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31.07.2014 CARRIER BAGS  Increasing use in UK supermarkets / Overall tonnage of bags continues to drop / Mandatory charges affect use in Wales and Northern Ireland

30.07.2014 WINDOWS MARKET  Energy performance makes plastic fastest growing material / China demand supported by residential growth / US consumption driven by commercial applications / Two Freedonia reports

25.07.2014 GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY  Solid half-year performance / Positive development / Exports improve / Expectations for H2 somewhat lower / Players continue to suffer from renewable energy surcharges

25.07.2014 FRANCE  Fédération de la Plasturgie sees 3,000 jobs threatened by proposed plastic bag ban / Calls for low-priced bioplastics

24.07.2014 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  First five months of 2014 see solid growth / Economy stable / Rising pressure on margins / IK industry association posts detailed figures for 2013

24.07.2014 CUPS AND LIDS MARKET  US consumption to reach USD 10 bn in 2018 / Lid demand growth to outpace cups / Foodservice market will remain largest application sector / Freedonia report

21.07.2014 PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY  Exports rise again in first quarter led by China / Imports remain weak / "Much-needed injection of confidence"

18.07.2014 FRANCE  Ban on lightweight plastic bags from 2016 / Retail associations warn of additional costs to the consumer of EUR 300m per year

08.07.2014 SOUTH AFRICA  Commodity plastics consumption to grow by 4.7% per year to 2017 / Growing demand for packaged foods / Frost & Sullivan report

04.07.2014 MITSUBISHI / SABIC  Plans for Saudi MMA and PMMA complex finalised / Start-up targeted for mid-2017

01.07.2014 SHALE GAS  Spain's constitutional court throws out fracking ban / Some estimate reserves as high as 1.4 tr cbm

01.07.2014 MEDICAL PLASTICS  Asia Pacific market to grow by 6.2% per year to 2017 / Improving regulations and investments to boost demand / Frost & Sullivan report

30.06.2014 SWITZERLAND  Plastics industry continues its decline in 2013 / Drop in volume of material processed / Companies report stable operations / Construction and packaging sectors hope for economic improvement

27.06.2014 ITALY  Plastics sector still in crisis mood / Consumption of all polymers declines in 2013

18.06.2014 UK INDUSTRY  Growth in output boosted by plastic and rubber sector / Highest production in 40 years

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