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BOPA FILMS
Global market growth driven by rising demand for simultaneous stretching technology
13.08.2014
SIDEL
New office opened in Argentina / PET has greatest packaging potential
11.08.2014
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
US market to grow by 4.9% per year to 2018 / Led by strong demand for parenteral containers and blister packaging / Freedonia report
07.08.2014
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
European market growth slows to 1.3% in 2013 / Large national differences in value and volume demand / Germany leads the segment / Share of private equity-controlled companies rising / PCI Films report
06.08.2014
CARRIER BAGS
Increasing use in UK supermarkets / Overall tonnage of bags continues to drop / Mandatory charges affect use in Wales and Northern Ireland
31.07.2014
PSB INDUSTRIES
French packaging producer acquires US perfume bottle specialist C+N Packaging
29.07.2014
FRANCE
Fédération de la Plasturgie sees 3,000 jobs threatened by proposed plastic bag ban / Calls for low-priced bioplastics
25.07.2014
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
First five months of 2014 see solid growth / Economy stable / Rising pressure on margins / IK industry association posts detailed figures for 2013
24.07.2014
CUPS AND LIDS MARKET
US consumption to reach USD 10 bn in 2018 / Lid demand growth to outpace cups / Foodservice market will remain largest application sector / Freedonia report
24.07.2014
SUWARY
Polish blow moulder commissions new packaging plant in Lodz
23.07.2014
HUHTAMAKI
Possible divestment of films business / Focus on food packaging / EBIT improves in Q2 2014
22.07.2014
FRANCE
Ban on lightweight plastic bags from 2016 / Retail associations warn of additional costs to the consumer of EUR 300m per year
18.07.2014
SIDEL
PET bottle for beer now available / Proprietary gas-barrier technology helps achieve 6-month shelf life
16.07.2014
FOLAG
Swiss film manufacturer acquires large part of competitor Pavag / Production to be relocated
14.07.2014
PLASTICS PACKAGING MARKET
Amcor remains Europe's leading plastics packager in value terms / Top 10 ranking reshuffled in wake of economic crisis / Almost all firms underwent restructuring / AMI report on Europe's leading 50 plastics packagers
11.07.2014
POUCHES
US demand expected to rise to USD 9.4 bn in 2018 / European market expected to increase by 5% annually / Stand-up units to see largest growth / Food and beverages account for 80% of use / Freedonia and PCI Films studies
02.07.2014
BIOPLASTICS
Rising fossil fuel costs drive bioplastics growth / Bioplastics to account for 2.4% of packaging in 2023 / North American shale gas could propel consumption in other regions / Smithers Pira report
27.06.2014
GLOBAL SLEEVE LABEL MARKET
Consumption to rise by 5.6% annually to 2019 / Heat shrink sleeve label format dominates / Smithers Pira study
20.06.2014
COVERIS
US packaging giant continues acquisition spree / Purchase of UK food packaging manufacturer St. Neots Packaging
19.06.2014
SIG COMBIBLOC
Owner Reynolds Group reportedly mulling sale / Divestiture could help ease USD 18 bn in debt
17.06.2014
STRATUS PACKAGING
French labels manufacturer commissions fourth plant / Doubling IML labels capacity
11.06.2014
COVERIS
Integrating fellow Sun Capital portfolio group KubeTech Custom Molding / New Rigid Packaging North America business unit
10.06.2014
INTERVIEW
PIE talks to IK general manager Ulf Kelterborn / Strong economic boost for packaging industry continues / German EEG subsidies must be drastically reduced
20.05.2014
INTERPACK 2014
Leading trade fair for the packaging industry excels itself / Rise in visitor numbers and international attendance in Düsseldorf / Basics meet high-tech / Other packaging materials lose ground against plastics / Market still growing
20.05.2014
PACKAGING MARKET
Strong growth in Asia to drive 4% annual growth in global demand to 2018 / Flexible and rigid plastic packaging to account for 45% of sales / Smithers Pira study
19.05.2014
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