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UK RECYCLING
First mixed waste plastics recycling plant on stream / Concerns over quality and quantity of rPET
25.03.2011
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Record production levels reached by etma members in 2010 / Plastic accounts for 30% of overall market
23.03.2011
US SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Ameripen association established to promote environmentally- friendly approach / “Material neutral” perspective
22.03.2011
GLOBAL CUPS AND LIDS MARKET
Demand set to rise 5% annually to 2014 / Fastest growth rates to be seen in Asia / Freedonia report
22.03.2011
MAUSER
Higher prices for steel drums and ICBs
14.03.2011
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
UK Environment Agency study finds that single-use HDPE bags have lowest carbon footprint / 76% are actually reused / Usage halved in five years
01.03.2011
DAIICHI SANKYO
Acquisition of Amcor plant in Bethlehem / First packaging and manufacturing facility in the US
24.02.2011
TETRA PAK
New state-of-the-art packaging facility to be built in India / Regional demand for beverage packaging expected to reach 1.3 bn litres in 2013
17.02.2011
PET WINE BOTTLES
Canadian airline introduces one litre claret container / Ecological concerns fuel search for alternatives to glass
15.02.2011
ALBEA
Packaging manufacturer acquires Betts Group / Birth of a new global leader in laminate tubes?
02.02.2011
MAUSER
European prices increased by 2.5%
01.02.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING
German converters group comments on Italian bag ban
24.01.2011
GREEN PACKAGING
US demand to rise by 4% per year / Degradable packaging to record highest growth rates / Recycled content packaging accounts for almost 90% of demand
19.01.2011
CAPS AND CLOSURES
Global demand forecast to increase by 4.6% annually to 2014 / Plastic alternatives to see above average growth / Asia-Pacific predicted to lead value gains / Freedonia study
17.01.2011
BIOPLASTIC PACKAGING
Substantial growth forecast up to 2020 / Demand seen as shifting to non-biodegradable thermoplastics from renewable resources / Chemical majors making giant strides into the market / Pira report
13.01.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING
German companies adopt positive outlook for 2011 / Price hikes for packaging and raw materials in the cards
12.01.2011
PACKAGING RESEARCH
University looks into cutting food waste / Intelligent plastics indicate food deterioration / More economical than in-pack labels
12.01.2011
PLASTICS CONVERTERS
EuPC files complaint against Italy's bag ban
11.01.2011
ITALY
Controversial ban on non-degradable plastic bags in force since 1 January / Producers face retooling
05.01.2011
SOUTH AMERICA
Pallet stretch film market to rise by 8% per year to 2014 / AMI report
16.12.2010
NAMPAK
Follow-up: Sale of European cartons and pharma packaging business / Cash proceeds of GBP 65m after payment of liabilities
16.12.2010
SHARP INTERPACK
Customer survey highlights preference for locally sourced packaging / Prepared to pay extra
13.12.2010
FRANCE
Plastic packaging industry set for recovery in 2010 / Optimism for 2011 prevails, despite continued volatility of polymer material supply
06.12.2010
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
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