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24.07.2012 SPAIN  Plastics industry rises output by 1.9% in 2011 / Increase in exports offsets fall in domestic demand / Packaging remains largest market by far

19.07.2012 INDIA  Polymer demand outstrips GDP / Third largest consumer after China, US / GlobalData report

18.07.2012 GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL  14m t of new petrochemical capacity brought on stream in 2011 / Saudi Arabia leads the pack / Regional players are setting their sights to the east / Feedstock surplus will sweep global markets in near future

17.07.2012 PET RECYCLING  EU 27 collected 1.6m t of PET in 2011 / Recycling rate grows by 9.4% year-on-year / Recyclers operating at only 77% capacity utilisation / Latest Petcore, EuPR figures

16.07.2012 US BIOPLASTICS  Demand expected to rise 30% to 25m t by 2016 / Freedonia sees USD 680m value

12.07.2012 CARRIER BAGS  UK usage of single-use bags increased in 2011 / Second consecutive rise / Levy cuts consumption in Wales / Changing spending habits

10.07.2012 PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY  Italian exports and imports continue to grow in first quarter of 2012 / Germany remains largest overseas market / Assocomaplast report

09.07.2012 RELIANCE  Licensing contracts for Jamnagar ethylene cracker and PX line awarded / Mega-hub scheduled to go on stream in 2015

06.07.2012 POLYMER PRICES  North America June 2012: Polyethylene notations continue to slide / PP in free fall / PVC flagging / Styrenics point down despite stable costs / Engineering thermoplastics headed for summer lull

04.07.2012 SWITZERLAND  Plastics industry sales recede slightly in 2011 / Employee numbers down / Economy pressured by Swiss franc and European debt crisis

04.07.2012 SAUDI KAYAN  Jacobs Engineering contracted for new UHMW-PE line in Al Jubail

03.07.2012 PLASTICS PACKAGING  German manufacturers still in a good position / Exports expected to decline / Pressure from electricity costs / Latest data from German packaging producers' association

29.06.2012 PACKAGING  "Sustainable packaging" term should be scrapped, say UK companies / Sustainability improvements needed across the supply chain / PwC report

28.06.2012 CANADA  Quebec: Beverage container deposits to be doubled from January 2013 / Aim to improve recycling rates / Fears that retailers' costs will increase / 74% of containers is now recovered

28.06.2012 TOHO TENAX  Collaboration with India's Hindoostan Technical Fabrics to develop carbon fibre fabrics for use in composites

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