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COLLATION SHRINK FILM
European market to increase at moderate pace to 850,000 t in 2020 / Down-gauging “masks” market gains / Metallocene resins offer printing opportunities at point of sale / AMI report
26.07.2016
MONDI
Purchase of Russian packager Uralplastic-N
14.07.2016
DANONE
Investing in additional French PET filling line / Rising demand for small mineral water bottles
01.07.2016
SPECIALITY FILMS
Global market to expand by 6% per year to 2021 / Limits by economic growth / Strongest growth in Asia Pacific / Smithers Pira report
30.06.2016
SCHOELLER ALLIBERT
Dutch plastics container specialist opens new plant in Poland
30.06.2016
CAPS AND CLOSURES
Rising demand for dispensing and child-resistant products boosts US sales / US market to expand by 3.9% per year to 2020 / Freedonia report
24.06.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS PACKAGING
IK industry association says 37 members have been certified under “Zero Pellet Loss” initiative to date / Combating marine litter
24.06.2016
KALLE
German sausage casings producer sold from one investor to another / Acquisition price more than doubles that of 2009
24.06.2016
RPC
Agreement to buy leading PE film producer BPI / EUR 332m deal expected to close in August this year / First entry into the flexible plastics market / Position as key European consolidator confirmed
10.06.2016
SMART PACKAGING
Technical developments and food waste concerns drive global demand / Printed electronics progress boosts intelligent packaging uptake / Smithers Pira report
08.06.2016
FOOD PACKAGING
Project to develop bioplastic packaging that helps extend shelf life / Sensors display when food not fit to eat / Four prototypes
25.05.2016
SONOCO
Fewer jobs to be cut at former Weidenhammer plants than anticipated / Measures will affect two German facilities
13.05.2016
JOKEY
Modernising production and logistics facilities in France
12.05.2016
AIROPACK
Agreement reached with joint venture partner Resilux / Dispensers producer acquires full control of Airolux
05.05.2016
BIOPLASTICS
Biodegradable market could exceed 300,000 t/y by 2020 / First comprehensive market study by nova-Institut sees incentives but also political hurdles
27.04.2016
TRICORBRAUN
Purchase of US rigid packaging producer The Packaging Design Group / Leading market position in North America reinforced
20.04.2016
PET PACKAGING
Global demand to rise by 3.8% per year to 21m t in 2021 / Strong growth to continue in Asia, with pick-up in Europe / Recycling still insufficient / Smithers Pira report
08.04.2016
AIROPACK
Split from joint venture partner Resilux enters next stage / New purchase offer / Preforms producer keeps mum
07.04.2016
SCHOELLER ALLIBERT
Plans to expand production capacity in Russia
23.03.2016
BASF
Joint venture with Avantium on FDCA and PEF / 50,000 t/y FDCA reference plant to be built at Antwerp Verbund facility
21.03.2016
ALPLA
Majority stake in Egypt's Taba Group / Three plants to be consolidated at new site
16.03.2016
FOOD CONTAINERS
Increased demand for healthy foods and sustainable packaging drive US market / Moderate growth forecast to 2020 / Freedonia report
16.03.2016
PLASTICS MARKETS
Germany's IK packaging industry association continues to engage plastics producers / IK president Roland Roth meets with Dow EMEA manager Javier Constante / Importance of Europe emphasised
11.03.2016
EUROPEAN TUBES INDUSTRY
Production stable at 10.5 bn / Market share of plastics falls below 30%
09.03.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
German stores no longer offer bags free of charge / Several retailers introduce fees
09.03.2016
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