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FAURECIA Production of PVC slush skins to move from Audincourt to Czech Republic	16.04.2008
SYNBRA Takeover of Portuguese EPS market leader Plastimar	16.04.2008
PEGUFORM Acquisition of majority stake in Chinese jv / Door trims for Audi and Chery	15.04.2008
TUBES MARKET European output tops 10 bn units in 2007	11.04.2008
PROFINE Sales increase in 2007 below expectations / Earnings still positive / Decline in sheet business / Eastern Europe by far the strongest region, German market in decline / Further growth in 2008	10.04.2008
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

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