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PLASTIC BAGS AND SACKS
Global sales to grow by 4.1% per year to 2024 / Asia Pacific to overtake Europe as largest consumer / TM Research report
09.09.2016
BOPP FILMS
Global market to expand by 5.8% per year to 2024 / Asia Pacific share forecast to grow to 63% / TM Research report
22.08.2016
SPECIALITY FILMS
Global market to expand by 6% per year to 2021 / Limits by economic growth / Strongest growth in Asia Pacific / Smithers Pira report
30.06.2016
FORBO
Expanding vinyl floor production in The Netherlands
12.05.2016
BOPP FILMS
Investment focus shifts away from China / Capacity additions drive need to rationalise production / AMI report
06.05.2016
TREOFAN
Speciality films growth drives significant increase in operating profit / First commercial orders for “Treopore” now being delivered / Optimistic outlook for 2016
04.05.2016
PE FILM
Growth in Europe driven by restructuring and acquisitions / RKW is leading player / Supply and volatile price of raw materials as key challenges / AMI report
22.04.2016
ALUPLAST
First profile extrusion plant in India starts up
17.03.2016
REHAU
Collaborating with Germany's Tönsmeier on the recycling of PVC window profiles / Joint venture company Dekura established
11.03.2016
EUROPEAN SHEET MARKET
Steady growth of 1% annually anticipated over next five years / PP and PET gain in popularity / Production in Italy, France and Spain struggles / AMI directory
25.02.2016
GROUPE GUILLIN
Purchase of German packager KIV-Kreis completed
10.12.2015
GRAVITY PIPES EUROPE
Market remains below 2007 peak at EUR 6 bn in 2015 / Trend is reversing / Demand will pick up over next five years / AMI report
02.12.2015
INTERVIEW
PIE speaks to EPDA president David Ladyman / Macro-economy has forced semi-finished plastics parts distributors to become more cost-effective / Europe's skills set will ensure its future competitiveness
06.11.2015
FOLAG
PetroplastVinora owners establish rescue company for bankrupt Swiss packaging producer
13.10.2015
FOLAG
Swiss film producer files for insolvency / Currency crisis following franc's decoupling / Margin pressure too high / At least 145 employees to be laid off
25.09.2015
SPECIALTY FILMS
US market to grow by nearly 5% to 2019 / Construction and electronics sectors to be best performers / Healthy demand from packaging / Freedonia report
11.09.2015
BILCARE RESEARCH
Film capacity in Germany increased to meet rising pharma packaging demand
10.09.2015
NORTH AMERICAN PVC FILMS MARKET
Regulatory pressures limit US and Canada growth / Production could shift to Mexico / Grand View Research report
25.08.2015
KEM ONE
Purchase of Kem One Innovative Vinyls from Klesch completed
10.08.2015
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
European market to grow by 2% per year to 2019, led by eastern Europe / PCI Films study
31.07.2015
KEM ONE
EU competition authorities approve the takeover of the downstream activities by OpenGate investor
20.07.2015
LINPAC
Expansion of French plant in Pontivy / Thinner film for food packaging
07.07.2015
TORAY
Acquisition of fuel cell supplier SolviCore / Founders Solvay and Umicore to focus on polymer activities
06.07.2015
UKRPLASTIC
EU-Ukraine association pact offers chances for plastics converters / Many need to catch up to western standards says packaging producer Ukrplastics's chair / Long-term cooperation with Dow
26.06.2015
SP GROUP
Spanish company plans new packaging facility in Poland / Cordoba plant to be expanded
26.06.2015
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