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PACKAGING
France bans non-degradable plastic bags from 2010 / Concern for environment, agriculture
 		03.11.2005
PET
Petcore says coating and colour technologies meet standards / Negative effect on recycling
 		03.11.2005
RECYCLING
New WEEE directive will lead to new materials / Resale value to influence the choice of plastics
 		03.11.2005
HURRICANES
Ethylene and propylene supplies ease further / Polyolefins make gains / Benzene looks better
 		20.10.2005
POLYMER FOAMS
Oil prices hit market hard / Report predicts 5% annual growth to EUR 6.7 bn by 2011 in Europe
 		20.10.2005
MIDDLE EAST
Future hub of the plastics world will become the centre of global production for polyolefins / Gas as a cheap raw material base / Naphtha feedstocks are likely to be substituted by ethane
 		20.10.2005
POLYAMIDE
Global engineering polymer production at 2m t annually / Main markets are automotive, E+E and packaging / PA 6 growth passes PA 6.6 / Asian capacities larger than in North America by 2010
 		06.10.2005
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Bankrupt suppliers flee into chapter 11 / Delphi and Collins & Aikman as new “super supplier”?
 		06.10.2005
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
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