BRASKEM

Investment in US chemical recycler Nexus Circular / Increased profitability

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

North American market grows to USD 18.3 bn in 2010 / Strong recovery follows 6% contraction in 2009 / Alcan Packaging acquisition takes Bemis into dominant position / PCI Films report

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Modest growth expected up to 2016 / US still largest consumer, but China catching up / Asia likely to take more than half of global output / Plastics the dominant substrate / Pira study