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PLASTICS IN WINTER SPORTS Consolidation of alpine ski manufacturers expected to proceed despite long, snowy winter / Market players expect large production surplus / Trend towards protective headgear is shaping up	29.03.2006
REXAM Group sales and profits increase / Plastics profitability falls / Acquisition of Airspray	28.02.2006
GEMPLUS Merger with Axalto / New company to be called Gemalto / Smart cards market share of 40%	19.01.2006
COLLINS & AIKMAN US consortium buys European plants / Two UK sites to close / Separate sale of Italian units	15.12.2005
PACKAGING World caps and closures to grow by 5% to 2009	17.11.2005
ENGEL Job cuts at Austrian plants / Western European order volume in decline / 2005 sales off slightly	17.11.2005
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Concentration in the supply sector continues / Are European players takeover targets, too?	03.11.2005
PET Packaging resins continue to expand share of polyester market / New CMAI study	22.09.2005
SPECIALITY ADDITIVES Consumption driven by plastics demand / Freedonia sees USD 6.8 bn market by 2009	08.09.2005
PERSTORP Vyncolit sold to Sumitomo / Materials segment now accounts for only 8% of total group sales	16.06.2005
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Polycarbonate expansion in China moved forward / Global growth of 8-10% forecast	02.06.2005
OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA Singulus expects market to remain weak / Steag Hamatech reports loss for 2004	05.05.2005
WINTER SPORTS Consolidation proceeds / Europeans targeted / Pressure on equipment prices / World´s largest ski producer Rossignol threatened with takeover by US company / Blizzard sold to wood processor	10.02.2005
PET Rising demand expected to continue / Few new capacities / North America most optimistic	10.02.2005
BOPA FILM Niche market with 8% growth / China drives demand / Applications in fresh food packaging	27.01.2005
KETER PLASTICS Newell Rubbermaid sells Curver to Israeli firm / European household products business	27.01.2005
PLASTICS IN SUMMER SPORTS Some 4% of German plastics production for sports and leisure / Positive image and a high added value / Three companies share 60% of sports-shoe sales / Production in low-wage countries	02.09.2004
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY Peguform sale to Cerberus is definite / US investor also acquiring GDX Automotive	02.09.2004
GRAHAM PACKAGING Acquisition of Owens-Illinois containers unit	05.08.2004

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