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PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY Optimism reigns as 2014 gets underway / Facing twin pressures of raw material price hikes and rising energy costs	10.01.2014
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES Opening of second Polish facility for PU parts / Production of anti-vibration components	10.01.2014
ALBEA Construction of two new production sites in France and Italy	09.01.2014
ERGIS New production line for Polish stretch films specialist	09.01.2014
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Middle East and Africa markets annually to grow by 5% to 2018 / Increased focus on mass food processing / PCI Films study	02.01.2014
SCHOLLE US packager and Dutch injection moulding specialist combine business activities	17.12.2013
EFEKT PLUS Stretch film specialist moves ahead with capacity expansion	13.12.2013
COMPAMED 2013 Plastics to the fore in medical innovation / Broad range of skills on display / Cross-discipline cooperation in complex projects	11.12.2013
BIOPLASTICS Eight consumer goods giants come together with WWF to drive sustainable plant-based feedstock development / Establish Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance	11.12.2013
CONVERTED FLEXIBLE PACKAGING US market to grow 3% annually / Gains will be driven by convenience / Lightweight bags and pouches with highest growth rates / Freedonia study	10.12.2013
FAURECIA / MAGNETI MARELLI French, Italian automotive OEMs team up on vehicle interiors / Merger of plastics and electronics	29.11.2013
US INSULATION MARKET Foamed plastic demand forecast to increase by almost 7% annually and reach USD 4.6 bn in 2017 / Rising building construction spending will boost growth / Freedonia study	28.11.2013
KURARAY Acquisition of DuPont's PVA/PVB safety glass business / USD 543m deal expected to close in 2014	28.11.2013
MAGNETI MARELLI Automotive lighting joint venture with China South Industries / Changan is major customer	26.11.2013
COVERIS Introducing new plastics packaging giant / Outcome of five-company merger including Exopack, Britton and Kobusch	21.11.2013
BIOPOLYMERS Osirys research project development of biocomposites for indoor building use / EU funds four-year project	19.11.2013
AMCOR Private label services expanded / Offering packagers assistance in design and engineering	15.11.2013
RECYCLING US plastic bottle recycling rates jump 6.2% year-on-year in 2012 / PET and HDPE account for 96% / Total bottle recycling rate stands at 30%	14.11.2013
STAND-UP POUCHES US market forecast to grow by 7% per year to 2018 / 5% increase per year in Europe / PCI Films study	12.11.2013
SAINT-GOBAIN Consolidation of two German manufacturing operations now complete	08.11.2013
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Growth in European market slows in 2012 / Demand estimated at EUR 13.5 bn / Increases vary greatly according to region / Rising levels of consolidation / PCI Films study	04.11.2013
SOLVAY Purchase of a stake in Canadian composites specialist Aonix / Collaborating on thermoplastic composites	31.10.2013
PROCTER & GAMBLE Company remains quiet but moves ahead with plans to enter injection moulding arena / Subsidiary Imflux busy hiring engineers with plastics experience	30.10.2013
NORDEX German wind energy specialist awards rotor blade order to TPI Composites / Components to be manufactured by Turkish joint venture	21.10.2013
MEDICAL POLYMERS Global market to reach USD 3.5 bn in 2018 / Implant demand lifted by ageing populations	18.10.2013

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