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PLASTICS MACHINERY
Germany with record output in 2004 / Prospects for 2005 less promising / China largest market
 		14.07.2005
PET MARKET
Production facilities in Europe cut output
 		30.06.2005
FILM MARKETS CHINA
World leader in PE film capacity / Domestic demand and bag exports underpin growth
 		30.06.2005
GREEK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Rising demand from construction, agricultural and packaging sectors / Local plastics production as yet unimportant on a world scale / Only a few large converters active in the international market
 		30.06.2005
PET RECYCLING
Swiss collect more, but deposit still threatens
 		16.06.2005
BEVERAGE PACKAGING
PET increasingly sets the pace / Technology developments / Inroads into beer market
 		16.06.2005
PLASTICS INDUSTRY IN SAUDI ARABIA
Gulf region with strong plastics processing industry / Booming economy fuels Arabplast in Dubai
 		02.06.2005
THERMOPLASTIC SHEET MARKET
European market growth continues / High level of consolidation / Pressure from end-users / PS is the dominant material / Steady growth / New AMI guide spotlights more than 700 companies
 		02.06.2005
PVC AND ENVIRONMENT
Progress Report 2005 on “Vinyl 2010” initiative / Sustainable development target again reached
 		02.06.2005
RAPID TECHNOLOGY
Additive fabrication market is booming
 		02.06.2005
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS
Output up again in 2004 / Turnover rise after years of decline / Margins “still under pressure”
 		02.06.2005
PET
Polymer prices increasingly dependent on feedstocks / PTA and MEG to stay high
 		19.05.2005
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
TREXEL
“Mucell” process increases market penetration
 		05.05.2005
OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA
Singulus expects market to remain weak / Steag Hamatech reports loss for 2004
 		05.05.2005
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