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Global demand for plastic pipes will increase 8.5% annually to 2017, spurred on by a rebound in demand in the US market, according to a new report from Freedonia 1 May 2013

BASF has launched a new website aimed at helping the global construction industry 4 April 2013

Polish family-run vinyl construction products manufacturer Pietrucha has announced it plans to invest nearly €300,000 to expand its plant in Lodz, Poland 26 February 2013

Polyplastic, one of Russia's largest producers of tubes, engineering plastics and composites, plans to significantly increase production. 11 February 2013

11 February 2013

Leading Hungarian flooring manufacturer Graboplast says it is set to launch production at a new €19m PVC flooring plant at Tatabánya in the spring of 2014. 11 February 2013

Penoplex, one of Russia’s leading producers of insulation based on extruded polystyrene (XPS), is considering a significant expansion of its domestic production capacities in the coming years. 27 September 2012

A patent dispute between two producers of wood plastics composites (WPC) which started in 2011 has now been settled. 26 September 2012

HRH Queen Beatrix opened the new wing of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 22 September. The new wing, designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects, is constructed from Teijin Twaron aramid fibre and Toho Tenax carbon fibre. 24 September 2012

Sabic has introduced Vestolen A Rely, a range of HDPE grades for typical pressure pipes, claimed to offer considerable energy savings through the production cycle 13 September 2012

Two European window makers have developed uPVC window profiles that do not rely on tubular galvanised steel inserts for strength. While steel acts as an effective reinforcement, its heat-conducting properties impede energy efficiency 11 September 2012

Uponor's Ecoflex Supra Plus system has been installed in a German tourist attraction. The 420m pier at Heiligenhafen, Germany, which extends from the beach into the Baltic Sea, needs to operate year-round in a location where temperatures can fall to -20°C in the winter 11 September 2012

Tessenderlo, the Belgian-headquartered chemicals giant, has announced plans to sell off Profialis, its Continental European PVC profiles business. The operation is due to be sold to US-headquartered investment firm Open Gate Capital, for an undisclosed sum. 30 August 2012

Dow Building Solutions has revealed the part its Styrofoam products had to play in the London 2012 Olympics. 13 August 2012

Sabic has developed a new method to rapidly evaluate the slow crack growth resistance of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) used for pressure pipes 26 June 2012

• Moth’s eye inspires anti-reflective plastic 20 May 2013
• Splast expands thanks to Engel 21 May 2013
• Invista takes next step toward Chinese nylon 6/6 plant 17 May 2013
• Piovan introduces products to South America 21 May 2013
• Weiss plans new expansion at Hungarian plant 23 May 2013

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• Invista takes next step toward Chinese nylon 6/6 plant 17 May 2013
• Masterchem defies the economic slowdown to invest 17 May 2013
• Lanxess details plans for pigment plant in Ningbo 22 May 2013
• Weiss plans new expansion at Hungarian plant 23 May 2013
• SNF and Lukoil plan polyacrylamide plant 24 May 2013

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