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30.01.2012 EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FILMS  Industry consumes 545,000 t/y / Plastics use has given long-term boost to productivity / Concerns over disposal / Market relatively static / AMI report

26.01.2012 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  North American market grows to USD 18.3 bn in 2010 / Strong recovery follows 6% contraction in 2009 / Alcan Packaging acquisition takes Bemis into dominant position / PCI Films report

23.01.2012 MITSUI CHEMICALS  Raising PP output at Thai joint venture / Additional capacity to cater to rising regional automotive demand

20.01.2012 US ASEPTIC PACKAGING  Demand to rise by 8% per year to USD 5.1 bn in 2015 / Pharmaceutical market dominates applications / Beverage gains driven in part by drive to replace BPA / Freedonia reports

20.01.2012 HUNGARY  Authorities investigate possible plastic pipe cartel / Inspect offices of Wavin, Pipelife and Tessenderlo

13.01.2012 XINGHUI AUTO MODEL  Chinese toy manufacturer plans to acquire majority shares in SK polystyrene subsidiary

12.01.2012 EUROPEAN PLASTICS RECYCLING  SuperCleanQ consortium receives EUR 1.9m EU funding to improve process and quality procedures / Focus on food contact applications by 12 companies and organisations

11.01.2012 PLASTICS PACKAGING  German companies positive about business in 2012 / Raw material prices on the up / Margins under threat again

04.01.2012 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Spanish authorities hand down fines in price fixing case / Linpac blows the whistle / ILPA-ILIP and Veripack charged

02.01.2012 BARRIER PACKAGING  US market to grow 1.5% per year to 2016 / Multilayer packaging becomes more sophisticated / Latest BCC study

23.12.2011 STRETCH AND SHRINK FILM  US demand predicted to rise by 3.3% per year to USD 2.4 bn in 2015 / Resins demand to rise to 860,000 t / Latest Freedonia study

23.12.2011 ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURES  Plastics use in electronic enclosures growing at 6.1% per year / Surge in new products drives downsizing and thin-walling / BCC Research reports

21.12.2011 CARDIA BIOPLASTICS  Trial supply of bioplastic kitchen bags to select Nanjing residents / Meeting China's bioplastic goals / Plans to apply model to other Chinese cities

20.12.2011 DUPONT  US “Tedlar” plant in start-up mode / State aid

20.12.2011 PLASTIC OMNIUM  Automotive division plans to build 20 new production facilities by 2015 / Launching own prepreg manufacture for composite parts

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