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FOOD CONTAINERS Increased demand for healthy foods and sustainable packaging drive US market / Moderate growth forecast to 2020 / Freedonia report	16.03.2016
PLASTICS MARKETS Germany's IK packaging industry association continues to engage plastics producers / IK president Roland Roth meets with Dow EMEA manager Javier Constante / Importance of Europe emphasised	11.03.2016
EUROPEAN TUBES INDUSTRY Production stable at 10.5 bn / Market share of plastics falls below 30%	09.03.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German stores no longer offer bags free of charge / Several retailers introduce fees	09.03.2016
GLOBAL PACKAGING MARKET Growth rates of 3.5% forecast up to 2020 / Asia leads the way / Smithers Pira report	26.02.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German retailers plan to launch voluntary fee on 1 April	23.02.2016
PACKAGING Brand owners worldwide advised to consider sustainability when deciding product sizes / Plastics important for improving packaging efficiency / ACC and “ULS Report” study	22.02.2016
PETROPLASTVINORA Swiss packaging producer about to be acquired by Papier-Mettler? / Plans to shutter Andwil facility	18.02.2016
RIGID PLASTIC PACKAGING Global market to expand by 5.8% per year to 2020 / Emerging economies drive growth / Sector dominated by bottles and blow moulding / Smithers Pira report	15.02.2016
POUCHES US demand to exceed USD 10 bn in 2020 / Food and beverage markets drive gains / Popular alternative to rigid packaging / Freedonia study	12.02.2016
PLASTIC PACKAGING INDIA Market to grow by 18% per year to 2020 / Growth in end-user industries drives demand / FICCI report	10.02.2016
PLASTIQUE UK thermoformer has new owner / Merging with Esco's Thermoform Engineered Quality subsidiary	10.02.2016
PET RECYCLING EFSA panel finds chain extenders TEOS and HMDS non-genotoxic for rPET in contact with food	29.01.2016
AIROPACK Dispenser producer cancels joint venture with Resilux / Production far behind schedule / Apollo investment group becomes strategic partner	18.01.2016
PROCTER & GAMBLE Increased use of recycled plastic in packaging / Plastic content cut in nappy packs / "2015 Sustainability Report"	12.01.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS PACKAGING IK member companies optimistic about 2016 / Selling prices likely to be increased	11.01.2016
US PROTECTIVE PACKAGING Demand to grow by 4.9% annually until 2019 / Increases to be driven by rising level of internet shopping / Flexible packaging will continue to dominate market / Freedonia study	07.01.2016
SONOCO Closure of two of Weidenhammer's German plants in Hockenheim and Bunde / Manufacture of composite cans shifted to Poland / Investment in injection moulding production in eastern Germany	07.01.2016
AVANTIUM Deal with Mitsui to commercialise bio-based FDCA and PEF / Construction of first plant nears	16.12.2015
GROUPE GUILLIN Purchase of German packager KIV-Kreis completed	10.12.2015
ALPLA Austrian packager acquires Argo's Egyptian plant / Larger foothold in Africa	02.12.2015
AIROPACK Swiss cosmetics dispensers producer acquires majority holding in bottler Proficos / Planned capacity expansion delayed / Growth targeted despite decline in H1 results	11.11.2015
US INTELLIGENT PACKAGING Growth in demand will outstrip industry average / Emerging technology in smartphone-enabled interactive packaging / Tracking-enabled products for food and pharmaceutical markets / Freedonia report	10.11.2015
ASSOCIATIONS UK industry associations BPF and PAFA to set up new plastics packaging group	09.11.2015
PROAMPAC New name for merged flexible packagers Prolamina and Ampac	06.11.2015

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