in automotive, construction
 		28.07.2005
PE FILM MARKET
Nafta market to reach 9m t by 2009 / Growth predicted despite industry consolidation
 		28.07.2005
FILM MARKETS CHINA
World leader in PE film capacity / Domestic demand and bag exports underpin growth
 		30.06.2005
PLASTICS INDUSTRY IN SAUDI ARABIA
Gulf region with strong plastics processing industry / Booming economy fuels Arabplast in Dubai
 		02.06.2005
BELGIUM
Plastics processing industry sees recovery after two weak years / Converters may leave the mass market to low-cost competitors / Febelplast and Agoria Plastique discuss further consolidation
 		19.05.2005
UK PROCESSING SECTOR
Higher prices hit profits / Companies expect to build stocks / Money for increased capacity
 		05.05.2005
PLASTICS ECONOMY
Expectations of German-speaking players largely fulfilled / Pressure from raw materials
 		10.03.2005
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Masterbatches advancing fast / Compounding shows strong growth / New AMI market guides
 		24.02.2005
TURKISH PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Projected market growth of 20% in 2004 / Development remains dynamic in all segments / Political stability aids industry / Per capita demand for polymers is still below the European average
 		24.02.2005
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