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POLYTEC GROUP
Takeover of ISE Intex / Staff to be retained / Even bigger deal in the works?
05.06.2007
LM GLASFIBER
Headquarters to move to Kolding
24.05.2007
CONSTANTIA
Review of Danapak shareholding structure / Earnings "not optimal"
21.05.2007
SURTECO
Acquisition of Gardinia´s skirtings and edgings activities / Record sales in 2006 / Expansion in Asia
10.05.2007
VITASHEET
New R&D centre opened in Germany
08.05.2007
PERLOS
Gritech agrees to buy Finnish injection moulding business / Losses mount in first quarter
07.05.2007
MAUSER
Sale to Dubai International Capital / Industrial packaging company to pursue growth in Asia
04.05.2007
UNITED KINGDOM
Plastics products reach 5.3m t in 2006 / Modest growth / Building remains largest segment
03.05.2007
NORDENIA
Packaging manufacturer Burgers Apeldoorn to take over threatened Netherlands facility
24.04.2007
BPI
Purchase of recycling plant in UK
24.04.2007
PACTIV
Prairie Packaging acquired for USD 1 bn / Tableware producer with sales of USD 500m
20.04.2007
SCHÜTZ
New production line for plastic drums in the UK
19.04.2007
ROPLASTO
Profile manufacturer Besaplast acquires assets / Latium Plastics offer unacceptable to employees
12.04.2007
PIPELIFE
Solvay jv acquires Irish "hot & cold" pipe producer / Two sites with sales of EUR 42m
11.04.2007
POLYTEC
Acquisition of Menzolit-Fibron / Now Europe´s largest manufacturer of composite parts for automobiles
10.04.2007
ROTATIONAL MOULDING
"Significant" growth in Europe / Consumption will reach 288,000 t in 2011 / AMI report
29.03.2007
PE FILM MARKET
Extrusion in Europe reaches over 7.5m t / Market growth less than 2% per year / Sector reaching maturity / BPI no longer largest player / German RKW group new No. 1 / AMI report "Top 50"
23.03.2007
EXPRESS COMPOSITES
UK acquisition adds to capabilities
21.03.2007
JOHNSON CONTROLS / PROSEAT
Two joint ventures under discussion / Targets in eastern Europe / Proseat closes Wetteren plant
20.03.2007
BOPET FILM
Thin polyester films growing fast / Consumption soon to reach 2m t / Expansion dominated by Asia usual / Study by HPP Science / European machinery for global production
19.03.2007
ITALY
Thermoplastics consumption grows strongly in 2006 / Production down / More imports from Middle East
13.03.2007
RECTICEL
Private equity group Nordwind withdraws from automotive deal / PU specialist improves earnings
13.03.2007
ISRAEL
Plastics growth forecast at 7% annually / Germany leads imports of plastics processing machines
09.03.2007
PERLOS
End of mobile phone moulding in Finland / Over 1,100 jobs to go / New regional structure
08.03.2007
ALCAN
EUR 17m investment in new plants / Speciality foam in Switzerland, barrier film in India
07.03.2007
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