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APET SHEET IN ASIA
Region's market reaches 650,000 t/y / Market growing 15% annually / PCI sector analysis
12.11.2007
AMCOR
Second phase of restructuring for flexibles / 900 jobs to go / EUR 30m benefits annually
06.11.2007
PACKAGING REGULATIONS IN EUROPE
Europen: Dutch to introduce carbon-based packaging tax / Belgium condemned by European Court of Justice / Germans revision of Packaging Ordinance delayed / Higher plastics bag levy in Ireland / New bulletin highlights progress on regulation
30.10.2007
DUPONT
Development partnership with Plantic Technologies / Focus on polymers from renewable resources
22.10.2007
PLASTICS PACKAGING
Europe shows consistent growth / Lively interest from private equity / Large players significantly increase market share / PE is clear leader / PVC hit by environmental concerns / AMI study
19.10.2007
RPC
Closure of UK cosmetics packaging plant confirmed / 160 jobs axed / Purchase in The Netherlands
17.10.2007
PET BOTTLES
UK soft drinks suppliers switch to 100% rPET bottles / Material sourced from mainland Europe
10.10.2007
HIRSCH SERVO
Profits impacted by payment delays / Continued growth in eastern Europe / New pallet technology
08.10.2007
SOLVIN
New 10,000 t/y PVDC unit may be built in Asia
04.10.2007
NORDENIA
French arm is sold to Hungary's TiszaTextil / IBC specialities apparently redefined as core
01.10.2007
AMPAC
Floeter Flexible Packaging acquired
13.09.2007
RPC GROUP
Two UK factories facing closure / Over 300 jobs at risk
03.09.2007
POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES
UK business put in administration / No raw materials to process / Stock and goods now sold
31.08.2007
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
World demand to grow 5.9% annually / China, Brazil, India will be fastest growing markets
31.08.2007
SWITZERLAND
European number one in packaging consumption / Plastics increased by 11%
10.08.2007
BERRY PLASTICS
US factory to be closed / Overcapacity in films division / All employees to lose jobs
10.08.2007
CAPS AND CLOSURES
World sales to reach USD 32 billion in 2011 / Strong growth in China / Freedonia report
08.08.2007
DESTER
Gate Gourmet acquires tableware producer
25.07.2007
MONDI
Takeover of Unterland / Purchase price of EUR 74m
18.07.2007
LA SEDA
Amcor European PET business acquired for EUR 425m / Deal to close in third quarter
04.07.2007
FILTRONA
Brazilian subsidiary sold for USD 56m
03.07.2007
PACKAGING REGULATIONS IN EUROPE
Biodegradable products may escape taxation / Bans on plastic carrier bags in France and Italy
03.07.2007
UK FILM MARKET
PAFA: Tangible benefits for association members in 2006 / Static market for PE / Repeal of Scottish bag tax
27.06.2007
RPC
Purchase of injection moulding business in Slovakia / GBP 2m deal is first in central Europe
26.06.2007
LA SEDA
Acquisition of Amcor's European PET bottle business / Takeover of Eastman units imminent / Interquisa would bring back integration
22.06.2007
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