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SONOCO
Purchase of Matrix Packaging completed after antitrust clearance / Cash deal of USD 210m
15.06.2007
SCHÜTZ
Licence agreement with Paradigm in South Africa / Plant to be shipped from Germany
06.06.2007
MAUSER
Sale to Dubai International Capital / Industrial packaging company to pursue growth in Asia
04.05.2007
SCHÜTZ
New production line for plastic drums in the UK
19.04.2007
AMCOR
European PET business up for sale / Flexibles segment faces extensive restructuring
02.03.2007
MAUSER
Reconditioning expansion into Brazil and Benelux
23.02.2007
POLIMOON
Promens comes up with winning bid / Continuation as an independent company
03.01.2007
B-PACK
New facilities for blown and cast film in Italy
19.12.2006
POLIMOON
Takeover struggle between CapMan and Promens still a "cliffhanger" / Sale of rotomoulding business
15.11.2006
MOSSI & GHISOLFI
Rothschild appointed to find PET partner / Packaging now accounts for only 9% of sales
15.11.2006
REXAM
Sale of refillable PET business / Food plastics focus in future on high barrier containers
14.11.2006
RESILUX
Closure and relocation of blow-moulding lines
20.03.2006
PLASTIC FUEL TANKS
Inergy fails in takeover of China´s YAPP hits snag / Kautex Textron leads Asian market
05.01.2006
ITALY
PET Engineering technology collaboration / San Pellegrino mineral water in PET bottles
10.03.2005
BLOW MOULDED DRUMS
Market growth stabilises / HDPE demand increases / IBCs play increasing role
14.10.2004
BLOW MOULDING INDUSTRY
Consistent growth in European polymer demand / PET and HDPE lead / AMI study
02.09.2004
GRAHAM PACKAGING
Acquisition of Owens-Illinois containers unit
05.08.2004
POLIMOON
Acquisition of French packaging producer PPCC / Development platform for automotive
10.06.2004
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