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PACKAGING MARKET SPAIN
Optimism grows in Spanish packaging industry / Rising demand and innovation provide biggest impact / Visitor numbers at "Hispack" trade fair increase
 		15.05.2015
HARD SURFACE FLOORING
US demand to grow by 6% per year to 2019 / Fastest growth predicted for PVC flooring / Freedonia report
 		15.05.2015
SWISS PACKAGING MARKET
Pressure exerted by franc's strength results in portfolio optimisations and longer working hours / Very few packaging producers consider outsourcing an option / SVI industry poll
 		08.05.2015
CAPS AND CLOSURES
Global market to grow by 5.6% per year to 2019 / Sophisticated products to boost growth / Freedonia study
 		04.05.2015
PACKAGING MARKETS EUROPE
Four leading industry associations call on plastics producers to “urgently” invest in European production facilities / Supply security needs to be restored
 		23.04.2015
POLYMERS AND PHENOLICS
Technological advancements lead to increased use in automotive and aviation applications / Frost & Sullivan report
 		24.03.2015
HIGH-BARRIER POUCH PACKAGING
Global market to reach USD 3 bn by 2020 / Gains driven by material improvements and technological advances / Food is key end application / Smithers Pira report
 		25.02.2015
PLASTIC PIPE INDUSTRY
Sector characterised by consolidations in Europe / Germany remains largest producer / Top 10 companies account for 40% of output / Wavin is market leader / AMI reports
 		20.02.2015
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION MARKET
Return to recovery in 2014 / Moderate growth predicted to 2017 / UK and Eastern Europe key drivers of growth / Euroconstruct panel
 		11.02.2015
EUROPEAN PROFILE EXTRUSION
Windows and building profiles account for 60% of market / Germany is largest consumer / AMI guide
 		09.02.2015
WORLD BULK PACKAGING
Global demand forecast to rise by 5% annually / Africa/Middle East region to experience fastest growth / Flexible bulk packaging to see larger gains than rigid alternatives / Freedonia report
 		28.01.2015
BARRIER RESINS
Low growth forecast in US packaging sector / Slow success for PET in beer / BCC Research study
 		27.01.2015
PACKAGING
Middle East and North Africa market to grow by 5% per year to 2019 / Plastics market share accounted for 41% in 2014 / Smithers Pira study
 		26.01.2015
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Indian government mulling ban on PET bottles for liquid, oral medicine / Petcore association says proposal has no scientific base
 		26.01.2015
SWITZERLAND
Swiss Plastics industry association fears currency decoupling could have disastrous effect on plastics sector / Calls for better framework conditions / Swiss Packaging Institute says pressure on packaging sector is rising
 		23.01.2015
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