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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
RECYCLING
Kerbside collection boosts bottle recycling in the UK / Three in four bottles still not collected
22.06.2007
POLIMOON
Takeover of insolvent producer Decoplast
20.06.2007
AMCOR
Monolayer PET milk bottle introduced
08.06.2007
SCHÜTZ
Licence agreement with Paradigm in South Africa / Plant to be shipped from Germany
06.06.2007
NAMPAK
European packaging businesses to be retained
05.06.2007
BEVERAGE PACKAGING
Beer and soft drinks volumes up by 25% in six years / PET accounts for 85% of increase
31.05.2007
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