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LM GLASFIBER
Capacity at third Chinese blade plant to double
12.11.2009
VIAPPIANI PRINTING
Italian in-mould labelling company acquired by CTI Invest
12.11.2009
GRAHAM PACKAGING
IPO to raise USD 350m / Third quarter operating profit increases by 40% / Sale of French subsidiary
10.11.2009
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Tax on disposable carrier bags set to be introduced in Wales by 2011 / Voluntary agreement insufficient
09.11.2009
PACKAGING REGULATIONS EUROPE
Europen objects to changes in French law / EFTA drops Norwegian case on beverage packaging tax
06.11.2009
BOREALIS
Ashland to be sole European distributor for automotive business / Resinex is eliminated
03.11.2009
EUGEN WEXLER
Injection moulding production expanded in Czech Republic / Orders for Opel "Astra" and "Insignia" / Additional machines
02.11.2009
BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
PET bottles particularly cost-efficient / Decline in glass bottles for carbonated soft drinks and beer / Schönwald study
29.10.2009
STOROPACK
Expansion of insulated packaging activities in Europe / Cooperation with US supplier
28.10.2009
SHARP INTERPACK
Machinery and tooling investment for thermoformed containers / Special grade of c-PET
27.10.2009
DECEUNINCK
“Deeplas” brand is acquired by Eurocell
26.10.2009
RPC
Expansion of Slovakian production site / Takeover of 40 injection moulding machines from The Netherlands
22.10.2009
WEBASTO
Second injection compression-moulding unit for PC glazing now on stream / Third machine to be added in 2010
20.10.2009
COCA-COLA
UK investment in PET preform production / Automated manufacture
16.10.2009
BOTTLE RECYCLING
Recoup: Steady growth in UK market / 18% increase in 2008 / Additional investments needed
14.10.2009
MITSUBISHI RAYON
Aerospace materials collaboration with Cytec
13.10.2009
PACKAGING REGULATIONS IN EUROPE
EU countries meet or surpass targets for packaging recycling / Europen updates on France, Malta, UK
12.10.2009
FACC
Xian Aircraft buys aviation supplier / Austrian jobs guaranteed / Workforce sceptical
12.10.2009
NIFCO
Automotive supplier on the road to recovery / Turnaround accredited to car scrappage scheme
08.10.2009
GEALAN
Russian subsidiary to start producing window profiles
07.10.2009
PACKAGING MARKETS
Thin wall packaging accounts for 2.5m t of European thermoplastics / Dairy products hold biggest market share / AMI report
07.10.2009
KOLBE-COLOCO
Development cooperation with ElmerPrint
06.10.2009
PROFINE
Profile producer to cease production in Troisdorf / Relocation to Berlin and Pirmasens
05.10.2009
GRAMMER
New company for rail operations / Possible acquisitions / Workforce to be reduced to 7,000 by year's end
01.10.2009
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Car manufacturers seek salvation in alternative propulsion concepts at IAA / Plastics and composites increasingly important / Suppliers remain stuck in the crisis / Situation still tense
29.09.2009
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