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POLYCELL
Injection moulded PE foams come to Europe
23.02.2007
FRANCE
Plastics processing sector sees shrinking profits in 2005 / Manufacturers of technical components under pressure / Consolidation in progress / Employment down / Short-term Recovery unlikely
19.02.2007
WIPAK
Flexible films business acquired from Klöckner Pentaplast / One plant in Germany and two plants in Finland
16.02.2007
UPONOR
Plastic pipe manufacturer achieves double-digit growth in sales and earnings / European building market is the main driver
15.02.2007
POLAND
Plastics imports continue to grow / Producers invest / Output still lags demand
15.02.2007
SCHEFENACKER
Financial restructuring plan revealed / EUR 55m in "fresh money" / Lighting division to be sold
13.02.2007
WAVIN
Acquisition of Norwegian cable duct systems supplier
12.02.2007
POLIMOON
Promens to take the company private / Integration of new acquisitions / Jobs to go at Plastohm
09.02.2007
BPI
Manufacturing consolidation / Plant closure / Production to be moved to other UK sites
07.02.2007
REICHHOLD
Univar appointed UK distributor
07.02.2007
QUINN PLASTICS
Celebrations in Barcelona
06.02.2007
ALPHACAN
Restructuring at the Chantonnay site
01.02.2007
FRANCE
Demand for packaging grows / Rising imports / Plastics and paper dominate
01.02.2007
RBA PLASTICS
KPMG appointed bankruptcy administrator / Injection moulder goes down for third time in six years
29.01.2007
BUDELPACK
Board members backed by private equity buy FMCG specialist / Deal to close in Q1 2007
25.01.2007
DECEUNINCK
Overall sales up / Decline in US construction industry depresses results / Expansion in Russia
23.01.2007
NYLACAST
Demerger of components division
23.01.2007
ASSOCIATIONS
Pan-European training for plastics processing / France takes the initiative
23.01.2007
INEOS
Modernisation and expansion of polyolefins assets / EUR 150m scheme / New technology
22.01.2007
WAVIN
Closure of UK plant / Transfer of injection moulding activities / Operational review continues
22.01.2007
STYROPACK
Closure of plant in South Wales / Business lost as electrical goods manufacturers are shut
19.01.2007
INEOS
Review of HDPE production assets / Market improvement needed if UK plant is to survive
19.01.2007
SURTECO
French furniture tape finisher SDCA acquired
18.01.2007
POLIMOON
UK packaging site to close
18.01.2007
BOREALIS
EUR 90m spending scheme for PP in Finland and Austria / Pipe, packaging and automotive
16.01.2007
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