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New housing slowed slightly in North America, but commercial construction is still strong there and in China. Europe is stable, and developing countries are adding infrastructure. That adds up to continued demand for plastics used in a variety of building and construction.Plastic pipe demand, for example, is predicted to rebound with above average growth of 2.7% annually through 2009 after losing market share in the early 2000s due to a precipitous drop in communications conduit, according to a July 2005 study from The Freedonia Group (Cleveland, OH).
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