• PE film extrusion recovers in Europe, global growth continues with demand from Asia, Latam, East Europe

      01/01/1900
    With recession hitting Europe in 2008, the PE film extrusion industry
    took a downturn. Between 2007 and 2009 PE film production fell by 1 mln
    tons. About half of this lost volume was recovered during 2010 and the
    industry continues to make steady progress in 2011, as per AMI. With a
    volume demand in excess of 7.5 mln tons for 2010  
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  • Asia Currencies Rise, Led by Won, on Optimism Europe to Tackle Debt Crisis

      01/01/1900
    Asian currencies strengthened, led
    by gains in South Korea’s won and Malaysia’s ringgit, on
    optimism European leaders will take decisive action to tackle a
    regional debt crisis that’s spurred demand for dollars.  
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  • Copper to remain uninspiring, range-bound in short term

      01/01/1900
    Copper, the bellwether for all base metals, is sensitive to the changes
    in world economic outlook. No surprise, then, that this growth-sensitive
    commodity sank to its lowest in 10 months, triggered by the US Fed
    missive on the economy’s downward risk, debt concerns in Greece, Spain
    and now Italy, slowing industrial output in the euro zone and global
    market turmoil. Where is the chance of recovery of market sentiment when
    developed countries are turning increasingly anaemic and growth
    projections for emerging economies are shaved because of capacity
    constraints, infrastructure limitations and tightening of money supply?  
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  • Dollar, Yen Fall Against Higher-Yielding Currencies Amid Crisis Plan Bets

      01/01/1900
    The dollar and the yen declined
    against higher-yielding currencies as stocks rallied around the
    world on optimism European leaders are nearing an agreement to
    contain the debt crisis, damping demand for refuge assets.  
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  • Ha Noi inflation slows in September

      01/01/1900
    HA NOI — Ha Noi's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.2 per cent in
    September against last month – a 21.74 per cent increase over the same
    period last year, the Ha Noi Statistics Office announced yesterday.  
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