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PET
Packaging resins continue to expand share of polyester market / New CMAI study
 		22.09.2005
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Business confidence for 2006 higher despite slowdown in China / Euromap trend survey
 		22.09.2005
RUSSIAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Growth in all segments / Packaging leads uses / High tech imports needed “Interplastica” show
 		22.09.2005
PMMA
Global capacities above 1m t / New plants mainly in Asia / Speciality products lead to additional applications / Strong growth expected for TFT and LCD displays.
 		22.09.2005
PLASTIC PIPES
Modest growth of 2% a year in Europe / Total production of 3m t / Italy now ahead of Germany in volume terms / Overcapacities will lead to further structural change / New AMI market study
 		22.09.2005
RECYCLING
WRAP project produces food grade HDPE from milk containers / Waste minimisation funding
 		08.09.2005
PLASTICS ADDITIVES
New Rapra report with data for 2000-2004
 		08.09.2005
PET RECYCLING
Post-use collection rises by 8.5% in 2004 / Growth in bottle “exports” to Asia ends
 		08.09.2005
SPECIALITY ADDITIVES
Consumption driven by plastics demand / Freedonia sees USD 6.8 bn market by 2009
 		08.09.2005
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
European growth of 4.5% / Sport, leisure and footwear main applications / AMI study
 		08.09.2005
PE FILM
UK consumption and imports hit record levels
 		25.08.2005
INDIA
Plastics consumption upsurge continues / Petrochemical centres under construction / Processors troubled by price hikes and profit stagnation / Booming infrastructure propels spending
 		25.08.2005
PLASTICS ECONOMY
Cautious mood despite lively trade / Machinery exports down / Converters fear higher prices
 		11.08.2005
COMPOSITES
US demand seen to reach 1.2m t by 2009
 		11.08.2005
CAPS AND CLOSURES
Plastics take firm hold as metal declines / Smaller suppliers may quit the market
 		11.08.2005
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