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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
WINDOW MARKET
PVC to take 50% of CEE consumption by 2007 / 8.4m units in 2004 / New wealth drives growth
 		28.07.2005
UK ENVIRONMENT
Scottish parliament set to vote on bag levy
 		28.07.2005
RECYCLING
Doubling of plastic bottle recycling in the UK
 		28.07.2005
MALAYSIA
Plastics processing industry in transition / Increased competition from low-wage countries calls for more advanced technology / Polymer consumption 1.4m t / Growth in automotive, construction
 		28.07.2005
PE FILM MARKET
Nafta market to reach 9m t by 2009 / Growth predicted despite industry consolidation
 		28.07.2005
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
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