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25.03.2011 UK RECYCLING  First mixed waste plastics recycling plant on stream / Concerns over quality and quantity of rPET

23.03.2011 EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET  Record production levels reached by etma members in 2010 / Plastic accounts for 30% of overall market

22.03.2011 US SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING  Ameripen association established to promote environmentally- friendly approach / “Material neutral” perspective

22.03.2011 GLOBAL CUPS AND LIDS MARKET  Demand set to rise 5% annually to 2014 / Fastest growth rates to be seen in Asia / Freedonia report

18.03.2011 JAPAN  The post-quake reality: One-third of ethylene capacities offline / Petrochemical industry crippled by electricity shortages / European and US companies appear largely unaffected / Numerous plants idled as a cautionary measure

16.03.2011 GERMAN ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY  Powerful start to 2011 / One third of companies plan to raise production in Q2 / Costs of raw materials for electromechanical construction elements explode / Price index A-Plastixx E&E soars to new heights

14.03.2011 MAUSER  Higher prices for steel drums and ICBs

09.03.2011 US PIPE MARKET  Plastic will be fastest growing material / Overall demand to grow by 6.6% annually to reach USD 11.2 bn in 2015

01.03.2011 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  UK Environment Agency study finds that single-use HDPE bags have lowest carbon footprint / 76% are actually reused / Usage halved in five years

24.02.2011 DAIICHI SANKYO  Acquisition of Amcor plant in Bethlehem / First packaging and manufacturing facility in the US

18.02.2011 ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING  European WEEE volumes not increasing / Different, market-led approach in US / EU parliament votes for tougher regulations

17.02.2011 TETRA PAK  New state-of-the-art packaging facility to be built in India / Regional demand for beverage packaging expected to reach 1.3 bn litres in 2013

15.02.2011 GERMAN BUILDING INDUSTRY  Sector lags general economic recovery / Revenues slightly down in 2010 / Slow growth expected this year / Polymer prices follow costs upward / Weak demand dampens return to profitability

15.02.2011 PET WINE BOTTLES  Canadian airline introduces one litre claret container / Ecological concerns fuel search for alternatives to glass

08.02.2011 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES  German market sees significant sales growth in 2010 / Foreign demand picking up

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