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• 2012.01.31: Resin giant misses forecasts with sharp decline
• 2012.01.25: Tycoons back re-elected Taiwan president
• 2012.01.17: Soft market leaves PVC maker in red
• 2012.01.16: High-end and low-end smartphones
• 2012.01.03: Top stories of 2011
• 2011.12.22: How big is your year-end bonus?
• 2011.12.20: Japan's Ajinomoto uses fully recycled PET bottles
• 2011.12.13: Bioresin maker receives equity investment
• 2011.12.06: Apple turns to new materials
• 2011.11.22: Huntsman's China strategy
• 2011.11.16: Coke China stops using PVC labels
• 2011.11.03: Waste plastics smugglers sentenced in China
• 2011.11.01: SPI pitches for NPE2012 at IPF
• 2011.10.20: Private capital helps firms fund projects
• 2011.10.06: Coke eyes Central China for R&D
• 2011.10.04: Molder lets workers post moods
• 2011.09.28: How to lose a Chinese customer
• 2011.09.16: Reasons to crack down on recycling
• 2011.09.14: Crackdown impacts scrap market
• 2011.09.09: Taxes based on electricity bills
• 2011.09.02: Changshu aims to grow auto industry
• 2011.08.16: Half-year results of China's 1st coal-to-olefins project
• 2011.08.05: MBA Polymers seeks funding in China for new factory
• 2011.08.02: India levies antidumping duties on PVC
• 2011.07.22: China ends PBT antidumping charges
• 2011.07.12: Taiwan's CCIC to add PU plant
• 2011.06.23: Why NatureWorks' 2nd plant is not in China
• 2011.06.21: Israeli fund invests in Ningbo firm
• 2011.06.17: JM Eagle to pick China locations
• 2011.06.06: Haitian now makes robots
• 2011.06.02: Chinaplas growth data
• 2011.05.24: Dow responds to PP business sale rumor
• 2011.05.18: Some Japanese press makers skipped Chinaplas
• 2011.05.06: Haitian adds equipment to grow capacity
• 2011.04.29: China moves closer to BPA ban
• 2011.04.19: 12th 5 year plan: PVC
• 2011.04.07: 12th five-year plan: Carbon fiber
• 2011.03.31: 12th five-year plan: Plastics machinery
• 2011.03.29: China's 12th five-year plan series
• 2011.03.29: Firm claims CPVC project a breakthrough
• 2011.03.17: Japan quake impacts Chinese industry
• 2011.03.07: Pipe maker going solar
• 2011.03.02: China is a net importer of plastic machinery
• 2011.02.25: More PVC capacity
• 2011.02.16: JM Eagle shifts strategies
• 2011.02.15: Resin price hikes
• 2011.02.15: Hiring tactics
• 2011.02.08: Fast numbers: PE, PP
• 2011.02.08: Fast numbers: PVC
• 2011.02.04: Migrant workers' lunar New Year
• 2011.02.01: Myth or fact: waste export to China
• 2011.01.26: Watch for China's environmental tax bill
• 2011.01.21: The Obama-Hu summit
• 2011.01.21: Antidumping duties on PBT
• 2011.01.21: No sale of plastics bags near rivers
• 2011.01.14: Firms find alternatives to Shanghai
• 2011.01.10: "Best year" for China's machinery makers
• 2011.01.07: Chinese-style vacation perks
• 2011.01.06: Fanuc launches new Shanghai factory
• 2011.01.05: Most-read stories of 2010
• 2011.01.03: China issues new recycling regulations
• 2010.12.23: Toymaker finds hope in new biz
• 2010.12.17: Tian'an builds interior trim factory
• 2010.12.14: Boom time for auto suppliers
• 2010.12.13: PVC maker Jinlu exits real estate
• 2010.12.08: Another 150,000-ton PLA project?
• 2010.12.02: After the explosion
• 2010.11.15: One buyout, two prices?
• 2010.11.05: What a year for press makers
• 2010.10.26: Beijing regulates building products
• 2010.10.26: PVC maker reports growth
• 2010.10.12: Forbes' best listed family business
• 2010.10.11: Sail with plastic bottles
• 2010.10.11: Another fire at Formosa
• 2010.10.11: China XD to supply compounds to electric vehicles
• 2010.09.17: Gas accident kills five in Sinopec factory
• 2010.09.09: Manufacturers' diversification
• 2010.08.31: Congrats to Bayer
• 2010.08.25: Kaedar executive suspended on Apple investigation
• 2010.08.18: Firms sued over plastic boards
• 2010.08.13: Wages catch heat in Jiangsu
• 2010.08.13: Firm touts liquid agricultural film
• 2010.08.06: Foxconn shifts fast to inland China
• 2010.08.03: Kingfa to add production base in Jiangsu
• 2010.07.28: Some China Blog publicity in Forbes
• 2010.07.23: U.S.-listed Chinese stock with highest return
• 2010.07.22: BASF chairman met with China's premier
• 2010.07.20: Haitian diversifies into real estate
• 2010.07.19: Regional floods affect plastic firms
• 2010.07.13: DuPont's TiO2 project stuck in China (3)
• 2010.07.12: DuPont's TiO2 project stuck in China (2)
• 2010.07.09: DuPont's titanium dioxide project stuck in China (1)
• 2010.07.08: China to become largest LCD TV market
• 2010.06.30: A Gen Y migrant worker
• 2010.06.29: China design awards open for entry
• 2010.06.23: Made-in-China's at World Cup
• 2010.06.21: PN China Blog wins award
• 2010.06.18: China launches online price center, including resin
• 2010.06.15: Manufacturers of the plastic vuvuzelas
• 2010.06.14: Ingeo PLA speeds up development in China
• 2010.06.10: Who will foot the bill?
• 2010.06.10: China launches national lab for aerospace composites
• 2010.06.04: Pin a price tag to life
• 2010.06.04: When the yuan rises (2)
• 2010.06.03: When the yuan rises
• 2010.05.27: Plastic boarding passes debut in China
• 2010.05.25: Latest China industry stats
• 2010.05.14: The train is leaving
• 2010.04.30: Beneficiaries of India's antidumping against Chinese presses
• 2010.04.29: It's tough to be a consumer in China
• 2010.04.27: Green container, toxic container?
• 2010.04.15: Taiwan ships resins directly to Guangdong
• 2010.04.06: India confirms press antidumping
• 2010.03.24: Consumers' expectations for plastic totes
• 2010.03.23: LG enters US floor care market
• 2010.03.20: "Free" is the message
• 2010.03.12: Toray expands film production in China, S Korea
• 2010.03.09: Sichuan firm expands export to ASEAN
• 2010.03.04: Continue to decipher labor shortage
• 2010.03.02: Decipher China's labor shortage
• 2010.03.01: Quantify China's labor shortage
• 2010.02.26: No raises despite worker shortage
• 2010.02.19: China debuts credit rating for plastics firms (1)
• 2010.02.17: Trade groups bicker over melamine housewares
• 2010.02.12: The "misery" of Made-in-China
• 2010.02.11: Happy Chinese New Year
• 2010.02.11: Realities facing the housewares industry
• 2010.02.03: Think you know China?
• 2010.01.28: Real wages dip sharply in Taiwan
• 2010.01.27: Chinese molder wins trademark case against Mercedes-Benz
• 2010.01.25: Why is Lenovo closing an India plant?
• 2010.01.22: What you need to know about China's 2009
• 2010.01.21: Demag China said 2009 was like bungee jumping
• 2010.01.20: PPG recognized for contribution in China
• 2010.01.19: 21 injured in blaze at Shenzhen factory
• 2010.01.08: Manufacturing recovers, not plastics
• 2010.01.06: Sumitomo Chemical to make agricultural films in Dalian
• 2010.01.04: Sichuan recycling plastic temporary homes
• 2010.01.04: My talk on China's plastics industry
• 2009.12.29: Fast numbers
• 2009.12.28: U.S. 2008 pay lagged inflation
• 2009.12.23: Guangdong saw Xmas-related export jump in November
• 2009.12.17: World Expo 2010 series: mobile phone tickets
• 2009.12.11: Chinese bank launches biodegradable credit cards
• 2009.12.10: How Chinese consumers view cosmetic packaging
• 2009.12.08: Hangzhou mulls reduction of disposable products
• 2009.12.08: Plastics expert elected to Chinese Academy of Science
• 2009.12.08: Luxury car sales boom in China
• 2009.11.24: Bioplastic firms attract investment
• 2009.11.12: China builds plastic optical fiber capacity
• 2009.11.11: China's bag ban enforcement challenged
• 2009.11.11: Executive hints possible expansion at Kautex
• 2009.10.29: Brief: Plastic toys orders recover at Canton Fair
• 2009.10.29: World Expo 2010 series: material selection
• 2009.10.28: World Expo 2010 series: Dow
• 2009.10.26: Chinese calligraphy and auto design
• 2009.10.19: China Business Boot Camp in Cleveland
• 2009.10.15: Chinese resin maker launches WAP site
• 2009.10.15: Former plastics factory worker finishes book
• 2009.10.07: Chinese firm offers six-figure salary, in US$
• 2009.10.06: Sichuan embraces more profile capacity
• 2009.10.06: Coal-based PVC project back in full production
• 2009.10.06: Kumho adds ABS compounding plant
• 2009.10.06: Tianjin builds appliances recycling center
• 2009.09.21: A new player in China's ethylene industry
• 2009.09.16: Toxic plastic scrap kills three recycle workers
• 2009.09.09: Sinopec claims to be largest SBC producer
• 2009.09.04: A frugal Christmas means...
• 2009.08.24: China's labor shortage spreads
• 2009.08.24: The Chinese' "work to death" attitude
• 2009.08.19: Workers protest in a "green" way
• 2009.08.13: China's overcapacity grows despite global recession
• 2009.08.10: Labor shortage returns to China
• 2009.07.29: China's new policies on CD/DVD equipment
• 2009.07.23: When shoddy plastic pipes prevail
• 2009.07.22: What one consumer wants of plastic boxes
• 2009.07.10: Now that mainland China can invest in Taiwan
• 2009.06.16: An anecdote about temperature-taking
• 2009.06.15: NPE's precautions against H1N1
• 2009.06.06: A fun read with thought-provoking points
• 2009.05.18: Cangzhou Mingzhu to acquire film maker
• 2009.05.10: China's real labor cost
• 2009.05.05: China culture & business (3): Inescapable history
• 2009.05.04: Trade group's open letter to President Obama
• 2009.04.30: My memory of SARS
• 2009.04.24: The innovative counterfeiter
• 2009.04.16: China's stimulus plan shows benefits
• 2009.04.15: Dalian PVC futures approved
• 2009.04.15: Come see us next month at Chinaplas!
• 2009.04.14: China culture & business (2): Yes and no
• 2009.04.13: China's large PLA project buys Japanese equipment
• 2009.04.10: Kingfa posts profit slump
• 2009.04.09: Shide to add 353 million pounds in extrusion capacity
• 2009.04.07: China culture & business (1): The pizza stories
• 2009.04.03: Investigators probe Kingfa executives
• 2009.03.31: China raises export subsidies for plastics, again
• 2009.03.26: L&T Demag's anti-dumping eligibility in doubt
• 2009.03.25: Indian group supports Chinese presses
• 2009.03.20: Introducing China business and culture series
• 2009.03.19: Kingfa opens 1st UL-approved LTTA lab
• 2009.03.18: Signs of recovery in U.S.
• 2009.03.17: China subsidizes rural auto market
• 2009.03.09: Bayer Polymers' China partner to opt out
• 2009.03.05: India eases ban on Chinese toys
• 2009.03.03: India releases initial anti-dumping charges on Chinese presses
• 2009.03.02: Dalian plans to add PVC futures
• 2009.02.24: GDPE raises commodity-based financing
• 2009.02.24: Chinaplas adds post-quake procurement section
• 2009.02.23: Inergy builds plant in Beijing
• 2009.02.18: Chi Mei completes China's largest ABS facility
• 2009.02.13: The 'Buy American' provision
• 2009.02.12: Plastic boards blamed for CCTV fire
• 2009.02.10: Appliances (3): government intervention
• 2009.02.06: Lenovo is shaking
• 2009.02.04: Appliance series (2): Whirlpool
• 2009.02.03: India bans Chinese toys
• 2009.02.02: German firms to expand in China
• 2009.01.30: Appliance series (1): The under-tapped market
• 2009.01.29: Kingfa predicts first profit decline
• 2009.01.23: Here comes the Chinese New Year
• 2009.01.22: Goodbye, Guangdong
• 2009.01.20: Dear Mr. Obama
• 2009.01.14: No pink slips, just voluntary pay cuts
• 2009.01.13: China's alternatives
• 2009.01.12: What's holding China back?
• 2009.01.09: Fast numbers: auto and toys
• 2009.01.09: From palace-like factory to bankruptcy
• 2009.01.07: What is it with plastic bottles?
• 2009.01.06: A few interesting video clips
• 2008.12.28: Christmas fire takes three lives
• 2008.12.22: China's fear of foreign resin
• 2008.12.18: Plastic bag and government priorities
• 2008.12.17: Why is GE keeping appliances business?
• 2008.12.12: Toy series 6: The Gen Y
• 2008.12.11: Claims of 'green' newspaper bags challenged
• 2008.12.05: Toy series 5: "made in USA" tainted?
• 2008.12.04: Toy series 4: The doll fight
• 2008.12.03: Toy series 3: How to define success
• 2008.12.03: Toy series 2: Factory girls on vacation
• 2008.12.01: Toy series 1: Ou Bochang's small factory
• 2008.11.26: Upcoming: Series on Chinese toy makers
• 2008.11.26: Latest about Kingfa's acquisition
• 2008.11.21: Christmas trees from China
• 2008.11.19: Long overdue kudos to Chinese 'peasant workers'
• 2008.11.12: Wal-Mart's sustainable goods (3)
• 2008.11.11: Wal-Mart's sustainable goods (2)
• 2008.11.10: Wal-Mart demands sustainable goods from China, but will the suppliers sustain? (1)
• 2008.11.06: Washington Post headline misleading
• 2008.11.03: Are Obama's remarks on China just rhetoric?
• 2008.10.31: Slowing China hurts the world
• 2008.10.29: U.S. toy importer explains weak demand
• 2008.10.28: China raises export tax rebate
• 2008.10.27: Bag ban pinches the wrong group
• 2008.10.22: China to set world resin pricing, in yuan
• 2008.10.21: Can auto suppliers create value?
• 2008.10.20: U.S. economic storm hits China
• 2008.10.15: Odd news for your amusement
• 2008.10.14: China's toy exporters down by half
• 2008.10.13: Malaysian plastics industry grew 8.3 percent
• 2008.10.10: The richest Chinese in the plastics business
• 2008.10.09: Ripple effects shown in plastics trade
• 2008.10.08: Is 11.62 percent a good margin?
• 2008.10.07: China's No.1 compounder debuts acquisition
• 2008.10.03: Sustainability conference in Chongqing
• 2008.10.02: When inspection is not enough
• 2008.10.01: Dropping plastics for metal
• 2008.09.30: Plastics and China's 1st spacewalk
• 2008.09.29: My take on bringing work back to America (2)
• 2008.09.26: China extends antidumping charges on U.S. PVC
• 2008.09.26: My take on bringing work back to America (1)
• 2008.09.25: How I see Chinese companies
• 2008.09.22: Chinese plastics firms in your eyes
• 2008.09.22: How Chinese firms see U.S. counterparts (3)
• 2008.09.19: How Chinese firms see U.S. counterparts (2)
• 2008.09.18: How Chinese firms see U.S. counterparts (1)
• 2008.09.17: A straw maker's confession
• 2008.09.16: The world's lightest pallet
• 2008.09.16: Auto suppliers invest in future growth
• 2008.09.12: China's plastic export declines
• 2008.09.12: Rising star: the auto aftermarket
• 2008.09.08: A chilly summer for automotive (3)
• 2008.09.05: A chilly summer for automotive (2)
• 2008.09.05: A chilly summer for automotive (1)
• 2008.09.04: Coke's bold move in China
• 2008.09.03: U.S. buyers increasingly break contracts
• 2008.09.03: China's challenge to manage waste scavengers
• 2008.08.29: Recycling at the Olympics
• 2008.08.22: Who invented plastic bags?
• 2008.08.20: Mitsui Chemicals adds compounding capacity worldwide
• 2008.08.19: Who molded the 80,000 seats in Bird's Nest?
• 2008.08.18: Let China have its moment
• 2008.08.15: The 'China overtaking U.S.' news
• 2008.08.14: China's 1st NIR sorting line
• 2008.08.11: 1 quarter in China = 1 year in U.S.?
• 2008.08.08: Bag ban's unofficial casualties
• 2008.08.06: 12 reasons not to comment
• 2008.08.05: iPhone's plastic casing
• 2008.08.01: The China vs. India game
• 2008.07.31: China outstrips U.S. in Web users
• 2008.07.31: Albemarle helps out Chinese institute
• 2008.07.30: Asus laptops smell nice, thanks to nano resin
• 2008.07.29: Trade shows on the ground: UTECH Asia/PU China
• 2008.07.28: Olympics, plastics plant and terrorism
• 2008.07.25: Is Shanghai plateauing?
• 2008.07.25: Tetra Pak's gift for Beijing
• 2008.07.25: No bottles left behind
• 2008.07.21: China's auto market a safe harbor?
• 2008.07.21: How to sell medical devices in Asia
• 2008.07.21: 'Experts' misinterpret bag ban
• 2008.07.16: Indian processors fast for support
• 2008.07.15: 700 Chinese laid off by Progressive
• 2008.07.14: Misunderstanding Chinese workers
• 2008.07.11: Who wants to keep Chinese presses out of India?
• 2008.07.11: North Korea wants plastic waste
• 2008.07.10: Fuel prices drag down China flights
• 2008.07.09: Gasoline first, plastic later
• 2008.07.08: When bosses disappear
• 2008.07.03: Tag tells energy used in product
• 2008.07.02: Finally! PN introduces China resin pricing
• 2008.07.02: PN China debuts "Photo Gallery"
• 2008.07.02: Plastic motor driven by light
• 2008.06.27: Vietnam jump-starts corn-plastic
• 2008.06.26: Rubbermaid goes "thin"
• 2008.06.25: Chinese sacks found guilty
• 2008.06.24: Reduce bags and/or raise money
• 2008.06.20: Bag messes up soccer game
• 2008.06.18: Blame US$ for resin prices
• 2008.06.17: The REAL bag ban
• 2008.06.16: Chinese vs. Indian labor market
• 2008.06.16: Vietnam's plastic exports up, but...
• 2008.06.13: Big ship vs. small boat
• 2008.06.12: "30 days" with Mr. Wang
• 2008.06.05: Bag ban's bumpy ride (2)
• 2008.06.04: Bag ban's bumpy ride (1)
• 2008.06.03: Labor revolution/evolution(3)
• 2008.06.02: Labor revolution/evolution (2)
• 2008.06.02: Labor revolution/evolution (1)
• 2008.05.29: My secretive sources
• 2008.05.22: Huaqiang's 2nd life
• 2008.05.21: Speaking of visa rules
• 2008.05.20: Alpla builds bottle plant in China
• 2008.05.19: Grace note: China tightens visa rules
• 2008.05.16: Hands-on due diligence in China
• 2008.05.15: China's 1st bottle reclaim machine
• 2008.05.14: After the quake
• 2008.05.13: Trash bins: 1-2-4-0
• 2008.05.12: What's in the bag?
• 2008.05.06: Get our name right, please
• 2008.05.06: New Beijing impression (4)
• 2008.05.06: New Beijing impression (3)
• 2008.04.29: New Beijing impression (2)
• 2008.04.29: New Beijing impression (1)
• 2008.04.25: Guest column: They call him "Mr. Li"
• 2008.04.18: India's toast to China
• 2008.04.18: Time to discuss Taiwan
• 2008.04.18: Beijing misses Chinaplas
• 2008.04.18: How big is Chinaplas?(updated)
• 2008.04.15: On the road
• 2008.04.01: Photo Gallery: green products from IHA
• 2008.03.31: Chinese officials' unusual tasks
• 2008.03.31: Morgan Stanley and China's resin maker
• 2008.03.28: Heritage for money: a crazy idea
• 2008.03.24: China's PLA maker challenges NatureWorks
• 2008.03.24: Blu-ray players under investigation
• 2008.03.21: Buy local or imports in a downturn?
• 2008.03.14: China to start largest PPC line
• 2008.03.13: Knockoff, in eco's name?
• 2008.03.11: China's EPA to expand
• 2008.03.11: China's new labor law won't change
• 2008.03.11: Fire update: owner detained
• 2008.03.07: Deadly fire and "jinx" spokesman
• 2008.03.07: Latest on China's PVC anti-dumping
• 2008.03.05: How much will a made-in-China Blu-ray cost?
• 2008.03.04: China's richest woman challenges new labor law
• 2008.02.28: The Chinese should thank America
• 2008.02.21: The evolving map of world manufacturing
• 2008.02.20: Christmas gift: hats made of grocery bags?
• 2008.02.19: Why Chinese companies fail the U.S. market
• 2008.02.15: A monumental blacklist
• 2008.02.14: Chinese tooling: think a third time
• 2008.02.14: Lead-paint won't hurt Chinese kids?
• 2008.02.06: Chinese firms give workers happy New Year
• 2008.02.06: Why is Chinese New Year a big deal?
• 2008.01.30: Is frigid winter hurting Chinese processors?
• 2008.01.29: Plastic a fashionable name?
• 2008.01.28: Beijing unveils bubble-wrap aquatic center
• 2008.01.25: Selective enforcement in China
• 2008.01.23: Battenfeld Extrusion's uphill battle in China
• 2008.01.22: Plastics News launches China Blog
• 2007.10.08: Plastic going to space
• 2007.09.20: Dangerous plane part
• 2007.09.10: Asia strengthens testing and certification
• 2007.09.07: Mattel's PR
• 2007.09.07: Among the criticism, distrust and bans of plastic
• 2007.08.27: Plastic irrigation tools offer opportunity
• 2007.08.10: India's Reliance marching west
• 2007.08.08: Plastic beer keg concept evolves
• 2007.08.08: Food container: the pricier the better?
• 2007.08.08: Plastic mobile campaign in France
• 2007.08.08: So far so good for press makers
• 2007.08.07: Anti-plastic bag wrapped in plastic
• 2007.08.07: Internet marketing improves
• 2007.08.07: What goes around comes back around
• 2007.08.07: PLA-coated paper dishware
• 2007.08.07: Chinese beer drinkers favor PET bottles?
• 2007.08.06: A search for source
• 2007.07.30: Alarm on food packaging