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LINPAC
New name for plastics division / Linpac Packaging better reflects business activities
13.02.2008
RIETER
Increases in sales and incoming orders
13.02.2008
PLASTECH ENGINEERED PRODUCTS
Dispute with Chrysler leads to Chapter 11 filing
06.02.2008
SMOBY
Potential buyers line up / Germany's Simba-Dickie in the race / 100 jobs to go at former Berchet HQ
01.02.2008
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Automotive growth and 2007 urban systems acquisitions contribute to 15.5% sales increase
28.01.2008
SAINT-GOBAIN
Performance plastics division acquires IFK Isofluor
21.01.2008
AUTOBAR
Now trading as Veriplast / Ambitious investment plan announced
21.01.2008
POLYTEC
Grammer share purchase may lead to takeover bid / Last year's acquisitions boost sales
17.01.2008
SINTEX INDUSTRIES
USD 450m to be raised for composites and textiles expansion / Three potential European acquisitions targeted in 2008
14.01.2008
HUHTAMAKI
Restructuring of European rigid plastics continues / Portadown plant sold / Another 100 jobs to be axed
07.01.2008
RPC
Restructuring hits pretax profit in H1 2007 / Excellent mid- to long-term outlook / Fall in margins
07.12.2007
MÖLLERGROUP
Seven auto supply units sold to Arques Industries / Concentration on German and Japanese OEMs
09.11.2007
FLEXTRONICS
EU approves acquisition of Solectron
05.09.2007
QUADRANT
Management cautious over private equity bid
04.09.2007
ICL PLASTICS / ICL TECH
Companies fined GBP 400,000 over Scottish factory blast
30.08.2007
ALCAN
Packaging activities to be sold to Sealed Air? / Bemis also said interested
28.08.2007
HELESI
Turnover forecast to increase 65% in first half of 2007 / Expansion programme for waste containers on schedule
15.08.2007
BERRY PLASTICS
US factory to be closed / Overcapacity in films division / All employees to lose jobs
10.08.2007
ERGOM
Fiat acquires major plastics supplier to avert production threat / Strike resulted in losses
06.08.2007
LEAR
Shareholders surprisingly reject takeover by Icahn
20.07.2007
ALCAN
Aluminium mega-merger with Rio Tinto / Speculation on sale of the packaging division
20.07.2007
RPC
Pretax profits unchanged / Cost reductions continue / Growth and acquisitions expected
20.06.2007
COLLINS & AIKMAN
Flex-N-Gate reportedly planning to take over four plastic processing plants
20.06.2007
FLEXTRONICS
Agreement to buy Solectron Corp / Deal valued at USD 3.6 bn / E&E specialist a top auto supplier
13.06.2007
REXAM
"Definitive" agreement on Owens-Illinois plastic packaging business / Leader in healthcare and closures
12.06.2007
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