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ALCOA
New Zealand's Rank Group buys packaging and consumer businesses for USD 2.7 bn
04.01.2008
FREE PACK NET
Multiple-use transport pack for white goods / Plans for European growth
14.12.2007
RPC
Restructuring hits pretax profit in H1 2007 / Excellent mid- to long-term outlook / Fall in margins
07.12.2007
LA SEDA
Acquisition of Amcor European PET plants completed / Deal creates “most important” integrated manufacturer
23.11.2007
KOBUSCH-SENGEWALD
Development of biofilm printing process / New biodegradable PLA film introduced
21.11.2007
HORDIJK
Rexam's Zevenhuisen injection moulding unit acquired / Expansion in plastics packaging
16.11.2007
ZHUHAI ZHONGFU
Private equity stake in China's largest PET bottle manufacturer / Former Amcor boss joins board
15.11.2007
AMCOR
Second phase of restructuring for flexibles / 900 jobs to go / EUR 30m benefits annually
06.11.2007
SCHÜTZ
New production facility in The Netherlands / Enhanced logistics service is introduced
01.11.2007
HUHTAMAKI
2007 full year result revised downwards / Profits to remain around level of 2006
30.10.2007
STÄGER
Expansion in UK through takeover / Support of British customers from new site
26.10.2007
RPC
Closure of UK cosmetics packaging plant confirmed / 160 jobs axed / Purchase in The Netherlands
17.10.2007
PET BOTTLES
UK soft drinks suppliers switch to 100% rPET bottles / Material sourced from mainland Europe
10.10.2007
HIRSCH SERVO
Profits impacted by payment delays / Continued growth in eastern Europe / New pallet technology
08.10.2007
SOLVIN
New 10,000 t/y PVDC unit may be built in Asia
04.10.2007
SEALED AIR
PE foam business acquired from Dow
01.10.2007
NORDENIA
French arm is sold to Hungary's TiszaTextil / IBC specialities apparently redefined as core
01.10.2007
M&H PLASTICS
MBO provides platform for growth
25.09.2007
SEALED AIR
Joint venture with Teknik Packaging in Turkey / Expansion in the food packaging sector
21.09.2007
COCA-COLA
USD 60m investment in PET recycling / Bottle-to-bottle plant to be world's largest
19.09.2007
AMPAC
Floeter Flexible Packaging acquired
13.09.2007
RPC GROUP
Two UK factories facing closure / Over 300 jobs at risk
03.09.2007
POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES
UK business put in administration / No raw materials to process / Stock and goods now sold
31.08.2007
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Two HDPE bottle-to-bottle recycling projects announced in UK / Commissioning by 2008
16.08.2007
SEALED AIR
Takeover of thermoforming company Alga Plastics
15.08.2007
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