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CLONDALKIN
Takeover by Egeria complete / New CEO and CFO installed
21.12.2016
SCHOELLER ALLIBERT
New plant for returnable transport packaging under construction in Belgium / EUR 15m investment / Significant financial injection from innovation head Ludo Gielen
07.12.2016
FUNCTIONAL BARRIERS
EU-sponsored research project on new multilayer food packaging structures wraps up / Valuable insights into developments needed for use of non-authorised recyclate materials
23.11.2016
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
Cost pressures boost contract manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, packaging and medical devices / Development of combination products blurs boundaries between pharmaceutical and device businesses / PMMI report
21.11.2016
SÜDPACK
Plant expansion inaugurated in Poland / Plastic film products for eastern Europe
17.11.2016
PET RECYCLING GERMANY
93.5% of all PET beverage bottles are recycled / Industry embraces circular economy / rPET share rises to 26% despite unfavourable price development
11.11.2016
MARCHESINI
EUR 14m thermoforming machinery production facility inaugurated in Italy
10.11.2016
LINPAC
Owner SVP puts packager up for sale / CEO Dayan says business is going well
07.11.2016
POUCHES
Global consumption to grow by nearly 5% per year to 2021 / Strong demand for retort food packaging / Smithers Pira report
07.11.2016
VERSTRAETE IML
Belgian in-mould labels specialist to open first US facility / Co-located at plant operated by parent company Constantia Flexibles
01.11.2016
GUEST EDITORIAL
An appeal for true union within the EU / French ban on disposable plastic ware deals great blow to export business / Turkish plastics industry foundation chairman Yavuz Eroglu
31.10.2016
PLASTIC FILMS
Global demand to rise by 4% per year to 2021 / Growth boosted by technological advances / Smithers Rapra report
25.10.2016
MERCK
Collaboration with PolyOne to develop in-mould 3D technology / Enhancement of packaging materials and consumer electronics
21.10.2016
MONDI
Packaging group expands Austrian stand-up pouch production facility
19.10.2016
AIROPACK
Dispenser production to be relocated from Switzerland to The Netherlands / Acquisition costs push dispenser manufacturer into the red
13.10.2016
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Global demand for functional additives to rise by 6% per year to 2021 / Slower growth forecast for barrier coatings / Smithers Pira report
12.10.2016
HIGH BARRIER FILMS
Growth rates expected to exceed those of general food packaging film / Applications differ greatly according to world region / AMI report
11.10.2016
COFFEE CAPSULES
Market share of plastic compatible capsules grows to 22% / Dominance of major suppliers challenged after 2012 patent expiries / Report by AMI Consulting and Plastic Technologies
05.10.2016
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Production rises by 2% in H1, outpacing GDP / Cautious optimism for H2
29.09.2016
GREATVIEW ASEPTIC PACKAGING
Chinese packaging producer invests EUR 23m in capacity expansion at German plant / Output to double
27.09.2016
SERIOPLAST
New plant starts up in Turkey / Containers for Unilever / Latest expansion for Italian blow moulder
21.09.2016
CLONDALKIN
Sale of Flexible Packaging business to Dutch private equity firm Egeria / Completion expected in Q4
15.09.2016
AVANTIUM / TOYOBO
Japanese-Dutch partnership develops PEF films / Market launch with Mitsubishi
14.09.2016
PLASTIC BAGS AND SACKS
Global sales to grow by 4.1% per year to 2024 / Asia Pacific to overtake Europe as largest consumer / TM Research report
09.09.2016
AMCOR
Acquisition of Sonoco Products' Rigid Plastics Blow Moulding segment / Complementary capabilities
06.09.2016
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