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01.02.2017 GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY  Industry upbeat as 2017 starts / Business in H2 2016 better than expected / Outlook positive / Capital spending at ten-year high / Qualified personnel hard to find / KI Group readership survey

23.01.2017 SOUTH KOREA  Petrochemicals and plastics: Following earlier rise, former tiger state increasingly under pressure / Expansions in China limit sales outlets / Government-initiated restructuring / Quality over volume / Feedstock partnerships with foreign players

17.01.2017 POLAND  Plastics industry continues on the road to growth / Processing segment gains 3% / Local polymer supply still inadequate / Lack of investment / Strong customer industries / Uncertain political landscape

12.01.2017 POLYURETHANES  South American market contracts between 2013 and 2015 / Growth expected again in lead-up to 2020 / Brazil is largest producer / Study by IAL Consultants

11.01.2017 GERMAN PLASTICS PACKAGING  IK industry association expects further growth in 2017 / Optimistic start to new year / Renewable Energies Law remains an obstacle

21.12.2016 USA  Appointments to Trump cabinet have ties to industry / ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson to be secretary of state / Fracking proponents at the helm / “Foxes guarding henhouses”

14.12.2016 BRAZIL  Anti-dumping duties imposed on PET deliveries from China, Indonesia, India and Taiwan

12.12.2016 PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY  2015 production drops 3% over 2013 / Increase in plastics processing / Growth in packaging, automotive engineering and medical devices / Recycling as key economic factor / Consultic study 2015

08.12.2016 PETRONAS  Engineering contract awarded for Malaysia HDPE project / Completion expected in Q3 2019

30.11.2016 USA  Shale gas carousel turns faster / Giant field found in west Texas / President-elect Trump expected to promote fracking / Much of new plastics output earmarked for export

16.11.2016 PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY  Collection and recycling consortiums Corepla and Carpi join hands to set up national packaging waste disposal network / Entire value chain involved

14.11.2016 SHALE GAS  Scottish government unveils fracking studies / Public consultation to begin in January 2017 / Final decision by year's end / Scant economic impetus but health threat “inconclusive”

07.11.2016 VEOLIA UK  Praise of huge drop in waste carrier bags one year after charge introduced / Plans to roll out Bag2Bag scheme into other areas / Call to recycle more plastic bottles

02.11.2016 PACKAGING RECYCLING UK  "Reflex Project" advances flexible plastic recycling options / Guidelines established for packaging designers, retailers and converters

24.10.2016 PLASTICS MARKET  Global plastics production grows by 3.5% / European output declines slightly / Consumption in EU rises / Turkey is the biggest buyer of resins / Trade surplus crumbles / Report from PlasticsEurope presented at "K 2016"

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