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COCA-COLA
Goal of sourcing 25% of PET from recycled or renewable materials by 2015 likely to fail / High recyclate prices, regulatory restrictions blamed / 7.5 bn "PlantBottles" sold in 2013 / "2013/2014 Sustainability Report"
 		13.10.2014
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE
German partners end appliances jv / Bosch to be sole owner / Investment in R&D and brands
 		24.09.2014
MACFARLANE GROUP
Purchase of UK packaging group completed / First-half profit slips / Talks continue for more acquisitions
 		12.09.2014
ELECTROLUX
USD 3.3 bn cash deal to acquire GE Appliances / Strengthening North America business / New global white goods giant is born
 		09.09.2014
TETRA PAK
Packaging facility in Sweden to close up shop in early 2015 / 250 employees affected
 		29.08.2014
BERLIN PACKAGING
Acquisition by private equity firm Oak Hill for USD 1.4 bn / Secondary buyout / Specialist in rigid packaging
 		28.08.2014
ELECTROLUX
Swedish group joins bidding war for General Electric's household goods business
 		28.08.2014
PKC
Production relocated to Serbia and Lithuania / Programme to save EUR 14m annually and bring new growth opportunities
 		28.08.2014
DR PEPPER
Lightweighting and redesign helps save over 6,500 t of PET in 2013 / Over 85% of manufacturing solid waste is recycled
 		28.08.2014
SONOCO
Purchase of Germany's Weidenhammer Packaging creates "global leader in rigid paper packaging" / EUR 286m deal
 		26.08.2014
COVERIS
Acquisition of flexographic print specialist Learoyd Packaging for an undisclosed sum
 		26.08.2014
DOW
First Latin American “PacXpert” license awarded to Colombia's Darplas
 		26.08.2014
MAUSER
IBC and reconditioning joint venture in Mexico
 		21.08.2014
PETKIM
New plastic packaging plant starts up in Turkey / PET and PTA capacity expansions on track
 		20.08.2014
MAGNA
Doubling size of automotive interiors' plant in Slovakia
 		20.08.2014
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