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HUHTAMAKI
Disposal of French and Portuguese EPS units
05.04.2006
EUPR
No PET blends in bottles
24.03.2006
DUPONT
Calls for entries in 2006 packaging awards / Innovative use of plastics to be recognised
15.03.2006
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Production in Germany shows growth
09.03.2006
ALCAN
US packaging plants sold to Ball
08.03.2006
REXAM
Group sales and profits increase / Plastics profitability falls / Acquisition of Airspray
28.02.2006
ALPLA
Five more plants planned worldwide in 2006 / Expansion mainly in US and Asian markets.
23.02.2006
WRAP
Ideas needed to reduce domestic packaging waste in UK / Funding support is available
16.02.2006
ROSTI
Sale of Bottles / Containers to Polimoon completed
03.02.2006
MACFARLANE
Hungarian business sold to Nefab
30.01.2006
PET BOTTLES
Husky and PET Engineering collaborate on single serve bottles for Italy / New legislation
19.01.2006
PLASTIC BAGS
UK retailers urge EU to drop anti-dumping duty plans for Chinese imports / Positive response
19.01.2006
ENVIRONMENT
Delay requested before decision on plastic bag tax in Scotland / Code of practice a possibility
05.01.2006
WRAP
Resource and recycling focus to be redefined in new business plan / High tonnage targets
05.01.2006
GERRESHEIMER
Acquisition of Superfos Pharma / New glass and plastic packaging group to be created
05.01.2006
POLIMOON
Acquisition of 70% of Polish packaging firm / International cosmetics producers targeted
15.12.2005
RECYCLING
Post-consumer PET polymer used in food and non-food bottles / UK shop trials by Coca-Cola
01.12.2005
REXAM
Expansion into rigid packaging continues / Acquisition of Precise Technology in US
01.12.2005
PET BOTTLES
Plastics continue to make inroads into the beer market / Schönwald multi-client study
17.11.2005
LITERATURE
Study on multi-layer plastic packaging film
17.11.2005
PACKAGING
World caps and closures to grow by 5% to 2009
17.11.2005
ENVIRONMENT
UK campaign discourages use of free carrier bags / Project support from top supermarkets
03.11.2005
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Europe´s first five-gallon PC bottle facility / Blow moulding process uses “Makrolon 1239”
03.11.2005
PLASTICS CONVERTERS
EuPC says price increases must be passed on / Double-digit rises are essential for recovery
03.11.2005
PACKAGING
France bans non-degradable plastic bags from 2010 / Concern for environment, agriculture
03.11.2005
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