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MANAGEMENT Changes in EU regulations to decrease banks' willingness to finance SMEs / Current over-reliance on bank financing / Euler Hermes report	28.10.2019
BOPET FILMS Global demand to grow 5.6% per year to 2023 / China and India see fastest growth / Wood Mackenzie report	14.06.2019
MANAGEMENT Global average payment duration fell to 65 days in 2018 in line with economic slowdown / China sees longest average payment term / Electronics and construction sectors suffer / Euler Hermes report	11.06.2019
GLOBAL TRADE Decline in proportion of goods traded across borders / Rubber and plastics trade intensity falls to 22.8% / Value chains more reliant on highly skilled labour / New priorities for location decisions / McKinsey report	21.03.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY Global plastics production benefits from healthy economy / Output in 2017 rises 3.8% to 348m t / Solid growth expected for 2018 / PlasticsEurope report	25.04.2018
PMMA Global market worth USD 8 bn by 2025 / Growing Asian demand for LED monitors / Grand View Research report	18.04.2017
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
ARTIFICIAL GRASS Strong growth forecast / M&A activity likely / EMEA is largest market / AMI multi-client study	15.04.2014
COMPOSITES MARKET Focus on automation and mass production capability / Expected growth of 6-8% per year / GRP applications take a back seat in Europe / JEC Show in Paris experiences continued growth	08.04.2013
DOW Arbitration court orders Kuwait group to pay final damages of USD 2.48 bn / Breach of contract suit over failed joint venture	08.03.2013
DOW Arbitration court orders Kuwait to pay damages of USD 2.16 bn in K-Dow case / Breach of contract	29.05.2012
WORLD PLASTIC PIPES Demand predicted to reach 20m t in 2015 / Smaller volume products to see above average growth / Freedonia report	10.06.2011
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY 7% global growth expected in 2011 and 2012 / Japan's E&E sector ailing after earthquake / Cameras and mobile phones could be in short supply	06.05.2011
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Plastics producers set “clear objectives” for action on marine litter / Industry groups sign declaration	24.03.2011
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY Still the world's leading sector / China and India remain key growth drivers	26.05.2010
ARTIFICIAL TURF Demand grows in 2009 / Industry produces more than 700,000 t/y / Globalised market / AMI study	14.05.2010
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Plastics waste in the Atlantic draws increasing attention / Micro particles endanger marine life	22.04.2010
PLASTICS MACHINERY Decline in German exports to China in 2009	16.03.2010
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Surfrider Foundation's “Ocean Initiatives” 2010 to clean beaches, lakes and rivers / PlasticsEurope “seriously concerned” about marine litter	05.03.2010
TOY MARKET NPD study finds continuous growth in 2009 across several national markets / Only US and UK markets decline / Digital and web-connected toys to dominate market in 2010	07.01.2010
CHEMTURA SK Capital in "stalking horse” bid for global PVC additives business / Late February sale seen	06.01.2010
BOREALIS Exit from rotomoulding business in March 2010 / Polyolefins group cites shrinking end-user market	04.01.2010
PACKAGING REGULATIONS Taskforce begins work on developing ISO standards for packaging and the environment	10.12.2009
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Global market to reach 19m t in 2013 / Developing regions will show highest growth / China becomes world's second largest consumer / Freedonia report	01.12.2009
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS Global consumption to rise by 6% annually / China at pole position / Motor vehicles remain largest market / Freedonia study	27.11.2009

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