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<title>Plastindia 2012 - A curtain raiser</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Erratic recovery of Europe's plastics industry in 2011, volumes lost from 2007 yet to be regained</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Polymer Consumption in Turbulent 2011- the year of natural and economic disasters</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Global biodegradable plastic packaging market to reach US$1.85 bln in 2011</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Flexible geomembrane and solar PV technology for solar-powered landfills</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Total global natural fiber composite market expected to grow at 11% CAGR till 2016</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Global plastics processing machinery market to exceed US$13 billion by 2015</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Making ethylene directly from methane</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PE film extrusion recovers in Europe, global growth continues with demand from Asia, Latam, East Eur</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>An increasing number of countries are switching to polymer bank notes, will US and EU follow?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Increased spending on infrastructure development and construction to drive robust growth for geosynt</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Global masterbatch market to reach US$8.25 billion by 2017</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Polystyrene regains cost position vs Polypropylene as feedstock gets more expensive</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Easy technique to manufacture high volumes of graphene, to make faster computer chips at lower power</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Developments and research breakthroughs offer potential to improve thin film photovoltaics</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Global shale gas production to grow to 6,991 billion cubic feet in 2021 at a CAGR of 5.4%</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Biorenewable chemicals market to be worth US$6.8 bln by 2015 at a CAGR of 22.8%</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US PVC producers see healthy exports on recovery in global PVC market</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian Downstream Machinery Industry - An Outlook</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Plastics Industry</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Plastics in Medicare: Expanding Horizons and Opportunities in India</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Active packaging technologies for fruits and vegetables important to prevent wastage</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Compression Injection Moulding for high end appliance moulder</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PVC growth to remain anemic on sluggish recovery in construction, overcapacity, thinning operating m</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Clarified Polypropylene has great potential for packaging of food and beverages in India</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Traditional bioplastic packaging technologies forecast to show a decline in market share to 2020</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2010, a year of recovery and growth for the petrochemical and polymer industry</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 5 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Developments in bioplastics using non-edible plant sources</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Upcoming metallocene LLDPE capacity could pressure prices to levels below LDPE</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Automotive economy demands drive polymer developments at K 2010</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Capacity utilization of PVC will improve after global economic growth in 2011</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>80% of new global polyethylene capacity addition until 2015 to come up in Asia Pacific and Middle Ea</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Future of the composite materials in automotive looks good compared with competing materials</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 4 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New plastic films offer an option for hybrid vehicle batteries</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Developments in electric injection moulding equipment for medical clean rooms</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 6 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2010 could bring cheer to North American compounding business</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bio-based polymers and composites for automotive application</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Latin American petrochemical industry faces recovery challenges out of the economic crisis</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Global economic tsunami could boost restructuring efforts and strategic tie-ups in Japan, South Kore</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Plastic solar cells have a good potential in portable electronics</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Will the upturn in economy negatively impact revival of growth seen in PVC flooring in 2008</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Europe's profile sector severely affected by 2008 economic woes and limited credit</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Green packaging to grow at 3.4% pa to almost half a million in USA by 2013</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Polycarbonate growth expected to slow down on declining demand from optical media segment</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Biodegradable polymers market grew well despite a poor global economy in 2009</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Overcapacity expected in ethylene uptil 2013</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Medical devices continue to be forerunners in the adoption of antimicrobial plastics</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Europe is expected to see 3-4% decline of polymer growth in 2009</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>High performance additives essential for success of wood plastic composites</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Adhesives find higher usage in automotive industry</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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