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EuPC, the Brussels trade body for plastics converters, has urged European Union legislators to “get policy on plastics right; otherwise there will be widespread damaging effects on user and supply industries”. 4 March 2010

A mixing plant operator at who suffered burns at Palram DPL’s Newton Aycliffe facility on Monday remains in hospital, where his condition is described as stable. 3 March 2010

System solutions from four UK companies form the centrepiece of a one-day conference on improvement in production efficiency, aimed at enhancing performance in injection moulding and extrusion. 2 March 2010

Flexible film packaging prices are set to rise in the UK, as increases in raw material costs can no longer be absorbed by producers, says the Packaging and Films Association. Polymer prices are continuing to rise. 2 March 2010

Food packaging specialist CaseTech Poland has received the green light to build a new production plant to manufacture polyamide-based processed sausage casings in Poland’s Legnica Special Economic Zone. 22 February 2010

An Egyptian sanitary ware company is employing a direct extrusion process to produce highly filled three-layer polypropylene pipe for use in domestic waste sewerage systems. 19 February 2010

Russian pipework contractor Yuzhgazstroy has opened its first polyethylene pipe production line at a new plant at Maykop in southern Russia. 12 February 2010

A conversation with a fair sized moulder last week really brought home the extraordinary pricing pressure which is now being experienced across the industry. 12 August 2008

• Ineos considers move to Switzerland to save tax 5 March 2010
• Plastics converters lobby EU for policy support 4 March 2010
• Linpac responds to talk of break-up and sale 9 March 2010
• M&H buys machinery to expand in pharma market 5 March 2010
• Australia green building rules revised in favour of PVC 4 March 2010

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• LyondellBasell considers Chapter 11 2 January 2009
• BASF takes drastic action and shuts 80 plants (Update) 19 November 2008
• Sabic IP cuts output of engineering plastics 6 November 2008
• Ineos seeks bank waiver as customers destock 18 November 2008
• German investor buys 50% of LyondellBasell 21 May 2009

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