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AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS On-site PET bottling plant for PepsiCo unveiled / Amcor's eighth hot-fillable facility in US	25.06.2012
POLYPLEX Indian film conglomerate buys US Scholle's Vacumet Plastics division / Latest in a string of global expansion efforts	19.06.2012
FRIMO / HUNTSMAN Cooperating to develop automotive polyurethane composites	18.06.2012
MARKS & SPENCER Sustainability packaging targets being met / No PVC, less PS / Blip in carrier bag reduction programme	14.06.2012
PACKAGING MARKET Germany sets new record in 2011 / Plastics packaging records highest ever sales / Glass posts largest volume growth	13.06.2012
TAGHLEEF Acquisition of AET Films completed	11.06.2012
MAGNETI MARELLI JV for automotive components in north-eastern China / EUR 14m initial investment for new plant	01.06.2012
BOPP FILM Global demand rises by 5.5% to reach over 6m t in 2011 / Asia is powerhouse of growth / China accounts for 40% of worldwide production / Ongoing global market consolidation / New AMI report	29.05.2012
EUROPEN Revised guide to European packaging legislation is published / EU developments and national regulations	28.05.2012
MITSUI Raising PP compound output across the globe / Acquisition in Brazil / Meeting increased demand from global automotive sector	22.05.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING Detailed 2011 figures for Germany released / Volume sales grow faster than sales by value / Margins pressured by high polymer prices / End markets apply the brakes because of high costs	15.05.2012
COCA-COLA Use of material in packaging to be reduced by 25% by 2020 / All bottles to include recycled and bio-based PET / Sustainability plan published	15.05.2012
INTERVIEW German plastics packaging: Ulf Kelterborn, head of IK business association, talks to PIE about plastic bag bans	11.05.2012
PET PACKAGING Annual growth of 5% up to 2017 / Asia-Pacific to drive consumption / Bottled water edging out carbonated drinks / Collection issues dog recycling / Barrier coatings are the future / Consolidation gathers momentum / Pira study	11.05.2012
ALPLA Contract to supply Mexican Coca-Cola bottler with 900m bottles per year / Sidel supplies the necessary blow-moulding machinery	03.05.2012
ALBEA French packaging producer acquires Chinese cosmetics activities of TEX R.L.	30.04.2012
THIN WALLED PACKAGING Consolidation changes face of European market / Producers react to falling profitability / AMI study	27.04.2012
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT German environmental group sues supermarket chains for misleading customers on biodegradable plastic bags / Carriers said to be problematic to recycle / Compost producers concerned	25.04.2012
US INSULATION MARKET Demand to grow 7.8% annually / Rebounding building construction market drives gains / Foamed plastic use set to rise to USD 3.9 bn in 2016 / Freedonia report	20.04.2012
MECAPLAST Serbian plant is commissioned / Renewed rise in sales in 2011	19.04.2012
EUROPEAN HEAVY DUTY SACKS Plastic now accounts for half of production / Share forecast to continue growing / Germany, Benelux and UK are principal markets / Use of LLDPE is set to increase / AMI report	18.04.2012
TAGHLEEF Agreement to acquire AET Films / Regulatory approval still pending	11.04.2012
CARBURES Spanish CFR specialist establishes Chinese joint venture	10.04.2012
MAUSER Higher prices for HDPE and steel components sold in Europe	05.04.2012
NORDENIA FIBC activities divested / Emsdetten and Starograd businesses sold as part of management buy-out	05.04.2012

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