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EU guideline calls for gradual reduction in consumption up to 2025 / EuPC highlights problems from internal market perspective, warns of job losses / PlasticsEurope fears trade barriers, calls for regulation of “oxo-degradable” plastics

Onex investment fund acquires carton packaging manufacturer / Deal to close in Q1 2015

Market expected to rise by annually 6% to 2018 / Asia to see greatest gains / Growing online market will boost demand / Freedonia report

Growth of more than 14% forecast in next five years / Threats lie ahead / Key Note study

Italian blow moulder building plant in St. Petersburg / Supplying Unilever

"SuperCleanQ" project to research recycling of food contact plastics is concluded / CEN specification to be published in 2015

Acquisition of Germany's Weidenhammer Packaging completed

Scotland's retailers now charging 5p for all single-trip bags of all materials / England to follow suit in 2015 / Northern Ireland to extend levies to cheap reusable bags from January

Expanding commitment to plastics recycling in packaging / 20% packaging reduction targeted for 2020

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"

Takeover of US injection moulder C+N Packaging complete

Rising international competition / “Reserved” outlook for Q4 / Suffering from high energy costs / Sector meets sustainability goals / Latest IK industry association poll

German manufacturer loses second PLA-based carrier bag lawsuit / Appeal to federal court

Swiss Environment Office life-cycle analysis says existing collection and recycling systems ecologically sound / No such thing as "good" and "bad" packaging / PE pouches enable significant weight savings / PET bottles best suited for carbonated drinks

Plastic accounted for 30% of packaging shipments in financial year 2013 / Japan Packaging Institute data

Additional waste bag orders from Nanjing take annual requirement to over EUR 700,000 / Other city districts undertaking trial programmes

Northern Ireland reduces consumption by nearly 72% in first year of 5p levy / Proceeds fund community projects

Acquisition by private equity firm Oak Hill for USD 1.4 bn / Secondary buyout / Specialist in rigid packaging

Purchase of Germany's Weidenhammer Packaging creates "global leader in rigid paper packaging" / EUR 286m deal

Acquisition of flexographic print specialist Learoyd Packaging for an undisclosed sum

First Latin American “PacXpert” license awarded to Colombia's Darplas

Global market growth driven by rising demand for simultaneous stretching technology

New office opened in Argentina / PET has greatest packaging potential

US market to grow by 4.9% per year to 2018 / Led by strong demand for parenteral containers and blister packaging / Freedonia report

European market growth slows to 1.3% in 2013 / Large national differences in value and volume demand / Germany leads the segment / Share of private equity-controlled companies rising / PCI Films report