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GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS Sales flat in 2016 / Output rises slightly / Regrind market has potential	12.05.2017
K 2019 First exhibitors' council meeting / Ulrich Reifenhäuser confirmed as chairman	27.04.2017
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY 2015 production drops 3% over 2013 / Increase in plastics processing / Growth in packaging, automotive engineering and medical devices / Recycling as key economic factor / Consultic study 2015	12.12.2016
K 2016 Special show "Plastics shape the future" / Olympians as guests	24.10.2016
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Sales flat, output slightly higher in 2015 / PlasticsEurope arm draws mixed picture	12.05.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New method to register plastic waste entering the ocean / Model being trialled at the North Sea / Collaboration against marine litter involving numerous associations	14.03.2016
K 2016 Special show at next year's mega-fair focuses on how “Plastics shape the future”	12.10.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Slight reduction in output in 2014 / Market's current zigzag movements prove exhausting	11.05.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Production volumes recover in 2013 / Automotive, building and foreign trade drive sales / PlasticsEurope Deutschland president sees dark clouds	21.05.2014
K 2013 Global trade show in Düsseldorf boosts technology and market trends / Expectations more than met / More than 200,000 industry professionals / International character grows / Decision-makers ready to make serious deals over the eight days	24.10.2013
K 2013 More than 23,000 visitors storm the halls on mega-fair's first day	17.10.2013
K 2013 Leading global plastics fair opens its doors tomorrow / Düsseldorf fairgrounds fully booked for triannual event / Many international visitors expected / Unveiling latest industry innovations	15.10.2013
K 2013 Special show "Plastics move the world" in Düsseldorf / Focus on role of plastic in the life of the individual / Innovative and future applications to be unveiled	10.07.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Full-year 2012 output sinks 3.4% after especially dismal Q4 / Outlook clouded by economic weakness / US shale gas competition worries the sector / Germany leads Europe in recycling	21.05.2013
PLASTIC FANTASTIC How to fill holes in summer news coverage	20.07.2012
GERMANY Plastics producers raise 2011 output to 20.7m t / Revenues on the rise / Margins pressured by feedstock costs / PlasticsEurope Deutschland predicts “growth interval” in 2012	17.05.2012
PEOPLE PlasticsEurope Deutschland communication head Kurt Stepping retires / Michael Herrmann takes over	03.05.2012
K 2013 Special show to spotlight how “plastics move the world” / Düsseldorf again plays host to triennial event	05.12.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS Production volume and value back at pre-crisis level in 2010 / Margin stabilisation is the target / Strong demand from China	18.05.2011
YEAR IN REVIEW Plastics economy bounces back from crisis in 2010 / Truly remarkable year sees demand, prices, industry sentiment improve / Structural changes are emerging / Dawn of Asian century near?	20.12.2010
PLASTICS MARKETS Worldwide production plummets in 2009 / Slump in polymer consumption throughout Europe / PVC and engineering plastics hardest hit / Horizon much brighter in 2010 / PlasticsEurope report	16.11.2010
K 2010 World's leading plastics show opens in Düsseldorf / Centre of the plastics universe / Industry has climbed out of the trough and put on its running shoes / Confidence is growing, but will the upswing be sustainable?	22.10.2010
K 2010 “Visions in Polymers” presentation taking shape / Information and Infotainment / Expert panels	15.09.2010
K 2010 Optimism for the K year / More than 3,000 exhibitors to showcase latest industry developments / Strong international contingents / Special panel review on “Visions in Polymers”	22.06.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS Output down 15% in 2009 / Worst setback ever / Industry cautiously optimistic for 2010	12.05.2010