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BALDA
Moulding company sells off site in Malaysia / Part of management buyout / Strategic move towards profitable growth (03.05.2013)

BALDA
Board rejects EGM request from shareholder Elector / Urgency of proposals not demonstrated (23.04.2013)

GERRESHEIMER
New production hall ready to supply insulin pen components (18.04.2013)

STEBRO PLAST
Raising production capacity / Swedish injection moulder builds new hall (18.04.2013)

ERCE PLASTURGIE
French injection moulder expands medical packaging sector (12.04.2013)

BALDA
Next round of infighting begins / Shareholder Elector wants to reshuffle the management board (08.04.2013)

NYPRO
Investment in second medical devices plant in Ireland (04.04.2013)

SAINT-GOBAIN
Westlake buys US-based PVC pipe business / Strengthening activities in biopharmaceutical components made of plastic (12.03.2013)

BILCARE RESEARCH / ALFATHERM
Swapping pharma and furniture business activities / Focusing on core competencies (11.03.2013)

MEADWESTVACO
USD 7.5m expansion at Hemer pharma production centre (21.02.2013)

PHILLIPS MEDISIZE
Expanding Finnish drug delivery systems manufacturing plant / Workforce level to be raised by 15% (18.02.2013)

BALDA
Remaining TPK shares sold for EUR 87m (06.02.2013)

SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS
“Solviva” high-performance biomaterials now available for Chinese healthcare industry / Part of global rollout (14.01.2013)

SAINT-GOBAIN
Purchase of pharmaceutical bag producer American Fluoroseal (08.01.2013)

BALDA
US medical equipment producers C Brewer and HK Plastics Engineering acquired / Greater presence in largest healthcare market (03.01.2013)

PURAC
Investing in biomedical polymers plant in the US / Commissioning in 2014 (13.12.2012)

GERRESHEIMER
Medical Plastic Systems business unit continues to invest / Ambitious global expansion plans (10.12.2012)

SAINT-GOBAIN
Acquisition of Michigan-based medical devices producer (07.12.2012)

PHILLIPS MEDISIZE
Czech production unit expanded / Workforce levels raised by 60% (27.11.2012)

HELIX MEDICAL
Acquisition of MedVenture Technology in the US / Increase in design, development resources (31.10.2012)

GERRESHEIMER
Expanding medical plastic systems production in Switzerland (22.10.2012)

POLYMEROPTIX
Name changes for German and UK business / Increased machinery capacity in England / Acquisition planned for auto sector (16.10.2012)

BOREALIS
Extending distribution agreement with Nexeo / “Bormed” products now sold across North America as well (10.10.2012)

HELIX MEDICAL
Medical device manufacturer opens its first Latin American plant / Wide range of production facilities (04.10.2012)

GERRESHEIMER
Medical Plastic Systems business unit expands operations in China / Manufacture of lancing devices and lancets (06.09.2012)

HELIX MEDICAL
US medical device producer to acquire 50% share in Ireland's Cambus Medical / Expanding European footprint (17.08.2012)

POLYMEROPTIX
Expanding St. Austell plant / More flexible clean room production (19.07.2012)

GERRESHEIMER
Revenue forecasts increased following strong second quarter 2012 / Operating profit up by over 4% / Strong order book and project pipeline in medical plastic systems (16.07.2012)

APTARGROUP
Follow-up: Stelmi acquisition wrapped up / Q2 earnings guidance corrected downward (12.07.2012)

BALDA
Remaining shares in TPK Holding reduced further still / Sell-off yields EUR 150m (10.07.2012)

GVS
Italian filtration products manufacturer acquires filter product business of Nypro subsidiary NP Medical (13.06.2012)

ADVAL TECH
Full year revenues hit by strong currency / Improvements expected in 2012 (24.04.2012)

RENOLIT
Acquisition of medical films activities of Chinese producer Austar PMC / Deal includes two manufacturing facilities (23.04.2012)

NOLATO
Swedish injection moulder acquires UK pharmaceutical packaging producer Cope Allman Jaycare (16.04.2012)

BALDA
Sale of shares in touch screen manufacturer will raise EUR 238m (21.03.2012)

BALDA
Follow-up: Majority shareholder's initiative against company board fails / Management calls for special investigation (10.02.2012)

BALDA
Dubious share fluctuations ahead of general meeting / Stock exchange supervision investigating / Mudslinging among management board and former executive (07.02.2012)

MASTERFLEX
German hose manufacturer expands in Asia / New subsidiaries in Singapore and China (21.12.2011)

HELVOET
Follow-up: Authorities give green light for Rosti Nederland takeover (20.12.2011)

HELVOET
Acquisition of Rosti group's Dutch subsidiary / Strengthening its position in the medical and beverage markets (25.11.2011)

NOLATO
Swedish injection moulder expands plant in Hungary (07.11.2011)

SCA
Swedish group forays into Turkish hygiene product market / Acquisition of Komili and San Saglik (04.08.2011)

MEDISIZE
Swedish group sells medical contract manufacturer to Phillips Plastics (12.07.2011)

GERRESHEIMER
Czech plastics operations to be expanded / EUR 12m investment will double size of production unit (24.06.2011)

GW PLASTICS
Health care moulding and assembly joint venture established in Costa Rica / Improved access to Latin American market (16.06.2011)

ARKEMA
Sale of PEKK medical business to venture capital founders / Focus on industrial applications (08.06.2011)

POLYMEROPTIX
Purchase of UK injection moulding factory / Acquisition signals diversification into medical market (12.05.2011)

GERRESHEIMER
Brazilian pharmaceutical plastic packaging producer Védat acquired / Enhancing its role in Latin America (23.03.2011)

DAIICHI SANKYO
Acquisition of Amcor plant in Bethlehem / First packaging and manufacturing facility in the US (24.02.2011)

WEST PHARMACEUTICAL
Pharmaceutical packaging producer consolidates UK and US operations / 370 jobs could be cut (09.12.2010)

ARROW MEDICAL
Clean room facilities expanded in UK (15.11.2010)

NYPRO
Medical components supplier takes over Schlosser Medizintechnik (14.10.2010)

WEISS KUNSTSTOFFVERARBEITUNG
German injection moulder builds plant in Hungary / Base to develop eastern European markets (12.08.2010)

NOLATO
Acquisition of US injection moulder Contour Plastics / Expanding the medical portfolio (28.07.2010)

BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
New “Baymedix” biomaterials for medical applications / Aggressive growth targeted (28.06.2010)

FREUDENBERG
Expanding medical technology portfolio / 50% share in Irish plastics components manufacturer VistaMed acquired (12.04.2010)

GERRESHEIMER
New production facility for insulin pen systems starts up in Brazil (09.04.2010)

NOLATO MEDITECH
Expansion of Hörby site / Kristianstad operations to cease by year's end (31.03.2010)

HELIX MEDICAL
European manufacturing operations launched / New medical devices plant opened in Germany (24.02.2010)

NOLATO
Telecoms operations to be concentrated in Asia / Kristianstad production to be wound down in 2010 (19.01.2010)

NYPRO
Additional clean rooms being built in France, Ireland and China / European acquisition in pipeline (14.01.2010)

POLYONE
Acquisition of healthcare engineered materials manufacturer New England Urethane (06.01.2010)

COLORITE EUROPE
Investment in new compounding capacity / Line for medical applications (22.12.2009)

WICOR
Capacity for medical technology expanded in Bad Ragaz / New clean rooms at Weidmann (25.11.2009)

RECTICEL
AMS buys remaining 50.6% stake in Corpura joint venture (07.10.2009)

GERRESHEIMER
Expansion of pharmaceutical plastics business / New R&D facility in the US / Packaging plant in Spain (24.09.2009)

LYONDELLBASELL
Global healthcare applications unit set up (23.02.2009)

AMCOR
New factory opens in Ireland / Clean room environment / Further investment planned (29.09.2008)

GERRESHEIMER WILDEN
Medical systems facility opens in Czech Republic / Pfreimd expansion progresses (04.08.2008)

BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Makrolon for needleless injector / High-strength nozzle (11.07.2008)

DSM
US medical technology firm acquired / Sales of EUR 100m targeted for biomedical unit by 2012 (12.05.2008)

BALDA
Losses mount in 2007 / Continuing operations show positive performance / Medical unit now up for sale (24.04.2008)

BRITISH VITA GROUP
Medical TPE compounds sales increase by 22% in 2007 / Further growth expected (24.04.2008)

GERRESHEIMER WILDEN
Expansion of German medical plastics systems production site / Workforce set to increase (22.04.2008)

PHILIPS
Healthcare division acquires Respironics (16.04.2008)

MEDIFIQ
Former Perlos unit to acquire Medisize Medical (06.03.2008)

COLOPLAST
New Hungarian plant starts up / Renewed sales rise expected for 2007 / New urology acquisition (23.10.2007)

FLEXTRONICS
Acquisition of Avail Medical Products (06.09.2007)

PERLOS
Carve-out of medical division complete (13.11.2006)

PERLOS
New medical technology firm with private equity group Ratos / Goal is to be global player (24.07.2006)

GURIT-HEBERLEIN
Restructuring costs affect earnings ahead of split / Health care and composites separate (06.04.2006)

WILDEN
Injection moulder targets higher sales for 2005 / Falling revenue from mobile telephone sector (15.12.2005)

BILCARE
Indian pharma packaging firm in Europe (22.09.2005)

SMITHS GROUP
Acquisition of US, Chinese medical devices and seals manufacturers / Cash payments (23.12.2004)

WILDEN
German injection moulder with joint ventures in Dubai, China / Sales recovery expected in 2004 (25.11.2004)

BETTS UK
Sale of speciality injection moulding to Nypro / Production activities to be relocated to the US (14.10.2004)

CARCLO TECHNICAL PLASTICS
One UK injection moulding site now dedicated to medical market / Investment in ancillaries (19.08.2004)

REXAM
Plastic Omnium´s medical division acquired (27.05.2004)

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