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POLYURETHANE MARKET
German consumption climbs to nearly 900,000 t in 2005 / Europe´s largest processing industry
 		05.01.2006
PLASTIC PIPES
Study on the service life of sewage systems / Plastics seen as the most durable material
 		05.01.2006
WRAP
Resource and recycling focus to be redefined in new business plan / High tonnage targets
 		05.01.2006
EUROPEAN WINDOW MARKET
PVC continues to dominate / Overall growth rate of 1.9% / Germany slow, Iberia stronger
 		15.12.2005
FILMS MARKET
European Commission fines 16 companies EUR 290m / Price fixing for plastic bags
 		15.12.2005
FRANCE
Converters enjoy good business with the construction and technical parts sectors / Producers of semi-finished products likely to reduce capital spending / Employment in the industry unchanged
 		14.12.2005
EUROPEAN PLASTICS MARKETS
Polymer consumption surpasses 37m t / Large potential in central and eastern Europe / Output totals also rise / No end in sight to the consolidation trend among manufacturers / AMI study
 		01.12.2005
RECYCLING
Post-consumer PET polymer used in food and non-food bottles / UK shop trials by Coca-Cola
 		01.12.2005
POLYSTYRENE
Global demand for PS is subdued / China puts brake on growth / Demand for EPS rises
 		01.12.2005
COMPOSITES
Producers warn of massive price increases / UP and GMT/LFT products are equally affected
 		01.12.2005
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Early 2005 confidence hit by difficult market / Capital spending plans are revised downward
 		17.11.2005
FLAME RETARDANTS
World demand to approach 2.2m t in 2009 / Fast growth in Asia-Pacific / New Freedonia study
 		17.11.2005
FEEDSTOCKS
European petrochemical markets calm down / Supply situation getting back to normal / ARG pipeline network is key to distribution / Contract and spot prices provide market equilibrium
 		17.11.2005
PACKAGING
World caps and closures to grow by 5% to 2009
 		17.11.2005
PET BOTTLES
Plastics continue to make inroads into the beer market / Schönwald multi-client study
 		17.11.2005
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