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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
UK PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Construction and packaging are the growth drivers / Exchange rate shifts boosts exports
 		10.02.2005
JFC PLASTICS
New factory in Poland / Strategic move for expansion into central and eastern Europe
 		13.01.2005
POLAND
Economy recovers / GDP up 3.6% / Plastics processing has above-average share of industrial production / Infrastructure needs developing / Will EU membership affect small businesses?
 		09.12.2004
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Thermoplastics to grow 6% in 2004 / China accounts for 65% of demand / New AMI study
 		09.12.2004
LAIRD PLASTICS
Acquisition by Blackfriars for USD 65m / New player will have 10% of the US shapes market
 		25.11.2004
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Image improvement campaign planned / Aid from end-users sought / “Give it glamour”
 		11.11.2004
POLYMER DISTRIBUTION
Sector growing at 6% annually / Top seven take bigger slice / Electronic exchanges grow
 		28.10.2004
PACKAGING
Plastic trays for ready-to-eat meals, fresh meats and self-service foods / Packaging at K 2004
 		28.10.2004
FOLLOW-UP
British agency uncovers packaging waste recycling fraud / Investigations continue
 		28.10.2004
ESSEL PROPACK
Acquisition of Britain´s Arista Tubes / Europe the prime target / Moscow plant opens this year
 		14.10.2004
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