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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
BIOPOLYMERS
US demand forecast to rise 7.1% annually to 2012 / Growth boosted by strong demand for starch products
 		09.12.2008
GREECE
Plastic packaging with steady growth / Significant import volume / Germany main machinery supplier
 		08.12.2008
HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS
Global market reaches USD 6.1 bn / Annual growth of 6.1% forecast for next five years
 		02.12.2008
PRODUCT SAFETY
US Food and Drug Administration spreads its wings / Offices in China, India and Europe
 		02.12.2008
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Euromap sees dark clouds on horizon for European manufacturers after record 2007 / Order downturn of “historic dimensions / Association forecasts lower sales for 2009 / Very strong global market position
 		01.12.2008
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Cefic forecasts decline in output of 0.6% in 2008
 		28.11.2008
EUROPEAN PLASTICS MARKETS
Demand again grew faster than GDP in 2007 / Consumption 52.5m t / Germany still the biggest producer / Half of European plastics waste is recycled / PlasticsEurope report “Compelling Facts about Plastics 2007” on the EU27 plus Norway and Switzerland
 		25.11.2008
US AUTO INDUSTRY
Congress urged to include suppliers in plans
 		24.11.2008
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