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GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Recession casts its shadow as economy tanks / Readership survey mirrors deterioration of business in H2 2008 and a subdued outlook for 2009 / Consumers of semi-finished products provide slight ray of hope
 		09.02.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Economic horizon lightens in Asia / Signs of feedstock prices bottoming out / Expensive coal leads China to rethink some projects / Will economic stimulus packages create supply bottlenecks?
 		30.01.2009
PACKAGING MARKET
PAFA warning on credit insurance withdrawal
 		22.01.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Japanese ethylene output falls nearly 25% in 2008
 		22.01.2009
AUTOMOTIVE
German and US alliances target lithium ion battery technology / Efforts to reduce dependence on Asian producers
 		19.01.2009
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
Annual growth of 5% forecast / European market to reach 570,000 t in 2012 / Study updated for 2009
 		08.01.2009
POLYACETALS
Engineering plastic POM for injection moulding enjoys sustained growth / Nearly 1m t produced annually / Focus shifting further towards Asia / Chinese producers prepare to compete
 		07.01.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
First 2009 contracts are concluded for C2 and C3 / Monthly agreements may not influence Q1 2009 price
 		23.12.2008
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIERS
CLEPA: European companies need over EUR 25 bn / Bailout funds in Germany and France
 		23.12.2008
UHMWPE
IK: Prices affected less than standard HDPE
 		23.12.2008
AUTOMOBILE PARTS
WTO rules that China must lower tariffs
 		22.12.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Porto Marghera shut down completely until January / First time in the history of the Italian complex
 		19.12.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Qapco and Honam project delayed
 		19.12.2008
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Industry threatened by falling margins and exports
 		19.12.2008
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIERS
French engineering federation calls for financial assistance for automotive suppliers
 		09.12.2008
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