Bioplastics market grows above average
The bioplastics market is predicted to grow from around 1.4m tonnes in 2012 to approximately 6.2m tonnes in 2017, according to European Bioplastics.
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Styrene market value amounted to $41.8 bn
Global demand for styrene in the production of polystyrene to rise by 2.3% per year, according to Ceresana report.
Plastics industry in Europe to pick up from 2014
Polymer demand growth in Europe for 2013 is expected to be static compared with 2012, according to Applied Market Information Ltd.
First market report on polystyrene
In recently published study the market research institute Ceresana analyzes and examines the development of the global market for polystyrene.
Future of the North American Packaging Market
Smithers Pira examines the key areas of growth and the main challenges to the North American Packaging Market in the next four years.
Growth slows in Europe's flexible packaging industry
Last year annual value growth in flexible packaging slowed to 2.1%, according to the study of PCI Films Consulting.
Consumer trends shaking up the packaging industry
The latest Smithers Pira report contains an overview of the most important trends in the packaging industry.
European market for plastic bottles grows
According to Ceresana, the volume of the European market to increase to approx. 170 billion units in 2020.
Plastics can be recycled to more than 60% by 2020
PRE released a study showing that plastics can potentially reach a much higher recycling rate.
European market of thermoplastic rigid film
New report of AMI indicates the greatest European thermoplastic rigid film and sheet manufacturers.
Demand for biodegradable polymers will double until 2017
Demand for bio-based materials will increase 15% per annum over the next 5 years.
New data on land-use for bioplastics
Feedstock required for bioplastics production accounts for only a minimal fraction of global agricultural area, according to European Bioplastics report.
Different speeds of European recycling
Five countries already achieved the EU target to recycle 50% of household and similar waste by 2020.
German plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers' sales up six per cent in 2012
Germany's plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers saw sales rise by 6% last year. Their sales volume reached a new record of over 6.5 bln euro.
Olefin market in crisis
European output of olefins dropped to the level from 2009.
Plastics – the Facts 2012
“Plastics – the Facts 2012” report now available: More efforts towards zero plastics to landfill needed.
Specialty packaging films report
The flexible packaging market in Europe is valued at around 20 billion Euros by Andrew Reynolds, the Research Director at Applied Market Information.
Global plastics demand
The global demand for thermoplastics is expected to grow by around 100,000 tonnes by 2015, driven by the developing economies. Polyethylene comprises 35% of this market and polypropylene is 24%, according to leading market consultant Noru Tsalic of Applied Market Information (AMI).
PlasticsEurope annual report: 265 million tonnes of plastics produced
While producing 21.5% of the world’s total volume of plastics material, the European plastics industry also provides jobs to 1.6 million Europeans - informs PlasticsEurope in his own annual report.
Uncertain outlook for European plastics industry
According to AMI's recently published European Plastics Industry Report 2011, 2010 saw a recovery in demand for most thermoplastics, after two of the worst years the industry has seen since the oil shocks of the 1970s.
Fakuma 2011 - market situation
We publish an article written by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Bastian, who is managing director of the Southern German Plastics Centre. His text is related with the current situation in the plastics market.
Bioplastics – the North American agenda
Bioplastics Compounding & Processing 2012 is an international industry conference on the profitable use of bioplastics. It is scheduled on 8-9 May 2012 in Miami, USA.
PVC recipes still in development
AMI’s 3rd annual international conference on PVC compounding was held in Dusseldorf, Germany to debate the latest innovations in vinyl additives and recipes.
The carbon footprint of carrier bags made of paper and plastics
The Austrian consulting firm denkstatt has now published the results of a current study regarding the climatic effects of carrier bags made of plastic and paper.
Good news for oxo-biodegradable plastic from UK Government Report
The Environment Agency of the UK Government published a Life Cycle Assessment of Supermarket Carrier Bags. The Report shows that the global-warming potential (GWP) of the lightweight oxo-bio carrier bag is much lower than that of starch-polyester blend bags.
Future market Russia needs to modernise
The recession has increased awareness in Russia of the need to press ahead with modernising the economy. The best form of protection against future recessions is greater diversification and focus on innovation in the national economy.
PET market in Europe
Growth opportunities for blow moulders, especially those in PET, are in no short supply. Researchers suggest that the latent potential for PET barrier bottles in beer, wine, and milk is equivalent to the current size of the carbonated soft drinks (CSD) market for PET bottles in Europe, which was just under 1 million tonnes in 2010.
Market and technology trends for waterproof membranes
The construction industry in Europe has been in decline since 2008, with figures from Euroconstruct showing total spend of 1444 billion euros in 2008, 1316 in 2009 and an anticipated 1264 in 2010.
New packages for choosy consumers
Society is changing. While the average age of the population is falling in many countries of Africa and Asia, people in the Western industrialised nations are growing older. In addition, the pace of life is increasing all over the world. This is why consumers are increasingly demanding product packages permitting efficient handling – a challenge for industry.
FINAT plans for future
The European self-adhesive label industry, represented by FINAT, the industry association, is actively participating in the Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Packaging Project, and spearheading industry sustainability initiatives, with a current focus on waste management and recycling of process waste such as the release liner, which is discarded once self-adhesive labels are applied.
Interview with Christophe de Margerie, Total’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
We publish an interview with Christophe de Margerie, Total’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Total Petrochemicals is one of the world's leading petrochemicals companies, produces mainly polymers, which are used to make a host of plastic products that are indispensable to daily life in today’s world. to daily life in today’s world.
Economical downturn not so strong as expected
German Engineering Federation (VDMA: Domestic plastics and rubber machinery sales fall less sharply than forecast but the market situation is still uncertain.
Plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers in Europe in 2010
- The slowdown in 2009 which Europe’s plastics and rubber equipment manufacturers had predicted turned out to be a deep slump and hit the branch much more than it expected one year ago - said Bernhard Merki, President of Euromap, Europe’s association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers.
European plastics market in 2009
Plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers in Europe: hopes for Recovery in 2010 after a Serious Fall in 2009.
wire 2010: wire – indispensable, versatile and future-oriented
The wire and cable processing industry at wire 2010 in Düsseldorf.
Still some bright spots in labelling trends – FINAT report
There are small signs that growth is remaining in some parts of Europe’s self-adhesive label industry –principally Central, South and Eastern Europe – but it is much reduced from the heady years of 2006 and 2007.