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Markets Extrusion Flexible Films

NORDENIA Packaging manufacturer Burgers Apeldoorn to take over threatened Netherlands facility	24.04.2007
BPI Purchase of recycling plant in UK	24.04.2007
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
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
ALCAN EUR 17m investment in new plants / Speciality foam in Switzerland, barrier film in India	07.03.2007
WIPAK Flexible films business acquired from Klöckner Pentaplast / One plant in Germany and two plants in Finland	16.02.2007
BPI Manufacturing consolidation / Plant closure / Production to be moved to other UK sites	07.02.2007
NORDENIA EUR 54m investment in Germany and Poland / Dutch site to close / FIBC business to be sold	05.02.2007
POLYVINYL BUTYRAL Global manufacturing oligopoly / Annual market growth above 5% / Volume sales around 200,000 t/y / Greater safety with glass-polymer laminate	16.01.2007
RENOLIT Industrial foils units acquired by Brazilian firm / Sale meets requirement of Solvay acquisition	12.01.2007
DOW Acquisition of Bayer´s Wolff Walsrode cellulose business / Aim to dampen earnings cyclicality	21.12.2006
ASSOCIATIONS New plastic films group under EuPC umbrella / Working group focus on regulatory issues	21.11.2006
SOLUTIA Construction starts on third PVB film line in Ghent	14.11.2006
BOPP FILM World market growth of 8% again in 2005 / Asia is driving force / Relative importance of the regions shifts / Companies from growth markets advance strongly / China leads the field	23.10.2006
PLASTIC FILM Freedonia sees 2.6% annual rise in US resin demand up to 2010 / Highest growth in PP film	30.08.2006
ASSOCIATIONS Two UK packaging associations begin merger discussions / Positive result expected this year	08.06.2006
RENOLIT Takeover of Chinese films producer / Foothold in Asia / Expansion into decorative film market	06.06.2006
PANNONPLAST Sale of Tu-Plast stake to Hoffmann Neopac	31.05.2006
RENOLIT Solvay industrial foils business integrated	23.05.2006
TRIOPLAST / MADA Saudi-Swedish joint venture for stretch film	17.05.2006
FOOD PACKAGING European market at EUR 40 bn / Plastics represent 30% globally / Continued growth	21.04.2006
RENOLIT EU approves Solvay Industrial Foils deal / Two units to be divested / 300 jobs affected	02.03.2006
TREOFAN French plant sold to local converter / Shorko subsidiary in Australia sold to private equity	16.02.2006
3M Film plant for LCD displays in Poland	01.02.2006
FILMS MARKET European Commission fines 16 companies EUR 290m / Price fixing for plastic bags	15.12.2005

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