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FLOORING MARKET
Global demand expected to rise by 6% per year to 2020 / Customers switching to more durable products / Grand View Research study
 		30.09.2014
PACKAGING MARKET JAPAN
Plastic accounted for 30% of packaging shipments in financial year 2013 / Japan Packaging Institute data
 		29.09.2014
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
Strong growth in emerging countries / Germany still doing relatively well in global comparison / US and Japan are the big losers / Chinese output will soon amount to half of global production / ZVEI study
 		16.09.2014
CENTRAL EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
Slovakia and Czech Republic en route to becoming key car production centres / Triangle between Prague, Bratislava and Zilina emerges as an OEM stronghold / Hyundai draws South Korean companies to Europe
 		01.09.2014
AGRICULTURAL FILM
Global market to reach 7m t at value of USD 10.5 bn in 2020 / LLDPE most dominant material / China as leading consumer / Grand View Research report
 		29.08.2014
MEDICAL POLYMERS
Global market expected to reach over 7m t by 2020 / Packaging will see fastest growth / Product substitution and Asia are major demand drivers / Grand View Research report
 		20.08.2014
US PIPE MARKET
Demand driven by shift to natural gas, rebound in construction / Steel remains largest material / Plastic pipes to see above-average growth rates / Freedonia report
 		15.08.2014
E&E MARKET
Global demand for OLED displays to reach USD 16 bn by 2020 / Polyimide is preferred carrier material / IDTechEx report
 		14.08.2014
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
US market to grow by 4.9% per year to 2018 / Led by strong demand for parenteral containers and blister packaging / Freedonia report
 		07.08.2014
WINDOWS MARKET
Energy performance makes plastic fastest growing material / China demand supported by residential growth / US consumption driven by commercial applications / Two Freedonia reports
 		30.07.2014
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
North American lightweight materials demand outpacing total auto materials gains / Growth forecast at 5.2% per year to 2018 / Freedonia report
 		28.07.2014
AGRICULTURAL FILMS
Innovation drives Europe's oversupplied market / Spain and Italy account for 40% of demand / AMI report
 		28.07.2014
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
First five months of 2014 see solid growth / Economy stable / Rising pressure on margins / IK industry association posts detailed figures for 2013
 		24.07.2014
CUPS AND LIDS MARKET
US consumption to reach USD 10 bn in 2018 / Lid demand growth to outpace cups / Foodservice market will remain largest application sector / Freedonia report
 		24.07.2014
PLASTICS PACKAGING MARKET
Amcor remains Europe's leading plastics packager in value terms / Top 10 ranking reshuffled in wake of economic crisis / Almost all firms underwent restructuring / AMI report on Europe's leading 50 plastics packagers
 		11.07.2014
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