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PLASTIC PIPES
Study on the service life of sewage systems / Plastics seen as the most durable material
 		05.01.2006
EUROPEAN WINDOW MARKET
PVC continues to dominate / Overall growth rate of 1.9% / Germany slow, Iberia stronger
 		15.12.2005
RECYCLING
Post-consumer PET polymer used in food and non-food bottles / UK shop trials by Coca-Cola
 		01.12.2005
PET BOTTLES
Plastics continue to make inroads into the beer market / Schönwald multi-client study
 		17.11.2005
PACKAGING
World caps and closures to grow by 5% to 2009
 		17.11.2005
ENVIRONMENT
UK campaign discourages use of free carrier bags / Project support from top supermarkets
 		03.11.2005
PACKAGING
France bans non-degradable plastic bags from 2010 / Concern for environment, agriculture
 		03.11.2005
RECYCLING
New WEEE directive will lead to new materials / Resale value to influence the choice of plastics
 		03.11.2005
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Concentration in the supply sector continues / Are European players takeover targets, too?
 		03.11.2005
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Bankrupt suppliers flee into chapter 11 / Delphi and Collins & Aikman as new “super supplier”?
 		06.10.2005
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
BEVERAGE PACKAGING
PET increasingly sets the pace / Technology developments / Inroads into beer market
 		16.06.2005
PLASTICS IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Attendance at Mannheim congress steady / Plastics remain material of choice / Supply chain optimisation puts Tier 1 companies under pressure / OEMs want to pass on even more risks
 		07.04.2005
DUPONT
Entries invited to packaging awards scheme
 		24.03.2005
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