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CCE aims to unlock 'black box'
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has launched a project in collaboration with the University of Exet…
New board elected at European Bioplastics
François de Bie has been elected chairman of European Bioplastics for the coming two years, rep…
TricorBraun design group changes name
North American converter TricorBraun Design and Engineering has changed its name to TricorBraun…
LyondellBasell shuts down German HDPE unit
Dutch plastics company LyondellBasell is to shut down a high density polyethylene (HDPE) unit i…
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$15m coating expansion at Toray
US-based Toray Plastics (America) has held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Rhode Island plant to mark the commissioning of new coating equi... Read more
Courtauld 3 targets 1.1m tonnes of waste reduction
The third phase of the UK's Courtauld Commitment has been launched with a waste reduction target of 1.1 million tonnes by 2015. Read more
UK household bottle collections pass 50% mark
The collection of plastics bottles from UK household waste passed the 50 per cent barrier for the first time in 2012, according to a survey ... Read more
Constantia completes Spear deal
Austria's Constantia Flexibles has completed its acquisition of US-based label manufacturer Spear Group, ranking it among the five leading g... Read more
All rigid plastics included in NYC recycling programme
The New York City's (NYC) Mayor office has announced that the residential recycling system is now accepting all rigid plastics - including t... Read more
JV will create third largest PVC producer
Solvay and Ineos have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to merge their European chlorvinyls activities in a proposed 50-50 joint venture with ... Read more
Mondi cements place in Iraq industry
An industrial bag plant has been opened in Sulaimaniyah, northern Iraq, by Mondi Group in order to serve the growing cement industry that is... Read more
Pregis protects its future with Surface Guard buy
Protective packaging supplier, Pregis Corporation, has acquired Illinois, US-based Surface Guard for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition... Read more
Equity firm merges five packaging businesses
Five packaging companies owned by private equity firm, Sun Capital Partners, are to combine in order to create the sixth-largest plastics pa... Read more
Encouraging start to the year for Clariant
Specialty chemical company Clariant has reported an encouraging start to the year as sales continued to grow and margins remained robust und... Read more
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