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ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES
Sony invests EUR 138m to strengthen middle and large size OLED production technology
 		25.02.2008
TOY MARKET
US retailers to phase out phthalates / Industry association approves new safety testing system
 		21.02.2008
PLASTICS PACKAGING RECYCLING
New packaging recovery and recycling targets for the UK / Steady year-on-year increase
 		19.02.2008
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Enormous growth potential for disposable plastics
 		19.02.2008
EUROPEAN PLASTICS MARKETS
Demand grows faster than GDP / Consumption of 49.5m t in 2006 / Germany still leading producer / Pan-European recovery hits 50% for the first time / PlasticsEurope report on EU25 plus Norway and Switzerland
 		18.02.2008
FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Interplastica 2008 attracts 24,000 visitors
 		13.02.2008
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Strong growth in 2007 and cautious optimism about 2008 / Most companies expect increasing demand
 		12.02.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos lifts force majeure for C2 and C3 at Grangemouth
 		08.02.2008
GERMANY
Plastics industry boom tapering off? / Optimism still outweighs pessimism / Readership survey
 		01.02.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for C2 and C3 at Grangemouth / No details on implications for polymer
 		31.01.2008
ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES
Saint-Gobain and Novaled to produce large surface area OLEDs / Lower material costs and longer lifetime
 		30.01.2008
PACKAGING
WRAP supports project to develop handle-free HDPE milk bottles / Nampak to assist with prototype design
 		29.01.2008
PLASTICS RECYCLING
EU report says less is more / Mechanical treatment most sustainable / Around 35m t of waste in 2015
 		28.01.2008
FRANCE
Plastics processing shows slight improvement / Packaging and semi-finished products advance significantly / Exports of technical components now also down / Job cuts continue
 		24.01.2008
PACKAGING
German association says growth hit by skyrocketing costs in 2007 / Cautious optimism for 2008
 		23.01.2008
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