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PLASTICS PRODUCTION
German output hits new record / Annual growth of up to 3.5% by 2010 is forecast
 		16.05.2006
LONG LIFE SOLUTIONS
Packaging to minimise food waste / Project with UK supermarket chain / WRAP funding
 		11.05.2006
RUSSIA
Polyethylene imports increase significantly / Domestic sellers often unable to match western quality / Expansion projects
 		28.04.2006
PVC PROFILE MARKET
European PVC consumption reaches 1.5m t / Market share of plastic windows rises / Wave of concentration weakens after period of consolidation / Strong expansion in the east
 		25.04.2006
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
European production in Europe shifts farther east / Suppliers sometimes faster than OEMs / GM claims manufacture in high-wage countries on the way out / R&D also declining / VDI conference
 		24.04.2006
FOOD PACKAGING
European market at EUR 40 bn / Plastics represent 30% globally / Continued growth
 		21.04.2006
FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS
JEC Composites Show celebrates 50th anniversary
 		21.04.2006
ISRAEL
Plastics imports rise / Investment in plant and machinery needed
 		12.04.2006
POLYURETHANE MARKETS
Construction industry drives US demand / EMEA growth "more than satisfactory"
 		10.04.2006
JAPAN
Plastics machinery manufacturing: Sales of small injection moulding machines slump / Exports down / Imports continue to rise
 		07.04.2006
RUSSIA
Massive expansion of PET production / Imports around 90% / Overcapacity in 2008?
 		04.04.2006
SOUTH AFRICA
Good market for engineering plastics imports / Growth in automotive and construction / Recycling long established
 		31.03.2006
PLASTICS IN WINTER SPORTS
Consolidation of alpine ski manufacturers expected to proceed despite long, snowy winter / Market players expect large production surplus / Trend towards protective headgear is shaping up
 		29.03.2006
PIPE MARKET
China´s large diameter pipe continues boom / EUR 5.4 bn by 2009 / Plastics share growth
 		28.03.2006
POLYURETHANES MARKET
Cartel proceedings in US / Leading feedstock makers investigated on price fixing charges
 		20.03.2006
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