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Companies Processing Extrusion

AMCOR
Flexibles business reorganised into three divisions / Two European plants to close
14.03.2006
AEP
Film producer divests Belgian subsidiary
09.03.2006
UPONOR
US and Scandinavian sales increase in 2005
07.03.2006
BRITISH VITA
Vitasheet new name for unified sheet business
06.03.2006
RENOLIT
EU approves Solvay Industrial Foils deal / Two units to be divested / 300 jobs affected
02.03.2006
UPM
Merger of two labelstock businesses
01.03.2006
OLTCHIM
Earnings slide back dramatically in 2005
01.03.2006
TREOFAN
French plant sold to local converter / Shorko subsidiary in Australia sold to private equity
16.02.2006
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST
PVC films site in The Netherlands to be closed / 330 jobs at stake / Expansion in Asia-Pacific
16.02.2006
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Price increases for hardcoat PC films
09.02.2006
PLIANT
US films manufacturer in Chapter 11 / High raw materials costs cause liquidity problems
02.02.2006
3M
Film plant for LCD displays in Poland
01.02.2006
DECEUNINCK
Sales nearly 11% up in 2005
30.01.2006
QUINN
Polyex business re-branded
27.01.2006
GEMPLUS
Merger with Axalto / New company to be called Gemalto / Smart cards market share of 40%
19.01.2006
NORDENIA
Private equity group Oaktree acquires films manufacturer / On course for further growth
19.01.2006
MANULI STRETCH
EUR 27m expansion plan for Russia and Latin America / Europe´s market leader for PE stretch
15.12.2005
GEMPLUS
Subsidiary has contract for Swedish biometric passports / Production capacity to double
15.12.2005
PEOPLE
Senior management changes at Ineos Vinyls
01.12.2005
OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA
Degussa to supply film for 500m Blu-ray discs annually / Multi-million euro project
01.12.2005
UPONOR
Steady sales expected for 2005 / New single brand strategy to be implemented next year
17.11.2005
GRUPPO COLINES
New 5,000m² plant inaugurated in Italy / Film extrusion / EUR 4m investment in cast lines
17.11.2005
BPI
Pretax profits up 31% in H1 2005 / Customers warned of higher polymer and energy costs
06.10.2005
ZIPPER PROFILES
Largest European zipper producer created / Zip-Pak acquires UK´s Supreme Plastics
22.09.2005
POLYPIPE GROUP
Acquired by US investment firm / Deal valued at GBP 293m / Investment for further growth
22.09.2005
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