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GARDENA
Selling procedure initiated / Investor plans to withdraw / Stock market, financial buyer or strategic buyer?
23.08.2006
PLASTIC BAGS
Ikea to charge customers in the UK
27.06.2006
LEGO
Flextronics to take over most of production / Massive job losses in Denmark and the US
26.06.2006
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Start-up firm for electroluminescent film / EUR 24.5m investment / Automotive potential
11.05.2006
LEIFHEIT
Sales decline in 2005 due to restructuring / Corporate realignment almost complete
10.03.2006
GARDENA
Sales decline / Bertinchamp satisfied with result / Expansion in central Europe
09.03.2006
UPM
Merger of two labelstock businesses
01.03.2006
GEOBRA BRANDSTÄTTER
Playmobil defends its market share / Growth abroad / Sales of flower pot systems double
01.03.2006
TONTARELLI
Italian group plans injection moulding plant in Luxembourg / French production to be moved?
16.02.2006
OKT / WREDE
Above-average growth targeted / Expansion mainly organic / Plastic household goods
15.12.2005
RECYCLING
Post-consumer PET polymer used in food and non-food bottles / UK shop trials by Coca-Cola
01.12.2005
LEGO
Partial relocation to the Czech Republic / Job losses / Realignment of European production
22.09.2005
SMOBY MAJORETTE
Acquisition of the French Berchet toy group / Now the European market´s number 2 player
16.06.2005
ADIDAS
Sale of Salomon ski division to Amer Group / Finnish player becomes world market leader
02.06.2005
HAFIN
Garden furniture manufacturer insolvent
02.06.2005
LEIFHEIT
New identity as maker of branded products / Parts of injection moulding to Czech Republic
19.05.2005
YUE YUEN
Profitability affected by rising raw material costs / 167m pairs of shoes produced in 2004
10.03.2005
TUPPERWARE
European segment bolsters result / North America falters / BeautiControl adds gloss
10.03.2005
KETER PLASTICS
Newell Rubbermaid sells Curver to Israeli firm / European household products business
27.01.2005
LOW & BONAR
Acquisition of PP fibre manufacturer LMC / Margin pressure continues in Plastics division
13.01.2005
PLASTICS IN SUMMER SPORTS
Some 4% of German plastics production for sports and leisure / Positive image and a high added value / Three companies share 60% of sports-shoe sales / Production in low-wage countries
02.09.2004
KETER PLASTICS
Continued acquisition drive at Israeli firm / Seven targets including Rubbermaid
05.08.2004
FREUDENBERG
Acquisitions nearly balance out divestments / “Far-reaching” portfolio realignment complete
10.06.2004
GARDENA
Global leadership no longer at the top of the agenda / Focus on profitability / Job losses
27.05.2004
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