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14.11.2013 RECYCLING  US plastic bottle recycling rates jump 6.2% year-on-year in 2012 / PET and HDPE account for 96% / Total bottle recycling rate stands at 30%

12.11.2013 SHALE GAS  UK government says health risk from extraction emissions low / Industry needs regulating

11.11.2013 US PLASTICS MARKET  Industry enjoys robust 2012 / "All hail shale" great morale booster but little substance / Polymer production still below pre-recession levels / Large customer sectors see slowdown around the corner

28.10.2013 CHINA PLASTIC PIPES  People's Republic is world's largest producer and user of plastic pipes / 11m t produced in 2012 / Increasingly competitive on a global scale

22.10.2013 PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE  Plastics production and demand for EU 27 in 2012 dips against growing global production / Export of primary plastics climbs 2.9% / PlasticsEurope presents findings at K 2013

01.10.2013 INDIAN SUBCONTINENT  Total polymer demand to reach 12.5m t in 2013 / Thermoplastics consumption growing 10% annually since 2007 / Fragmented plastics processing industry / AMI study

01.10.2013 FAIRS  Plast Eurasia 2013: Istanbul preparing to host Turkish and international plastics industry in December / More than 40,000 visitors expected

24.09.2013 SHALE GAS  Argentina: Next steps in exploration / Agreements reached between YPF and US companies given green light

24.09.2013 BRAZIL  Plastic resin imports climb 26% in H1 / Converted plastics consumption rises 6.7% / Only 1.5% rise in production forecast for 2013

20.09.2013 BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE  MDI capacity increase in Shanghai slated for mid-2014

18.09.2013 SOLVAY / INEOS  Awaiting clearance from European Commission for PVC JV

12.09.2013 DANGOTE GROUP  New refinery for Nigeria by 2016 / PP production planned / Secure financing for private project

12.09.2013 TAIWAN  Economics ministry gives go-ahead for petrochemicals industry to build crackers in China / Feedstocks for the domestic industry

11.09.2013 INEOS  Ratcliffe threatens to pull out of Grangemouth / Shale gas an alternative to North Sea gas

30.08.2013 GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS  Sales bounce back to 2012 half-year level / Seasonal peak shifts into April / Packaging and technical parts see gains / Export trade picks up again / Improved outlook for full year

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