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ITALY Thermoplastics consumption takes a deep cut in 2012 / PVC hardest hit / E&E industry struggles to combat poor domestic demand / Plastics processing segment one of the few bright spots in the country's industrial sector	21.08.2013
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY FRANCE German premium brands give boost to suppliers amid slump / Poor domestic demand compensated by healthy international business	20.08.2013
FRANCE Plastics Processing: 2012 volume drops to 4.5m t / Further declines expected in 2013 / Heavy losses in the automotive sector / Insolvency filings on the rise / Market expected to rebound in 2014	26.07.2013
PLASTICS MARKETS Latest European data shows demand for plastics materials retreating slightly / Industry recovering but only slowly	27.05.2013
TCI SANMAR MoU to build 'Plastic Park' in Egypt / Plans for PVC downstream activities	16.05.2013
BRAZIL Plastics processing: Local consumption rises 8.5% in 2012 / Trade deficit rises by more than 20%	06.03.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Optimism for 2013 falls as economic woes continue to exert pressure / Exports affected by euro crisis / Former BPF president Brian Mann set to retire	28.02.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS Industry association GKV cautiously optimistic for 2013 after flat 2012 / Concerns about volatile polymer supply, high energy costs and cheaper competition	18.02.2013
TURKEY Plastics industry grows strongly again in 2012 / Processing business expands by around 9% / Nevertheless, margins under increasing pressure and investment activity declines / Highly dependent on international raw material markets	06.02.2013
FRANCE Plastics processing sector posts losses in 2012 / Situation not expected to improve this year	04.02.2013
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Borealis' executive vice president Polyolefins Alfred Stern talks to PIE about the global and European market situation and the company's experiences with “Borstar”	17.12.2012
AVTOTOR Cooperation with Canadian automotive supplier Avtotor / Manufacturing cluster to be established in Kaliningrad	28.11.2012
BRAZIL Domestic plastics processing industry unable to meet rising polymer demand / Imports increasingly important / China most important feedstock supplier	21.11.2012
PLASTICS MARKETS European polymer output sees downward trend in H1 2012 / Slight recovery in processing segment / Automotive and packaging stable / Moderate growth in consumption in 2011 / PlasticsEurope report	20.11.2012
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Roland Roth, president of the German packaging producers' association, talks to PIE about the state of Germany's plastics packaging sector	04.10.2012
PLASTIC OMNIUM Inergy subsidiary planning additional facility in Russia / Remaining shares in Indian jv acquired	19.09.2012
FRANCE Elipso flexible packaging association warns of "destabilising effects" of raw material price increases / Calls for more solidarity along the entire production chain	12.09.2012
ITALY PVC consumption down 3.9% in 2011 / Flagging construction sector / Economic woes could worsen this year	02.07.2012
PLASTICS PROCESSING INDUSTRY EuPC is mulling over appropriate actions concerning "Forces Majeures" in Europe	04.06.2012
SOUTH AFRICA Demand for plastics picks up again / Good prospects for insulation materials / Significant increase in imports	28.05.2012
PLASTIC PACKAGING German packaging producers association warns of rising raw material prices / Survey nevertheless shows optimism for Q2 economic development	04.04.2012
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EuPC warns of rising cost pressures faced by European plastics converters / Points to the need to pass on increases to recover costs	15.03.2012
UK PLASTICS PROCESSING Fewer UK product manufacturers losing money / Sales increase 7% in 2011 / Gross profit margin averages 25%	06.03.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING "2011 was a great year" / Sales hit new record / Crisis definitely over / Number of employees rises / Risks due to volatile raw material costs / Market expected to return to normal at a high level	27.02.2012
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Demand has recovered from last economic crisis but is still below 2007 peak / Development is “erratic and patchy” / German-speaking countries and engineering plastics lead / Volatility bites / AMI report	14.12.2011

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