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HIGH-BARRIER PACKAGING FILM Global demand to expand by 4.7% per year to 2021 / Dominance of large retail chains and rising demand for convenience food drive growth / Smithers Pira report	08.02.2017
ALUPOL First BOPP line starts up / Multi-layer machine provided by Brückner / Spanish competitor Poligal also expanding in Poland	01.02.2017
OPP FILM Second BOPP film line starts up in El Salvador / Peruvian films producer responds to rising Central American demand	30.01.2017
CORRECTION - INNOVIA Canada's CCL Industries acquires UK-based BOPP film manufacturer / EUR 810m deal	21.12.2016
AGRICULTURAL FILMS Global market to grow by 7% per year, led by Asia / Grand View Research report	15.12.2016
POLIFILM Former Folag production company purchased in Vietnam / Plans for future extension	06.12.2016
BENECKE-KALIKO Continental subsidiary acquires surface specialist Hornschuch / Film, laminate and artificial leather producer joins automotive OEM	24.10.2016
HIGH BARRIER FILMS Growth rates expected to exceed those of general food packaging film / Applications differ greatly according to world region / AMI report	11.10.2016
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
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
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
BILCARE RESEARCH Film capacity in Germany increased to meet rising pharma packaging demand	10.09.2015
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European market to grow by 2% per year to 2019, led by eastern Europe / PCI Films study	31.07.2015
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
BENECKE-KALIKO Work starts to raise polyolefin-based foil production / Output to meet growing demand in NAFTA region / Aids vehicle lightweighting	17.06.2015
TREOFAN Reaping the benefits of previous restructuring / BOPP film producer expects significant growth in 2015 / Additional investments planned	12.05.2015
EXTEN Swiss film producer announces drastic salary cuts / Workforce on strike	25.02.2015
BENECKE-KALIKO Acquisition of two upholstery material plants from Belgium's Mecaseat / Raising activities in southern and eastern Europe	19.11.2014

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