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BIOPLASTICS
Eight consumer goods giants come together with WWF to drive sustainable plant-based feedstock development / Establish Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance
11.12.2013
CONVERTED FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
US market to grow 3% annually / Gains will be driven by convenience / Lightweight bags and pouches with highest growth rates / Freedonia study
10.12.2013
COVERIS
Introducing new plastics packaging giant / Outcome of five-company merger including Exopack, Britton and Kobusch
21.11.2013
AMCOR
Private label services expanded / Offering packagers assistance in design and engineering
15.11.2013
RECYCLING
US plastic bottle recycling rates jump 6.2% year-on-year in 2012 / PET and HDPE account for 96% / Total bottle recycling rate stands at 30%
14.11.2013
STAND-UP POUCHES
US market forecast to grow by 7% per year to 2018 / 5% increase per year in Europe / PCI Films study
12.11.2013
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Growth in European market slows in 2012 / Demand estimated at EUR 13.5 bn / Increases vary greatly according to region / Rising levels of consolidation / PCI Films study
04.11.2013
PROCTER & GAMBLE
Company remains quiet but moves ahead with plans to enter injection moulding arena / Subsidiary Imflux busy hiring engineers with plastics experience
30.10.2013
MEDICAL POLYMERS
Global market to reach USD 3.5 bn in 2018 / Implant demand lifted by ageing populations
18.10.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY
No expectations of positive trends developing in Q4 / High energy costs putting the brakes on German ability to compete
10.10.2013
US BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
Demand to go up by 1.7% through 2017 / Plastic containers remain largest and fastest growing segment / Freedonia report
08.10.2013
BRASKEM
New HDPE resins available for shrink film applications
01.10.2013
PP FILM MARKET
European demand to rise by 2.2% annually through 2017 / Growth returns to western Europe / PCI study
27.09.2013
HEALTHCARE PACKAGING MARKET
Global plastic demand to rise by 5.6% per year to 2018 / Growth led by PP / BCC Research study
20.09.2013
GIZEH
Expansion in North America moving ahead / Focus on foodstuffs segment
16.09.2013
UK PACKAGING INDUSTRY
2% growth per year to 2017 / Rising demand for lightweight and convenient formats / Canadean report
11.09.2013
PACKAGING MARKETS
Increased optimism for global revenue growth in 2013 / Strong demand in Brazil and China / Prices expected to increase / Canadean survey
28.08.2013
WORLD MEDICAL PACKAGING
Global demand to exceed USD 25 bn in 2017 / US remains largest market / Plastic pouches and trays will continue as sales leaders / Freedonia study
19.08.2013
FRANCE
Plastics Processing: 2012 volume drops to 4.5m t / Further declines expected in 2013 / Heavy losses in the automotive sector / Insolvency filings on the rise / Market expected to rebound in 2014
26.07.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY
High energy costs hindering competitiveness / Backbone of German economy bears the brunt / IK forecast
05.07.2013
SONOCO
Potential closure of Irish packaging plant / Possible loss of 49 jobs
03.07.2013
EFIBCA
FIBC EU imports experience a small dip for the first time since 2009
28.06.2013
PACKAGING
Economies vary according to size and application / New Schönwald study
31.05.2013
PACCOR
Price increases inevitable / Drive to stay competitive and sustainable
30.05.2013
US SPECIALITY FILMS
Market to reach USD 8.0 bn in 2017 / Barrier films forecast to grow 5.1% / Construction industry boosts demand / Freedonia report
28.05.2013
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