AGRICULTURAL FILM

Global market to reach 7m t at value of USD 10.5 bn in 2020 / LLDPE most dominant material / China as leading consumer / Grand View Research report

SP PROCESSUM

Undertaking the development of a homegrown bio-based plastics industry / Potential value chain from forestry-based biomass / Swedish partnership announced

TRIOPLAST

Swedish facility to close as production is focused on one site / EUR 30m investment in machinery and automation

EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FILMS

Industry consumes 545,000 t/y / Plastics use has given long-term boost to productivity / Concerns over disposal / Market relatively static / AMI report

POLYETHYLENE FILM

European market at 7.5m t in 2010 / LDPE accounts for 46% but is feeling the pressure from LLDPE and metallocene grades / Bags and sacks dominate applications / Sector characterised by consolidations / Latest AMI report