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LAMILUX
New composite launched for sports equipment / Properties ensure production savings (07.05.2013)

LEGO
Chinese plant to start supplying the Asian market in 2017 / Expansion in Mexico almost wrapped up (21.03.2013)

POLYURETHANE FOAMS
Spanish cartel investigation ends with fine extending to millions of euros / Recticel as key witness (20.03.2013)

FOODSERVICE PACKAGING
Global market increases by 3% in 2011 / US is largest consumer / China poised to take lead / Plastic trays are fastest growing product / Smithers Pira report (20.02.2013)

NOVAMONT
Italian ice cream maker Grom switches all packaging and utensils to “Mater-Bi” bioplastic (24.01.2013)

XINGHUI AUTO MODEL
Chinese toy manufacturer plans to acquire majority shares in SK polystyrene subsidiary (13.01.2012)

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

TOY MARKET
New EU safety directive comes into force / Standard supposed to be adapted to technical innovations / German, European industry groups welcome amendments (26.07.2011)

PLASTICS AND HEALTH
European Union tightens its controls on imports of plastics kitchenware from China and Hong Kong / Move aimed at preventing critical leaches of PAA and formaldehyde (29.06.2011)

UNITED KINGDOM
Small electrical appliances market to grow 10.7% until 2014 / Kitchen appliances lead the way (26.11.2010)

EGGER
Austrian wood specialist acquires majority in Turkish edgeband manufacturer Roma Plastik / Option for full takeover (13.07.2010)

NOVAMONT
“Mater-bi” helps soak up disposable nappy market (08.02.2010)

TOY MARKET
NPD study finds continuous growth in 2009 across several national markets / Only US and UK markets decline / Digital and web-connected toys to dominate market in 2010 (07.01.2010)

KOLBE-COLOCO
Development cooperation with ElmerPrint (06.10.2009)

SIMBA DICKIE
Toy producer opens new UK office (14.08.2009)

MATTEL
Record fine following "Fisher-Price" scandal (16.06.2009)

MÄRKLIN
Nearly 400 jobs to go at insolvent model railroad maker / Restructuring targets break-even in 2009 (23.03.2009)

LEGO
Hungarian facility reintegrated / Investment in production (17.02.2009)

TOY MARKET
European Parliament passes new safety directive (26.01.2009)

PRODUCT SAFETY
US Food and Drug Administration spreads its wings / Offices in China, India and Europe (02.12.2008)

TOYS
China and EU sign revised product safety agreement / Trilateral meeting in Brussels / Call for common standards (24.11.2008)

TOY MARKET
EU Parliament about to adopt revised toy safety directive / Calls for independent checks (14.11.2008)

TOY MARKET
Largest Chinese industry supplier goes belly up / Number of producers halved this year / Further insolvencies expected (28.10.2008)

TOYS
Chinese government planning to review quality standards / Exports down 22% (03.10.2008)

LEGO
Toymaker takes back production from Flextronics in Hungary and Mexico / Efficiency problems? (10.07.2008)

TOY MARKET
EU Commission and toy industry sign safety pact (06.06.2008)

TOY MARKET
EU commissioner Kuneva targets voluntary safety pact with manufacturers (21.05.2008)

TOY MARKET
Product recalls shift focus to quality / European producers increase presence in Chinese market (08.04.2008)

SMOBY
Germany's Simba-Dickie to acquire five facilities of insolvent French toy maker / "Majorette" plants to stay in administration (04.03.2008)

LEGO
Czech production retaken from Flextronics / Pretax profits rise 10% in 2007 (26.02.2008)

TOY MARKET
US retailers to phase out phthalates / Industry association approves new safety testing system (21.02.2008)

TOY MARKET
European Commission presents new draft directive on toy safety / Target is banning toxic substances (08.02.2008)

TOY MARKET
Chinese authorities crack down on offenders / Export licences of 760 companies are revoked (16.11.2007)

SMOBY
Toymaker in receivership again / French court not satisfied with MGA's financial restructuring plan (16.10.2007)

TOY MARKET
EU Commission calls for stricter measures on toy safety / Review of the European directive promised (12.10.2007)

ROSSIGNOL
Quiksilver evidently wants to shed large parts of its winter sports division as soon as possible (26.09.2007)

CARPENTER
Acquisition of Dumo / US manufacturer of PUR flexible foams expands in Europe (06.09.2007)

LEGO
Sales and profits rise in H1 / Further outsourcing of production delayed (03.09.2007)

MATTEL
Two recalls of Chinese-made toys in first half of August / Magnet product review extended (16.08.2007)

MATTEL
Fisher-Price toys recalled worldwide / Paint has excessive lead content (10.08.2007)

MGA
Toy group takes over Smoby / Development company and production plants face closure (31.07.2007)

DESTER
Gate Gourmet acquires tableware producer (25.07.2007)

LINPAC PLASTICS
UK cling film factory to close / 50 redundancies / Production to be transferred to France (15.05.2007)

VÖLKL
Ski manufacturer has another change of owner as a result of K2 takeover by Jarden (09.05.2007)

SMOBY
Exclusive agreement on takeover by MGA / Family will divest its shares / Reorganisation plan (20.04.2007)

HUSQVARNA
Japanese power tools producer acquired for EUR 116m / Production in Japan and China (09.02.2007)

BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Global footwear competence centre in China / "Technical backbone" for BaySystems (10.01.2007)

GARDENA
Swedish company Husqvarna buys garden tool manufacturer / No plans for significant job cuts or for shift in production (05.01.2007)

KATY
British consumer plastics business sold to Jardin International / Buyer is Keter subsidiary (12.12.2006)

HORNBY
Airfix model maker acquired for EUR 3.8m (20.11.2006)

GURIT
Concentration of winter sports materials production in Switzerland (17.10.2006)

NEWELL RUBBERMAID
Little Tikes children´s toy brand sold to MGA / Aim to narrow portfolio and change focus (19.09.2006)

PLASTICS IN WINTER SPORTS
Consolidation of alpine ski manufacturers expected to proceed despite long, snowy winter / Market players expect large production surplus / Trend towards protective headgear is shaping up (29.03.2006)

TOY MARKET
China´s "gold rush" over / Consolidation in the manufacturing sector / Plastics under pressure (01.03.2006)

TONTARELLI
Italian group plans injection moulding plant in Luxembourg / French production to be moved? (16.02.2006)

KUNSTSTOFF SCHWANDEN
New plant for additional capacity (13.02.2006)

LEGO
Partial relocation to the Czech Republic / Job losses / Realignment of European production (22.09.2005)

PVC & ENVIRONMENT
EU ban on phthalates to take effect in autumn / Toy industry concerned about legal issues (28.07.2005)

SMOBY MAJORETTE
Acquisition of the French Berchet toy group / Now the European market´s number 2 player (16.06.2005)

ADIDAS
Sale of Salomon ski division to Amer Group / Finnish player becomes world market leader (02.06.2005)

LEIFHEIT
New identity as maker of branded products / Parts of injection moulding to Czech Republic (19.05.2005)

WINTER SPORTS
Consolidation proceeds / Europeans targeted / Pressure on equipment prices / World´s largest ski producer Rossignol threatened with takeover by US company / Blizzard sold to wood processor (10.02.2005)

KETER PLASTICS
Newell Rubbermaid sells Curver to Israeli firm / European household products business (27.01.2005)

PLASTICS IN SUMMER SPORTS
Some 4% of German plastics production for sports and leisure / Positive image and a high added value / Three companies share 60% of sports-shoe sales / Production in low-wage countries (02.09.2004)

KETER PLASTICS
Continued acquisition drive at Israeli firm / Seven targets including Rubbermaid (05.08.2004)

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