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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
TAGHLEEF INDUSTRIES
BOPP expansion in Egypt and Hungary / Growth for the world's No. 2 producer / 5-layer capacity for IML
31.03.2014
PALRAM
Israeli plastic sheet producer plans to turn German site in Schönebeck into European headquarters
28.03.2014
GREENPAK
Chinese barrier film producer predicts uptake in local demand / “Evolution” blown film line from Germany's Reifenhäuser
20.03.2014
EASTMAN
Agreement to acquire speciality films producer CLC / Strengthening performance films portfolio / Purchase includes global distribution hubs
18.03.2014
MULTIVAC
Exclusive global distributor of Krehalon's “FormShrink” film portfolio
18.03.2014
PALRAM
Israeli PVC sheet producer installs new co-extrusion line / Machinery built by KraussMaffei Berstorff
14.03.2014
VEKA
German PVC profile manufacturer acquires competitor Gealan / Heading for total sales of more than EUR 1 bn / New European giant in the making
13.03.2014
COVERIS
Purchase of UK caps manufacturer Closures / Raising PET film capacity in Poland
12.03.2014
EVONIK
Price hike for semi-finished PMMA products
12.03.2014
PLASTRIBUTION
UK distributor acquires flexible and rigid films manufacturer Armstrong Bradley
12.03.2014
TREOFAN
German film manufacturer no longer in the red / Plans to restructure portfolio to produce 80% speciality films
11.03.2014
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