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PETAINER
Takeover of Rostiprimpac complete / Plans to develop new products and markets
02.12.2010
APPE
PET continues to be most popular alternative to glass for wine bottles / Orders increase by 45% during 2010
30.11.2010
SEALED AIR
New microlayer technology for thin shrink film / Expansion in Asia and Latin America / Shrinkable sleeves segment about to start business
29.11.2010
GLOBAL PACKAGING MARKET
Annual market value projected to total USD 733.9 bn up to 2014 / Plastics increasingly substituting metal and glass / Middle East and Asia-Pacific upcoming largest consumers / Report by Pira International
25.11.2010
UKRPLASTIC
EBRD loan to improve energy efficiency and environmental standards in Ukraine
24.11.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Year of volatile supply markets draws to a close / Forces majeures raise converters' ire / Healthy demand / November halt to slide in polymer prices for flexible materials just a fluke? / Rigid packaging grades still rising
17.11.2010
TUBES
Innovation in design / New developments enhance appearance and add strength to brand and image
31.10.2010
RETORTABLE PACKAGING
Stand-up pouches are most reasonable packaging option / Particularly cost-saving / New study by Schönwald Consulting
22.10.2010
PETAINER
Conditional acquisition of Rostiprimpac operations in Sweden and Germany
20.10.2010
US CAPS AND CLOSURES
Plastics account for 79% of total market and are expected to reach USD 9.5 bn in 2014 / Beverages forecast to experience lower gains / Pharma to see largest growth / Freedonia report
15.10.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING
German players adopt cautious outlook for Q4 / Margins suffer from extremely high feedstock prices
11.10.2010
PLASTIC CLOSURES
European market to reach EUR 2 bn by 2017 / Product complexity increases / Ceresana report
30.09.2010
UMECO
Chinese jv to produce vacuum bagging films
29.09.2010
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Production increases by 12% year-on-year / Output in 2010 expected to exceed record levels of 2008
22.09.2010
ASSOCIATIONS
Roland Roth new president of IK
17.09.2010
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
US demand to grow 5.3% per year to 2014 / Freedonia study
17.09.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING MARKET
Germany, Austria and Switzerland dominated by SMEs / Highly fragmented industry / Sales and earnings slump in 2009 / Business starts to rebound in 2010 / Market analysis of 100 leading players
15.09.2010
NAMPAK PLASTICS
Dairy in-bottle plant in Northern Ireland up and running / Striving for weekly capacity of 2.5m bottles
06.09.2010
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
US market to grow 4.3% per year to 2014 / Freedonia study
01.09.2010
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
UK consumption of single-use bags falls for fourth consecutive year / Ahead of next year's bag tax, Wales show largest decline in usage
31.08.2010
PLASTIC BOTTLES
Immense growth potential in alcoholic beverage segment / More than 90% of mineral water and household chemicals market already saturated / Competitive business drives consolidation / AMI multi-client study
21.07.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Demand barometer is rising but high polymer prices put pressure on converters / LDPE leads the upswing / Few players expect substantial short-term price relief / When will the market's temperature cool?
19.07.2010
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
European market worth EUR 20 bn / Amcor is largest player / Trend towards eastern Europe / Latest AMI report
16.07.2010
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Double-digit volume increases in some market segments / Higher plastics prices hurt recovery
15.07.2010
PLASTIC CAPS AND CLOSURES
North American market to reach USD 4.26 bn in 2016
12.07.2010
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