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STYRENE MARKET China considers anti-dumping investigation of South Korean styrene imports / Strong impact for Korean producers	22.06.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polycarbonate: Sabic declares force majeure for North America	20.06.2017
BIOPLASTICS Global bio-based chemicals market to exceed EUR 30 bn by 2030 / Drop-in bio-based materials growing at fastest rate / Nova-Institute report	08.06.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MDI, TPU: BASF announces force majeure in North America	07.06.2017
IRAN Lifting of economic sanctions boosts plastics demand / Huge potential for infrastructure and consumer packaging sectors / AMI plastics processors database / "Iran Plast" 2017 trade fair in September	26.05.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Problematic plasticiser supplies following Evonik Force Majeure / Strike in Feyzin disrupting VCM in Tavaux	24.05.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MDI: Covestro cancels pan-European force majeure / Supply shortage will continue / Maintenance at Brunsbüttel	22.05.2017
POLYURETHANE MARKET Threatening situation / Insufficient MDI delivery volumes / Processors switching off production lines / Customers reacting angrily and helplessly to asked prices / "Isocyanate producers no longer acting with common decency"	15.05.2017
TITANIUM DIOXIDE German plastics associations warn of deleterious economic impact of tight supply situation for white pigment	15.05.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MMA: Lucite halts production at its Cassel site in the UK / No more deliveries / Further tightening of supplies in Europe	12.05.2017

PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA exports data show positive 2016 / US further increased lead position / Optimistic forecast for 2017	30.03.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Production reaches EUR 4.2 bn in 2016 / Record foreign trade / Increased exports to Mexico / Assocomaplast report	23.03.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Overall imports and exports grow in 2016 / Sales to Europe fall / Strong growth in India, Iran and South Africa / Assocomaplast adds four new members	31.01.2017
3D PRINTING Global materials market to see annual growth rate of 18.3% to 2022 / Lower prices and rising adoption of technology fuel growth / Plastics as leading material / Automotive will remain biggest consumer / Allied Market Research study	02.01.2017
PLASTICS & RUBBER MACHINERY Global exports to Russia decline by 14% year-on-year in 2015 / German suppliers see above-average fall in shipments / 2016 deliveries even less / VDMA data released ahead of "interplastica" fair	13.12.2016

INTERPACK More than 170,000 visitors at world's leading packaging trade fair in Düsseldorf	15.05.2017
BIOPLASTICS Global bioplastics packaging demand to grow by 17% per year to 2022 / Growth led by sharp rise in bio-PET consumption / Smithers Pira report	10.05.2017
MEDICAL DEVICES Global outsourcing market to expand / Complexity of device designing drives growth / Grand View Research report	12.04.2017
TURKEY Introduction of fees for retail plastic bags from January 2018 / Ban on thin plastic bags	06.04.2017
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EU Commission imposes stiff penalties on suppliers of air conditioning and heat management systems	16.03.2017

Regions and Countries

ARAB GULF STATES GCC polymer capacity to reach 34.5m t in 2022 / New capacity located mainly in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait / GPCA report	18.05.2017
INDIA Plastics industry is accelerating / Rising global importance / Domestic polymer consumption to reach 20m t by 2020 / Two-digit growth anticipated for propylene and PVC	20.04.2017
RIGID PACKAGING Global market expanding due to rising packaged food demand / Plastics accounted for 39% of market in 2015 / Grand View Research report	03.04.2017
PET RECYCLING India recycles 90% of its PET waste / Plastic turned into apparel, bedding and more	20.03.2017
SOUTH KOREA Petrochemicals and plastics: Following earlier rise, former tiger state increasingly under pressure / Expansions in China limit sales outlets / Government-initiated restructuring / Quality over volume / Feedstock partnerships with foreign players	23.01.2017
POLAND Plastics industry continues on the road to growth / Processing segment gains 3% / Local polymer supply still inadequate / Lack of investment / Strong customer industries / Uncertain political landscape	17.01.2017

TURKEY Plastic thermoforming materials market shrinks 8% to USD 972m despite higher volumes / PET contribution falls 7% to USD 424m / Pagev report	16.06.2017
ITALY A country muddles through the swamp / Political warfare inhibits progress / Plastics consumption rises in 2016 / Auto industry orders more engineering thermoplastics / Can it compete internationally?	30.05.2017
PLASTICS PACKAGING MARKET German manufacturers very positive about economic situation shortly before "interpack" trade fair / High feedstock prices still dampening sales and profits / Further consolidation on the European market	21.04.2017
COMPOSITES Composites can open up new horizons in the construction industry / New focus at the "JEC" trade show in Paris / Automotive and aerospace industries still strong / Record visitor numbers / Attention turning to the lack of recycling options	07.04.2017
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EU plastic components suppliers achieve sales of over EUR 22 bn / German plastics processing still leads the field / France bottoms out / Spain makes a comeback / Central Europe continues to show strong growth	31.03.2017

AGRICULTURAL FILM RECYCLING German initiative increases collection volume by almost 17%	13.06.2017
PVC RECYCLING More than half a million tonnes of PVC recycled in 2016 / VinylPlus conference hears of progress in material's role in a circular economy	11.05.2017
PET RECYCLING Switzerland facing declining quality of PET bottle collections / Recycling processes increasingly hampered	08.05.2017
PET RECYCLING Sesotec builds sorting machine for Polymark project / Fluorescent markers differentiate between food and non-food bottles	03.04.2017
PLASTIC FILM RECYCLING North American post-consumer film recovery slows / Lower oil price curbs demand / Avangard invests in LDPE recycling facility	31.03.2017

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