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NEWS FROM KI GROUP New editor in chief at KI: Christian Preiser	31.03.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS KI Group webinar “Turbulence on the plastics markets” / Price specialists answer questions from 700 participants / Not every force majeure is a force majeure / Purchasing should be more involved in decision-making	15.03.2021
PIE READERS SURVEY Fifth poll on business developments in European plastics industry / Only participants receive the exclusive evaluation	18.12.2020
YEAR IN REVIEW 2020 Saying “goodbye” to an unusual year	11.12.2020
NEWS FROM KI GROUP New editor in chief of KI / “Offering an orientation in eventful times”	08.05.2020
TRADE FAIRS “Plastpol” in Poland postponed to October / “Hannover Messe” cancelled with digital information and networking offered as substitute	30.03.2020
ABS Realignment of grades in PIE's price reports / Extrusion and injection moulding materials now separate / Producers from Asia targeting Europe more strongly / Surplus puts pressure on European producers' margins	05.02.2020
NEWS FROM KI GROUP Goodbye, Daniel Stricker!	18.12.2019
YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 Locking arms and looking ahead	12.12.2019
YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 A look back on the year's top stories for the plastics industry	11.12.2018
DIGITALISATION Mid-sized plastics companies still behind / KI Group Summit at “Fakuma” / Arno Rogalla says innovation must accelerate / Higher degree of digitalisation increases turnover and profit	23.10.2018
FAKUMA Record number of exhibitors registered at trade show in Germany / Injection moulding still a key area / KI Group summit on digitalisation	16.10.2018
FAKUMA Plastics trade fair opens its doors in Germany	17.10.2017
IN-HOUSE NEWS Plastic additives and materials database free of charge / Collaboration with SpecialChem	24.07.2017
IRAN PLAST Travel to Tehran trade fair in September with PIE / Exclusive readers' trip / Closing sign-up date is 28 July	17.07.2017
CHINAPLAS 2017 "Industry 4.0" conference in Guangzhou / Chinese automotive and packaging industries growing	26.04.2017
CHINAPLAS Pre-registration open until 1 March / KI Group readers' trip / Select sponsorship packages for Medical Plastics Conference still available	01.02.2017
CHINAPLAS 2017 Largest Asian plastics fair to be held in Guangzhou in May 2017 / KI Group once again organising exclusive readers' trip	09.12.2016
PRICE TREND ANALYSES PIE launches new service for plastics procurement / Helping buyers find the right timing / Recommendation for LDPE in March: Buy	22.03.2016
CHINAPLAS Shanghai-based mega plastics event takes place in late April / Fair organiser Adsale expects 140,000 visitors / PIE once again co-organising "Medical Plastics" conference / Exclusive readers' trip	28.01.2016
FAKUMA International plastics fair opens its doors / More than 1,750 exhibitors from 38 countries	13.10.2015
POLYETHYLENE New production era for mass plastics begins / European refineries on the brink of extinction / Feedstock base lost / Global competition increasingly relegates Europe to second class / High time for discussions on how to react	16.09.2015
EUROPEAN SPOT PRICES PIE launches new "Spot Price Monitor" / Rise in weekly PP notations sets the stage for April	31.03.2015
PLASTICS EXCHANGE New plastics trade platform launched on Plasteurope / Sell and search offers online	06.02.2015
ASSOCIATIONS German plastics converters association GKV cements its ties with China's CSRA at "Chinaplas" / More than 40 European representatives join business delegation to Shanghai	01.05.2014

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