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PLASTICS PACKAGING FRANCE
Renewed optimism across entire sector / Packaging producers anticipate upward swing / Overpackaging no longer a buyer concern / Machinery manufacturers look to production stability / Next “Emballage” fair in Paris in November
 		21.01.2014
CAPS AND CLOSURES
Plastic beverage closures overtake metal in 2013 / Plastic to represent 52% of volumes in 2017 / Canadean report
 		17.01.2014
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY
Optimism reigns as 2014 gets underway / Facing twin pressures of raw material price hikes and rising energy costs
 		10.01.2014
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Middle East and Africa markets annually to grow by 5% to 2018 / Increased focus on mass food processing / PCI Films study
 		02.01.2014
BIOPLASTICS
Eight consumer goods giants come together with WWF to drive sustainable plant-based feedstock development / Establish Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance
 		11.12.2013
CONVERTED FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
US market to grow 3% annually / Gains will be driven by convenience / Lightweight bags and pouches with highest growth rates / Freedonia study
 		10.12.2013
US INSULATION MARKET
Foamed plastic demand forecast to increase by almost 7% annually and reach USD 4.6 bn in 2017 / Rising building construction spending will boost growth / Freedonia study
 		28.11.2013
BIOPOLYMERS
Osirys research project development of biocomposites for indoor building use / EU funds four-year project
 		19.11.2013
STAND-UP POUCHES
US market forecast to grow by 7% per year to 2018 / 5% increase per year in Europe / PCI Films study
 		12.11.2013
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Growth in European market slows in 2012 / Demand estimated at EUR 13.5 bn / Increases vary greatly according to region / Rising levels of consolidation / PCI Films study
 		04.11.2013
MEDICAL POLYMERS
Global market to reach USD 3.5 bn in 2018 / Implant demand lifted by ageing populations
 		18.10.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY
No expectations of positive trends developing in Q4 / High energy costs putting the brakes on German ability to compete
 		10.10.2013
US BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
Demand to go up by 1.7% through 2017 / Plastic containers remain largest and fastest growing segment / Freedonia report
 		08.10.2013
HEALTHCARE PACKAGING MARKET
Global plastic demand to rise by 5.6% per year to 2018 / Growth led by PP / BCC Research study
 		20.09.2013
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Demand for new cars in Europe to bottom out in 2013 / Slight growth predicted for 2014 / Production stagnates at 12m vehicles / Producers fight poor demand with technology / Suppliers raise proportion of plastics in cars
 		17.09.2013
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