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PROAMPAC
New name for merged flexible packagers Prolamina and Ampac
06.11.2015
PACKAGING
Growth in US flexible packaging market outpacing rigid types / Freedonia study
05.11.2015
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
German trade association proposes voluntary bag charge / Companies urged to decide on “reasonable fee”
29.10.2015
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Germany's PET bottle recycling rate stands at 94% / Use of rPET rising / Europe still has a lot of catching up to do / GVM packaging research
21.10.2015
INTERVIEW
“Our industry needs reliable suppliers!” / IK president Roland Roth on the situation on the polyolefin market / Need for more choice / US processors could become a threat
16.10.2015
EUROPEAN TUBE MARKET
Stability prevails in H1 2015 despite difficult business environment / Increased raw material costs add concern / Demand for plastic tubes declines, but laminates see gains / ETMA members report
16.10.2015
RPC SUPERFOS
Expansion at former Helioplast facility in Bosnia-Herzegovina
15.10.2015
FOLAG
PetroplastVinora owners establish rescue company for bankrupt Swiss packaging producer
13.10.2015
FAERCH PLAST
Purchase of Sealed Air's European food trays business and “Cryovac” brand / Manufacturing sites in UK and Spain
07.10.2015
FOLAG
Swiss film producer files for insolvency / Currency crisis following franc's decoupling / Margin pressure too high / At least 145 employees to be laid off
25.09.2015
EUROPEAN PLASTIC CAPS AND CLOSURES
Growth in value added products to be above average / Overall market to increase by 2% annually to 2019 / AMI report
24.09.2015
CARRIER BAGS
Carrier bag consumption in UK supermarkets rises 2.4% in 2014 / Usage falls sharply in those countries with mandatory charges / WRAP report
23.09.2015
DISPOSABLE GOODS
German environmental organisation launches campaign against coffee-to-go cups / Calls for special 20 cent fee
17.09.2015
COCA-COLA
Drinks giant confirms that new PET one-way bottle consists of “100% recycled material” / German environmental group files temporary injunction / Legal quarrel continues
16.09.2015
ALPLA
Three additional plants to start up this year / Introduction of Avantium's bio-based PEF material delayed
16.09.2015
FOODSERVICE DISPOSABLES
US market to grow by 3.9% per year to USD 22 bn in 2019 / Strong demand for packaging products drives growth / Freedonia report
15.09.2015
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Wales sees steep fall in bag use after introducing levy / Significant sums raised for charity / Charge starts in England next month
14.09.2015
SIDEL
Job cuts to ensure competitiveness / France worst affected / Headquarters to move to Parma
10.09.2015
SGT
French PET preforms producer lifts capacity
08.09.2015
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Polish plastics processors' association founds new working group to realise EU guideline / Calls for bag fee
08.09.2015
BERLIN PACKAGING
Purchase of Vivid Packaging / Part of plans to double company size by 2017
08.09.2015
INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING
Global market expanding at 3.4% per year / Smithers Pira report
04.09.2015
AIROPACK
Capacity expansion / Producer of cosmetics dispensers plans to massively raise sales by 2017
31.08.2015
AMPAC
US packager bought by private equity group Wellspring Capital / Merged with Prolamina to create “a leading flexible packaging company” / European plants
25.08.2015
BIOPLASTIC PACKAGING
Global consumption growing at 21% per year / Fastest growth projected for PET, PE and PP / Smithers Pira study
24.08.2015
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