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PEOPLE
German film giant RKW appoints Harald Biederbick as CEO / Roland Roth joins supervisory board / Restructuring global business areas
11.06.2014
KURARAY
Acquisition of DuPont's Glass Laminating Solutions/Vinyls activities complete
06.06.2014
PERLEN PACKAGING
Swiss group plans to commence film coating production in China / Meeting rising Asian demand for pharmaceutical packaging
04.06.2014
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST
Owner SVP reportedly launching renewed sale attempt / Rigid film producer to change hands for up to EUR 1.5 bn
03.06.2014
BIAXPLEN
EUR 40m BOPP line starts up in Russian Samara region / Output to be sold to European markets as well
30.05.2014
BRITISH VITA
Vitasheet business sold to German investor Dubag
30.05.2014
RKW
Biofol acquisition completed / Expanding agricultural and construction film activities
26.05.2014
TREOFAN
BOPP film producer sets up new Packaging and Labels business units
22.05.2014
PS POLYMER SOURCING
Schur Flexibles establishes procurement company to also serve external firms / Wolfgang Klare becomes managing director
14.05.2014
SCHUR FLEXIBLES
Latest acquisition involves Danapak Flexibles
12.05.2014
INNOVIA
Arle Capital private equity fund buys BOPP film producer / New owner spun out of bankrupt former majority shareholder Candover Investments
01.05.2014
POLYPLASTIC / POLYMERTEPLO
UK-based Radius subsidiary acquires Latvian pipe producer Evopipes / Expanding European footprint
30.04.2014
OCTAL
Record sales of over USD 3 bn achieved in 2013 / Highest quarterly PET production volume / Salalah complex expansion boosts output
28.04.2014
ELKAMET
German processor expands PA tank production in the US / Additional capacity upgrades at home and in the Czech Republic
22.04.2014
TETRA PAK
UK packaging arm HW moves to Chester / Plans to hire additional employees
22.04.2014
DOMO CHEMICALS
Belgian PA producer plans to acquire Italian BOPA film manufacturer CFP Flexible Packaging
17.04.2014
RKW
Follow-up: Authorities give green light for Hyplast takeover / Expansion of agricultural film activities continues
16.04.2014
TAGHLEEF INDUSTRIES
Takeover of Spanish BOPP film producer Derprosa Film
14.04.2014
RKW AGRI
Plans to acquire German film manufacturer Biofol Film / Raising agricultural and construction film activities
14.04.2014
BELTITAN
Belarussian packaging producer commences PC sheet production / Output to be marketed in Europe / Feedstock from Sabic
09.04.2014
RKW
German film producer prepares to enter Chinese market / Guangzhou production plant to start up in late 2014
09.04.2014
TETRA PAK
Sales grow 3.5% in 2013 to EUR 11.1 bn / Gains driven by new processing and packaging systems and technical services
08.04.2014
UPONOR
Closing German distribution centre / Finnish pipe producer streamlines its central European operations
08.04.2014
SIMONA
US activities bundled under new Simona America Group / German sheet and profile producer acquires US-based Boltaron and Laminations / Catering to entire engineering plastics market
03.04.2014
TREOFAN
Capacitor and “TreoPore” films activities to merge into new Electronics Business unit / Restructuring efforts continue
01.04.2014
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