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Materials

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2012

World bioplastics demand (2005-15) (2012-02-03)

Total plastics/composites content in North American light vehicles (2000-10) (2012-01-13)

Weight of plastic resins/composites used in North American light vehicles (2000 vs. 2010) (2012-01-06)

2011

World cap & closure demand (2011-12-22)

HDPE markets leaders in production capacity, 2011 (2011-12-09)

North American compounders: top 10 materials (2011 survey) (2011-11-11)

World pipe demand for all materials, 2005-15 (2011-10-14)

North American film & sheet manufacturing: top materials used (2011 survey) (2011-09-16)

US pallet demand, 2015 (2011-09-02)

World BOPET film supply-demand, 2011-15 (2011-07-22)

Projected global insulation demand, 2014 (2011-05-06)

North American injection molders: top materials used (2011 survey) (2011-04-22)

World's largest PVC makers (2011) (2011-04-01)

US recovery of post-consumer non-bottle rigid plastics, 2009 (2011-03-25)

North American Thermoformers: top materials used (2011 survey) (2011-02-18)

US decking demand: Wood-plastic composites gain market share (2009-14) (2011-02-11)

2010

US HDPE bottle reclaim market, 2009 (2010-12-15)

China leads masterbatch demand in Southeast Asian market (2010-11-05)

Projected growth in PE demand for US/Canada (2010-15) (2010-10-08)

European tube & hose extrusion, 2009 (2010-10-01)

Biaxially oriented polyamide film, 2010 global capacity (2010-09-28)

Biaxially oriented nylon film, 2010 (2010-07-23)

US resin exports, Q1 2010 vs. Q1 2009 (2010-06-11)

North American recyclers & brokers, plastics bought/sold (survey 2010) (2010-05-21)

North American injection molders 2010 survey: Top materials used (2010-04-30)

World nanomaterial demand (2010-04-16)

Size comparison of US reclaimers of HDPE bottles (2007 vs. 2008) (2010-03-19)

Global thermoplastic resin capacity, 2008 (2010-03-05)

US wood-plastic composite and plastic lumber demand, 2003-13 (2010-02-26)

US fencing demand (2007, 2012) (2010-02-08)

US recycled HDPE bottle end uses, 2007 (2010-01-29)

2009

US post-consumer PET bottles recycled, 2004-08 (2009-12-11)

Total RPET consumption by US converters, 2008 (2009-11-20)

Global plastics resin production (1950-2010) (2009-10-30)

2008 global consumption of styrenic block copolymers, by sales (2009-10-09)

Plastics in central Europe, 2008 (2009-09-21)

Top North American polypropylene suppliers in sales, 2008 (2009-07-27)

North American market for top engineering plastics (2009-06-15)

Top global polypropylene producers, 2009 (2009-05-11)

US medical plastics demand (2002-12) (2009-03-02)

US resin trade balance: top 5 countries (2005-07) (2009-01-05)

2008

US end-use consumption of recycled PET, 2007 (2008-12-15)

US natural polymer demand (2002-12) (2008-12-08)

US insulation demand (2007 vs. 2012) (2008-11-24)

US demand for biodegradable/compostable plastics( 2007 vs. 2012) (2008-09-22)

North American compounders: top materials (2008 survey) (2008-08-04)

US siding market (2000 vs. 2010) (2008-07-28)

Most-recycled materials in North America (2008 survey) (2008-05-26)

Global demand for thermoplastic elastomers (2006 vs. 2011) (2008-05-12)

North American injection molders' top materials (2008 survey) (2008-04-21)

Top PP & PE users in the Middle East, 2011 (2008-04-14)

India's PET market (2008-03-17)

Projected world plastics demand by region, 2009 (2008-03-10)

Top global HDPE producers, 2007 (2008-02-04)

World plastic resins consumption, 2006 vs. 2010 (2008-01-07)

2007

Russian thermoplastic resin demand, 2006 (2007-12-03)

U.S. demand for wood composite and plastic lumber (2006 vs. 2011) (2007-11-26)

U.S. natural polymer demand, 2010 (2007-11-19)

China's engineering resins output (2001-06) (2007-11-05)

Post-consumer PET bottles recycled in Europe (2006) (2007-10-29)

North American market for wood-plastic composites (2006) (2007-10-22)

European polyolefins production (2005) (2007-10-15)

European nylon demand, 2006 (2007-10-08)

HDPE consumption in central and Eastern European countries (2005-10) (2007-09-10)

World nanomaterial demand (2006-2025) (2007-09-03)

North American compounders' products and services, 2007 survey (2007-07-02)

China's commodity resin production, 2006 (2007-06-18)

North American PE film applications (2006) (2007-04-30)

Residential decking sales in North America, 2006 (2007-03-05)

U.S. medical plastics market (2007-02-19)

PET capacity additions planned for North America, 2007 (2007-02-05)

Polypropylene use in China (2005) (2007-01-01)

2006

North American compounders top materials, products & services (2006-11-20)

Prices of soy oil vs. crude oil and natural gas (2000-05) (2006-10-23)

Top U.S./Canadian resin markets (January-July 2006) (2006-10-09)

North American plastics compounding production, 2006 (2006-09-25)

U.S. plastics trade deficit (1997-2005) (2006-09-04)

Major thermoplastics resin sales to U.S./Canadian compounders (2006) (2006-07-24)

Window Market Forecast for Latin America (2005-07) (2006-06-05)

U.S./Canadian end markets for commodity resins, 2005 (2006-05-08)

Where China gets it PE imports (2005) (2006-05-01)

N. American demand forecast commodity plastics (2006-08) (2006-04-17)

N. American demand forecast commodity plastics (2006-08) (2006-04-17)

North American injection molders top 10 materials (2006 survey) (2006-04-10)

China's 2005 resin consumption (2006-04-03)

India's commodity plastics capacity, 2005 (2006-03-27)

European thermoplastics market: end-use applications (2005) (2006-03-13)

Global biodegradable polymer market by application, 2000-10 (2006-02-27)

Thermoplastics resin consumption in Ireland (2005) (2006-01-30)

Chinese market for engineering plastics (2002-05) (2006-01-02)

2005

U.S. reclaimers of PET & HDPE (2004) (2005-12-05)

U.S. specialty foam demand (2004, 2009) (2005-10-03)

U.S. specialty foam demand (2005-10-03)

2005 North American rotomolders survey - machines & materials (2005-08-15)

Major global PE & PP film consumers (2005,2009) (2005-08-08)

Mexico polyolefins imports (1998-2004) (2005-08-01)

North American compounders' products & services (2005 survey) (2005-07-18)

U.S. packaging barrier resin market (2005-05-09)

Film & bag resin imports rise (2004) (2005-05-02)

Companies add PET bottle resin capacity in N. America (2005-07) (2005-04-25)

Plastic compound demand in Asia (2004) (2005-04-18)

Masterbatch demand in Asia (2004) (2005-03-28)

U.S. flame retardant demand (2005-03-21)

U.S. nanomaterials demand (2003/2008/2020) (2005-03-07)

U.S., Canadian sales of HDPE (Jan.-Nov. 2004) (2005-01-31)

2004

Thermoplastic demand in Southeast Asia (2004) (2004-11-15)

U.S. and Canadian PVC end markets (Jan.-June 2004) (2004-10-11)

N. American resin use in rigid food packaging (2004-09-13)

Polymer demand for blow molding in Europe (2003) (2004-07-26)

North American compounders survey (2004) (2004-07-19)

Global demand for flexible polymers (2003) (2004-07-12)

PE consumption at film plants in Europe (2003) (2004-07-05)

Iran's growing PE capacity (2004-08) (2004-04-05)

Worldwide market for polymer nanocomposites (2003 vs. 2008) (2004-03-29)

Materials used in typical N. American vehicle (2003 vs. 1977) (2004-02-23)

Top nylon resin end markets in North America (2003) (2004-01-26)

2003

LLDPE market leaders, projected N. American capacity (2004) (2003-11-24)

Materials used by N. American blow molders (2001) (2003-11-05)

PP resin inventory at U.S./Canadian processors (9/02-8/03) (2003-10-13)

Engineering plastics in European auto industry (2003-10-08)

N. American film & sheet survey: materials used (2001) (2003-09-17)

Composites on Dodge Viper Coupe (2002 model) (2003-09-16)

Top North American compounders (based on 2002 sales) (2003-09-01)

Global demand for virgin nylon fiber (2003-08-04)

Types of compounding done in N. America (2003) (2003-07-28)

Engineering TP compound demand in W. Europe (2002) (2003-07-21)

Automotive composites market in N. America (2002) (2003-06-26)

Middle East polyethylene capacity (2000 vs. 2007) (2003-04-14)

Resin use by W. European packaging processors (1999) (2003-04-08)

Fuel-tank materials (2000) (2003-03-19)

Vinyl window market growth in resin usage (2003-02-03)

N. American styrenic block copolymer demand (2002) (2003-01-27)

N. American polyethylene production forecast (2002) (2003-01-21)

2002

Specialty PP resin growth globally (2001 vs. 2006) (2002-12-16)

North America resin exports (2002-10-14)

Fiber-reinforced plastics use (2002) (2002-08-26)

Resin in electronics components (2001 vs. 2006) (2002-07-22)

Top materials of North American compounders (2002-07-15)

Global engineering resin demand (2002, 2005) (2002-07-08)

Global resin consumption (1999, 2002, 2005) (2002-06-03)

PVC compound demand in W. Europe (2000) (2002-05-06)

Global PET resin consumption growth (2001-04) (2002-02-11)

U.S./Canadian resin export sales (2000-2001) (2002-02-04)

2001

North American market for polyurethane (2000) (2001-12-17)

Biodegradable polymer market (2000-2005) (2001-09-10)

Thermoplastic masterbatch demand in S.E. Asia (2000) (2001-09-03)

Polystyrene end markets (2000) (2001-08-20)

N. American custom compounders: plants, employment (1991-99) (2001-07-30)

North Amercian compounders: top products, services (2001) (2001-07-23)

U.S. reinforced plastics demand (2000 vs. 2005) (2001-05-28)

North American resin exports (1999-2000) (2001-05-01)

10 leading states producing plastics materials and resins (1999) (2001-02-05)

N. American styrenics consumption (Jan.-Sept. 2001) (2001-01-15)

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