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PLASTIC PACKAGING
Study by Austrian consultancy highlights environmental and economic superiority over alternative materials / Executive summary now available for download
 		09.12.2011
PACKAGING
Europen: Green Paper on packaging and sustainability issued / Reference point in further discussions
 		24.11.2011
PLASTICS PACKAGING
Unbroken global growth for flexible and rigid packaging / Plenty of potential in the health and cosmetics sector / Amcor has highest sales in Europe / Further consolidation in the industry / AMI report
 		04.10.2011
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Modest growth expected up to 2016 / US still largest consumer, but China catching up / Asia likely to take more than half of global output / Plastics the dominant substrate / Pira study
 		28.09.2011
EVENTS
“2011 Pira Packaging Summit” in Nice
 		26.09.2011
PETAINER
Follow-up: Innovative PET beer keg wins Czech packaging award / Global market growth
 		01.09.2011
PACKAGING
“Retail-ready” demand to rise by 40% up to 2016 / Plastics share expected to see a “significant” upturn / Emerging countries will lead market growth / New study by Pira International
 		15.08.2011
CARLSBERG
Premium lager beer being sold in PET bottle in the UK / Exclusive deal for convenience stores
 		09.08.2011
ASSOCIATIONS
European Bioplastics elects new board / Andy Sweetman confirmed as chairman
 		27.06.2011
ASSOCIATIONS
Gabriel-Chemie's Philip Watkins becomes new BPF president
 		22.06.2011
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Latest Pira study finds that most consumers view sustainability in terms of reduce, reuse, recycle / Industry faces the challenge of meeting these needs while simultaneously ensuring profits
 		08.06.2011
KANEKA
Trial production of new plant oil-based polyester biopolymer / “Aonilex” output to be ramped up successively to 10,000 t/y
 		06.06.2011
PET BEER BOTTLES
Global PET beer bottle market expected to grow at 5.3% until 2015 / New and improved barrier technologies / Eastern Europe is the largest market / New Pira International study
 		27.05.2011
PET PACKAGING
Pira says worldwide growth will lag in 2010-2015 / Asia-Pacific expected to lead output and consumption / Technology developments boost market / Bottled water seen to pass soft drinks / Global PET capacity more than 20m t/y
 		31.03.2011
BASF
“Ecoflex” capacity expansion in Ludwigshafen on stream
 		02.02.2011
BIOPLASTIC PACKAGING
Substantial growth forecast up to 2020 / Demand seen as shifting to non-biodegradable thermoplastics from renewable resources / Chemical majors making giant strides into the market / Pira report
 		13.01.2011
SMITHERS GROUP
Pira International consultancy acquired from BASF
 		07.12.2010
GLOBAL PACKAGING MARKET
Annual market value projected to total USD 733.9 bn up to 2014 / Plastics increasingly substituting metal and glass / Middle East and Asia-Pacific upcoming largest consumers / Report by Pira International
 		25.11.2010
OCTAL
DPET sheet combines sustainability with product consistency
 		31.05.2010
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