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18.04.2011 COMPOSITES  Reinforcements: JEC Show in Paris and Germany's VDI Plastics Conference focus on carbon fibres / Use of CRP for mass car production not yet in sight / The race for reinforcing materials is on / Glass fibres offer high growth potential

15.04.2011 GRAHAM PACKAGING  Agreement for takeover by Silgan Plastics / Merger would create new USD 6.2 bn packaging giant

12.04.2011 BASF  Automotive materials design tool wins SPE award / 30 different product samples

11.04.2011 ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY  German association raises its growth predictions for the country's E&E sector

11.04.2011 3M  New plant for photovoltaic materials to go up in China

08.04.2011 COLORMATRIX  PET additive technologies recognised by EPBP recycling scheme

08.04.2011 ALPHACAN  Last remaining French pipe plant sold to Pipelife / Desperate focus on window profiles

07.04.2011 NIFCO  New car components factory in UK / Supply contract for Nissan Leaf electric car / Japanese plants did not sustain "fatal damages"

04.04.2011 JAPAN  Follow-up: More supply chains in difficulty / Speciality cable manufacturers suffer from shortage of fluoropolymers / TPE and polymerisation additives scarce / BOPET film for LCD also tighter

01.04.2011 PMMA  Acrylic polymer fit for the future / New applications in automotive glazing, solar power and electronics / Transparency and weatherability / Light guides for flat screen monitors represent 25% of consumption

01.04.2011 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Rising costs expected to drive up prices in Q2 / Pressure on margins / German industry survey

31.03.2011 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 POLYSTYRENE  PS cups use less energy than PLA but generate more carbon emissions / ACC lifecycle study

29.03.2011 AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS  How severely will the Japanese catastrophe hit the international automotive industry? / Supply problems reach Europe / Regional shifts in polymer demand possible / Plastixx automotive price indices continue to rise unabated

29.03.2011 EVENTS  “Interpack 2011”: Focus on packaging innovations and avoiding food losses

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