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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

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

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