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HIRSCH SERVO
Profits impacted by payment delays / Continued growth in eastern Europe / New pallet technology
08.10.2007
SEALED AIR
PE foam business acquired from Dow
01.10.2007
ROSSIGNOL
Quiksilver evidently wants to shed large parts of its winter sports division as soon as possible
26.09.2007
SEALED AIR
Joint venture with Teknik Packaging in Turkey / Expansion in the food packaging sector
21.09.2007
WOCO
Michelin joint venture acquired by Arques Industries equity investment company
21.09.2007
RPC GROUP
Two UK factories facing closure / Over 300 jobs at risk
03.09.2007
SEALED AIR
Takeover of thermoforming company Alga Plastics
15.08.2007
DESTER
Gate Gourmet acquires tableware producer
25.07.2007
STOROPACK
Foams specialist in healthy condition / 2006 sales reach EUR 315m and exceed forecast
29.06.2007
GKN AEROSPACE
Contract to supply composites winglets for Boeing aircraft / Deliveries to start next year
18.06.2007
LM GLASFIBER
Headquarters to move to Kolding
24.05.2007
NMC
Fire destroys storage unit at Belgian foam producer / Production unaffected
25.04.2007
GURIT
EBIT soars 174% to CHF 27.5m / Margins limited by realignment / Wind energy leads
13.04.2007
ELRINGKLINGER
Expansion of plastics technology / Dependence on automobile industry to be reduced
11.04.2007
POLYTEC
Acquisition of Menzolit-Fibron / Now Europe´s largest manufacturer of composite parts for automobiles
10.04.2007
GURIT
Swiss units bear brunt in new round of changes / Zullwil faces redundancies
23.03.2007
EXPRESS COMPOSITES
UK acquisition adds to capabilities
21.03.2007
RPC
Thermoforming factory closed in the UK
16.03.2007
ZOTEFOAMS
Pretax profits jump 45% in 2006
15.03.2007
LINPAC
Moulded foams business sold / No longer a strategic fit following sale of other divisions
14.03.2007
VERIPLAST
Restructuring may cost 85 jobs in UK / Shift of focus to higher value products
08.03.2007
GURIT
Jobs to go at Newport as part of refocusing / New carbon fibre prepreg plant at UK site
06.03.2007
POLYCELL
Injection moulded PE foams come to Europe
23.02.2007
NORDAM
First composite airliner window frame developed / Weight saving on aluminium
21.02.2007
SCA
Metalmark Capital acquires North American packaging operation for EUR 305m in cash
19.02.2007
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