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UAC
Production of FIBCs and woven plastic sacks kicks off in Saudi Arabia / Necessary machinery supplied by Austria's Starlinger
08.08.2011
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Record sales in first-half 2011 / French OEM supplier now has 12 production plants in China
27.07.2011
HUHTAMAKI
Ebit suffers high feedstock costs
26.07.2011
3M
DIY business of France's GPI Group acquired / Expanding its European presence
26.07.2011
AXION
Joint venture with India's Sicut to produce railroad ties from recycled plastics / US technology licence
25.07.2011
ALPLA
Polish subsidiary PRT Radomsko reportedly planning PET recycling facility
22.07.2011
SIG COMBIBLOC
Brazilian packaging facility begins production / Output to double to 2 billion cartons annually within two years
19.07.2011
PLASTIC OMNIUM
New joint venture with China's Beijing Automotive Industry Company
14.07.2011
WEIDENHAMMER
Acquisition of L&D Moulding's injection moulding business / Factory to relocate to Bradford
13.07.2011
MASTERFLEX
German PU specialist continues international expansion / Czech subsidiary charged with regional activities
12.07.2011
DS SMITH
Revenues, profits and margins all improve / Focus on recycled packaging / Continuing momentum
30.06.2011
RPC GROUP
British packaging manufacturer reports record sales / On the lookout for further growth opportunities
27.06.2011
FREUDENBERG
New plant in India for household products / Joint venture Gala Household Product invests EUR 3.4m / Further expansion planned
14.06.2011
SUN EUROPEAN PARTNERS
Flexible and rigid packaging businesses established / Portfolio companies combined to create pan-European specialist units
07.06.2011
PANNERGY
Remaining plastics holdings are sold / Pannunion awarded to Sun Capital Partners
01.06.2011
BORMIOLI ROCCO
UK private equity firm acquires Italian plastic packaging specialist
27.05.2011
SIMBA DICKIE
Smoby Toys' 5,000 sqm “toy centre” opened in France / EUR 6m investment in injection moulding machinery
18.05.2011
WEIDENHAMMER
Plastic packaging production plant to be built in UK / Expansion also at the German site of Zwenkau / Sales top EUR 200m
16.05.2011
GREINER
Plastics processor profits from new strategy / Moderate growth and acquisitions in 2011
13.05.2011
POLYMEROPTIX
Purchase of UK injection moulding factory / Acquisition signals diversification into medical market
12.05.2011
LINPAC GROUP
Options being considered for Australian Viscount Plastics division / Strong interest from potential buyers / Sale would not affect other group activities
06.05.2011
BORYSZEW
Polish group continues its foray into the European supplier scene / Setting its sights on Germany's Meteor and AKT
29.04.2011
NIFCO
New car components factory in UK / Supply contract for Nissan Leaf electric car / Japanese plants did not sustain "fatal damages"
07.04.2011
STRAIGHT
Change from outsourcing to manufacture / Blow moulding capacity added to injection moulding / Further acquisitions sought
04.04.2011
REXAM
Record profits and cash flow / Balance sheet strengthened / Profits up 16% in plastic packaging / Most of closures division for sale
28.02.2011
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