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Europe

19.06.2013 SWITZERLAND  Swiss plastics industry sees sales fall to CHF 15 bn last year / Pressure from euro crisis and strong Swiss franc / Processed volume amounts to 812,000 t / Productivity declines / Packaging industry also weak / Recovery expected during 2013

19.06.2013 SIBUR  Commissioning of new TPE line in Voronezh

19.06.2013 RPC Hercules mini-squeeze multi-layer plastic bottles selected for Swiss sauces

19.06.2013 PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY  Small fall in sales expected in 2013 / More buoyant market anticipated in 2014 with 6% gain forecast / Increasing global market share

19.06.2013 KRAUSSMAFFEI Expanding activities in Chinese market / Partnering with Echom to produce SkinForm products / Assembly of MX products underway in Haiyan

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North America

18.06.2013 IMCD Dutch company now distributor for BioAmber in Europe

18.06.2013 OWENS CORNING Strategic alliance established with Taishan Fiberglass

18.06.2013 TEKNOR APEX US compounder adds two PLA alloys for use in electronic devices / Increased toughness with up to 40% bio-based content

17.06.2013 WILLIAMS  Explosion at US Geismar cracker / Two fatalities and several injuries / Force majeure likely / Downstream reporting little impact

17.06.2013 OXEA  Prices go up for 1.3 butanediol in July

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Australia

15.05.2013 PLANTIC TECHNOLOGIES  Recyclable ultra-high barrier bio-based packaging now available

06.05.2013 AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS Packaging overhaul for US food company / Shift from glass to lightweight PET

30.01.2013 AMCOR USD 20m investment in new Orlando manufacturing plant / Space tripled / PET preform manufacture and warehouse capacities now on-site

10.01.2013 CARDIA BIOPLASTICS Deal to supply 20% of residents in Shanghai's Pudong district with “Biohybrid” renewable kitchen waste bags / Expanding foothold in China

12.12.2012 GEORG FISCHER GF Piping Systems lands huge order from Australian mining group

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Asia

19.06.2013 KRAUSSMAFFEI Expanding activities in Chinese market / Partnering with Echom to produce SkinForm products / Assembly of MX products underway in Haiyan

18.06.2013 OWENS CORNING Strategic alliance established with Taishan Fiberglass

18.06.2013 POLYMER PRICES  China Engineering Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock prices remain generally soft / Butadiene retreats / Pricing stable to slight drop

17.06.2013 JOHNSON CONTROLS Takes over full ownership of Tata Johnson Controls in India / Plans to expand engineering in Pune

14.06.2013 VICTREX Rusplast to distribute products in CIS / Oil and gas sector important to company's PEEK polymer

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South America

03.06.2013 UNIGEL  Chemicals company looking to sell BOPP packaging Business / Rumours of PS consolidation in Brazilian market

29.05.2013 NATUREWORKS Cromex to distribute “Ingeo” PLA in Brazil

23.05.2013 BRASKEM Resins company adds LDPE alternative to its green plastics portfolio

21.05.2013 BRASKEM Higher resins prices boost Q1 operating profits

14.05.2013 ROMI Liquidation of Italian subsidiary has begun / Operating loss of 173% in first quarter / End of an era for Sandretto

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Africa

03.06.2013 DOW  Polyethylene prices go up

28.05.2013 FAIRS Casablanca hosts 5th “Plast expo 2013” 19-22 June

16.05.2013 TCI SANMAR MoU to build 'Plastic Park' in Egypt / Plans for PVC downstream activities

14.05.2013 EGYPT  Fresh funds injection may help plastics industry / Buyers find prices too high/ Blackouts hampering feedstock production

13.05.2013 KURARAY  KEG to up prices for PVA, PVOH / Affects Europe, Middle East and Africa / Blames assorted cost factors

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