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PANNONPLAST
Sale of technical components and PE foams activities / Focus on packaging in future
19.01.2006
STOROPACK
Sales growth foreseen for 2005 / Earnings growth slower / Expansion plans for China
15.12.2005
DYNAMIT NOBEL KUNSTSTOFF
Sold in second round to Sweden´s Plastal / Private equity owner to merge auto suppliers
17.11.2005
HIRSCH SERVO
New innovation centre / Renewed differences of opinion between the company´s boards
06.10.2005
EVENTS
JEC organises composites forum in Paris
06.10.2005
SAEPLAST
Atorka seeks more critical mass / Shift towards other food packaging uses / Sales of EUR 29m
25.08.2005
LOW & BONAR
Rotational moulding segment sold to Atorka / Concentration on fibres and floor coverings
28.07.2005
QUADRANT
Acquisition of Poly Hi Solidur / Increased focus on semi-finished high-performance products
14.07.2005
ADIDAS
Sale of Salomon ski division to Amer Group / Finnish player becomes world market leader
02.06.2005
QUADRANT
Record sales, organic growth boost Quadrant in 2004 / Price hikes without immediate impact
05.05.2005
NMC
Foam manufacturer establishes Russian subsidiary / New logistics centre in Italy
07.04.2005
BRITISH VITA
Cash offer from TPG accepted / GBP 668m bid values company at 19.1 times its 2004 earnings
07.04.2005
BRITISH VITA
Cash bid from US investment group refused / Business and prospects “undervalued”
24.02.2005
JFC PLASTICS
New factory in Poland / Strategic move for expansion into central and eastern Europe
13.01.2005
STOROPACK
Sales up in all four divisions / Merger of internal operations / Second Turkish plant this year
13.01.2005
LOW & BONAR
Acquisition of PP fibre manufacturer LMC / Margin pressure continues in Plastics division
13.01.2005
TUFNOL
MBO from receiver / Business restructured and renamed / Over 70 jobs, Scottish depot saved
09.12.2004
PEOPLE
Hirsch Servo with new board and interim CEO
25.11.2004
RÜTGERS
Trosifol PVB films business to Kuraray of Japan / Profine divestment believed near
25.11.2004
ESSEL PROPACK
Acquisition of Britain´s Arista Tubes / Europe the prime target / Moscow plant opens this year
14.10.2004
GREINER PACKAGING
New cups plant in Czech Republic / Now 15 production sites throughout Europe
14.10.2004
PPS SHEETS
Three-way project on commercial forming / Magee, Ensinger and Ticona in partnership
30.09.2004
INJECTION MOULDING
Veritable boom in microcellular foams / Focus at K 2004 exhibition / Saving cost and weight
16.09.2004
JACKON
EPS manufacturer invests EUR 7m / Two additional production lines at Wismar
16.09.2004
ARMACELL
Pre-insulated copper pipes on show at IKK
02.09.2004
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