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18 December 2012
A new Centre for Development and Innovation (CDI) has been opened in Germany by European plastics packaging converter, Paccor. It is located at Paccor's headquarters in Zell.
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18 December 2012
Pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging converter, Gerresheimer AG, has acquired the majority shareholding in Indian firm Triveni Polymers to accelerate its growth in the emerging markets.
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18 December 2012
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) have announced a partnership that aims to increase the value of both associations to their members and increase awareness that plastics materials and products are contributing to a more sustainable future.
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14 December 2012
Members of the Polycarbonate/Bisphenol A (PC/BPA) group and Epoxy Resins Committee (ERC) have voiced their concern after the French Senate yesterday adopted a law imposing a use restriction for products intended to come into direct contact with foodstuffs containing BPA.
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13 December 2012
Reverdia, the joint venture between materials sciences company DSM and Roquette Frères, a producer of starch and starch-derivatives, has started operations in Cassano Spinola, Italy, at a commercial-scale plant producing Biosuccinium sustainable succinic acid.
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12 December 2012
An innovative multipack concept that consists of six assorted bottles reminiscent of fruit slices has won its creator, Sidel, a Pentaward for packaging design.
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11 December 2012
UK-based Domino Printing Sciences continues to invest heavily in research and development despite the tough economic environment causing its annual financial results to drop slightly below the 2011 figures.
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11 December 2012
UK recycling industry veteran Chris White has joined Closed Loop Recycling as commercial manager, where he will oversee the company's partnerships with key customers including Veolia Environmental Services, with whom Closed Loop recently agreed a new deal to supply its facility with PET and HDPE.
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7 December 2012
Canadian extrusion systems manufacturer Macro Engineering & Technology has created a new division dedicated to helping processors improve their film and sheet extrusion operations through a range of consultation and service-based products.
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7 December 2012
Shares in UK-based converter DS Smith have risen 3 per cent after the company saw pre-tax half-year profits jump 63 per cent to UK£106.1 million (US$170m), compared with £65.3m ($104m) at the same stage last year.
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5 December 2012
The managing director of Closed Loop Recycling, Chris Dow, has urged the British government not to "park the green economy for the next generation" after the Chancellor announced that the era of austerity could run for a further eight years.
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5 December 2012
A fall in additive sales of approximately 30 per cent has been cited by Symphony Environmental Technologies as the reason behind an expected full-year trading loss of £1.1 million ($1.7m).
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5 December 2012
UK-based plastics bottle recycler Eco Plastics has announced a second round of funding to finance continued expansion over the coming year.
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5 December 2012
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a technique that it claims improves the production efficiency of the PGA monomer glycolic acid from bio-based materials.
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4 December 2012
Productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, Spectris, has signed an agreement to acquire Analytical Spectral Devices (ASD), a manufacturer of Near-Infrared (NIR) instrumentation solutions, for $14 million.
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| Tuesday, December 04 | | · | KRAUSSMAFFEI DOUBLES SUCANY CAPACITY |
| · | GEROSA TO CLOSE R2R PLANT |
| Thursday, November 29 | | · | LEGISLATION DAMAGING PHILIPPINES PLASTICS INDUSTRY |
| Wednesday, November 28 | | · | SIGNIFICANT RISE IN UK PLASTICS RECYCLING TARGETS |
| Monday, November 26 | | · | TRADE BODIES DECLARE WAR ON CARRIER BAG CHARGES |
| Friday, November 23 | | · | NAME CHANGE FOR BRUSSELS ORGANISATION |
| · | QAPCO LEVERAGES LDPE CAPACITY |
| Thursday, November 22 | | · | DSM DIVES DEEP INTO KNOWLEDGE POOL |
| · | CABKA AND IPS AGREE MERGER |
| Tuesday, November 20 | | · | STULL TECHNOLOGIES ACQUIRED BY MRP |
| Friday, November 16 | | · | BOREALIS POSTS SOLID THIRD QUARTER |
| · | INDORAMA VENTURES PET CAPACITY TO BREAK TWO MILLION TONNE BARRIER |
| · | APPROACHES TO RECYCLING REWARDED BY AMERICAN CHEMICAL COUNCIL |
| Monday, November 12 | | · | AWARD ADDS FIZZ TO COLEP DESIGN |
| Thursday, November 08 | | · | LA SEDA DE BARCELONA ADMITS IT MAY SELL PET PLANTS |
| Tuesday, November 06 | | · | RIGID FILMS PRODUCER OUTLINES INVESTMENT PLANS |
| · | RESOURCE EFFICIENCY IS KEY, SAYS WRAP CHIEF EXECUTIVE |
| Monday, November 05 | | · | HIGHER SELLING PRICES STEER EUROPEAN FLEXIBLE PACKAGING INDUSTRY |
| Thursday, November 01 | | · | SONOCO TAKING CARE OF GROWTH WITH EXPANSION |
| Wednesday, October 31 | | · | INDIA'S JINDAL POLY FILMS TO BUY EXXONMOBIL'S BOPP BUSINESS |
| · | PACKAGING SECTOR BUOYS CLARIANT RESULTS |
| Tuesday, October 30 | | · | OYSTAR SELLS NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESSES TO ITALY'S COESIA |
| · | PLANTIC'S BARRIERS BOLSTERED BY LINPAC PRODUCTS |
| · | VISIPAK INCREASES PRODUCTION BY 50 PER CENT WITH FLEX PRODUCTS PURCHASE |
| Friday, October 26 | | · | NEW BLOWN FILM LINE QUICKENS DUPONT RESPONSE |
| · | IMPROVED MARGINS GENERATE WINPAK PROFIT RISE |
| Thursday, October 25 | | · | CHINESE BOPET FILM MAKER ACCLAIMED AS "OUTSTANDING" |
| Wednesday, October 24 | | · | BEMIS CONFIRMS CLOSURE OF FRENCH PLANT BY END OF YEAR |
| · | SPARTECH ANOTHER SPECIALTY DEAL IN POLYONE TRANSFORMATION |
| Tuesday, October 23 | | · | BOTTLE PRODUCTION COMES IN-HOUSE AT PEPSI'S NEW YORK PLANT |
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