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3D PRINTING
Global healthcare 3D printing market forecast to grow by 16% per year / Implants drive growth / New 3D medical trends at "Compamed" / Grand View Research report
13.10.2014
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Rising international competition / “Reserved” outlook for Q4 / Suffering from high energy costs / Sector meets sustainability goals / Latest IK industry association poll
09.10.2014
BEVERAGE PACKAGING
Swiss Environment Office life-cycle analysis says existing collection and recycling systems ecologically sound / No such thing as "good" and "bad" packaging / PE pouches enable significant weight savings / PET bottles best suited for carbonated drinks
01.10.2014
FLOORING MARKET
Global demand expected to rise by 6% per year to 2020 / Customers switching to more durable products / Grand View Research study
30.09.2014
PACKAGING MARKET JAPAN
Plastic accounted for 30% of packaging shipments in financial year 2013 / Japan Packaging Institute data
29.09.2014
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
Strong growth in emerging countries / Germany still doing relatively well in global comparison / US and Japan are the big losers / Chinese output will soon amount to half of global production / ZVEI study
16.09.2014
CENTRAL EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
Slovakia and Czech Republic en route to becoming key car production centres / Triangle between Prague, Bratislava and Zilina emerges as an OEM stronghold / Hyundai draws South Korean companies to Europe
01.09.2014
AGRICULTURAL FILM
Global market to reach 7m t at value of USD 10.5 bn in 2020 / LLDPE most dominant material / China as leading consumer / Grand View Research report
29.08.2014
MEDICAL POLYMERS
Global market expected to reach over 7m t by 2020 / Packaging will see fastest growth / Product substitution and Asia are major demand drivers / Grand View Research report
20.08.2014
US PIPE MARKET
Demand driven by shift to natural gas, rebound in construction / Steel remains largest material / Plastic pipes to see above-average growth rates / Freedonia report
15.08.2014
E&E MARKET
Global demand for OLED displays to reach USD 16 bn by 2020 / Polyimide is preferred carrier material / IDTechEx report
14.08.2014
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
US market to grow by 4.9% per year to 2018 / Led by strong demand for parenteral containers and blister packaging / Freedonia report
07.08.2014
WINDOWS MARKET
Energy performance makes plastic fastest growing material / China demand supported by residential growth / US consumption driven by commercial applications / Two Freedonia reports
30.07.2014
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
North American lightweight materials demand outpacing total auto materials gains / Growth forecast at 5.2% per year to 2018 / Freedonia report
28.07.2014
AGRICULTURAL FILMS
Innovation drives Europe's oversupplied market / Spain and Italy account for 40% of demand / AMI report
28.07.2014
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