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SALAMANDER
Belarus: Majority stake in Belbauplast / Brügmann profiles for eastern Europe
08.04.2008
TOY MARKET
Product recalls shift focus to quality / European producers increase presence in Chinese market
08.04.2008
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
German industry jobs could shrink by 150,000 in 10 years / Relocation to eastern Europe and the US
04.04.2008
INTERFLEX GROUP
Acquisition of UK packaging converter / Management retained / Complementary products to Scottish plant
02.04.2008
HEXCEL
Aerospace prepreg facility opened in France
02.04.2008
WEIDENHAMMER
Composite can production in UK / Joint venture established with Chesapeake Packaging
28.03.2008
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Strong reaction to UK government bag charge proposals / PAFA and CBC claim a “U-turn”
28.03.2008
SUPERFOS
EBITA rises 48% in 2007 / Growth reported in Europe and the US / Efficiency improvements
26.03.2008
PLASTIPAK
PET preform units acquired from M&G
17.03.2008
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Boom in Russia / Largest European market for new registrations in 2010 / OEMs encourage their suppliers to manufacture in the dollar zone / Drivetrain not taboo for plastics / New applications for thermosets
14.03.2008
BALDA
Mobile phone spin-offs bought back from KS Plastics Solutions / “Mystery” investor reportedly restores liquidity to embattled moulder
12.03.2008
BRITTON GROUP
MBO values business at GBP 77m / Finance available for capital investment and acquisition / Management team remains
07.03.2008
GEALAN FENSTER-SYSTEME
Expansion in France / Subsidiary to have its own production
07.03.2008
SMOBY
Germany's Simba-Dickie to acquire five facilities of insolvent French toymaker / "Majorette" plants to stay in administration
04.03.2008
REXAM
Growth in plastic packaging / Overall profits fall 5% / O-I Plastics integration on schedule
27.02.2008
LEGO
Czech production retaken from Flextronics / Pretax profits rise 10% in 2007
26.02.2008
ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES
Sony invests EUR 138m to strengthen middle and large size OLED production technology
25.02.2008
TOY MARKET
US retailers to phase out phthalates / Industry association approves new safety testing system
21.02.2008
PLASTICS PACKAGING RECYCLING
New packaging recovery and recycling targets for the UK / Steady year-on-year increase
19.02.2008
GRAMMER
Additional job cuts target German headquarters / No compulsory redundancies / EUR 40m in savings
19.02.2008
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Enormous growth potential for disposable plastics
19.02.2008
CAPSNAP EUROPE
Greiner Packaging acquires all shares / Further expansion of position in Europe
12.02.2008
PLASTIC BAGS
New York City introduces recycling legislation
11.02.2008
PAULANA
Croatian firm plans new seat manufacturing facility / Bayer MaterialScience to supply PU systems
08.02.2008
TOY MARKET
European Commission presents new draft directive on toy safety / Target is banning toxic substances
08.02.2008
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