Packaging 
Demand for barrier PET bottles across Europe will grow at double digit rates over the next five years with weight and CO2 reductions proving key attractions
30 July 2010
Invista has commenced a major review of its US polymers activities in a move that could see it sell its PET resin activities, following a path already adopted by rival Eastman.
27 July 2010
Constantia Flexibles is to pay €92m to acquire the Spain-based Tobepal flexible packaging operations from Amcor.
27 July 2010
Blow molding giant Graham Packaging, which entered the China market in April with its first acquisition there, has set an aggressive target of up to $300m (€232m) in sales in China and Asia within five years
23 July 2010
Former Rexam subsidiary Petainer has announced plans to manufacture recyclable PET vodka bottles for Galatea, one of the largest suppliers to Systembolaget, the Swedish state monopoly alcohol retailer
16 July 2010
Moves by some German discount retailers to replace PET bottles with cans on some of their product lines is prompting fears that PET may lose the leading position it has enjoyed in single-trip beverage packaging since the country’s introduction of its nationwide single-trip beverage package deposit scheme in 2003.
14 July 2010
The Russian plastics film maker said a new €26m packaging investment will enable it to capture a share of the EU market from 2012. The company will produce high-barrier polymer films on a new production line in Kazan
5 July 2010
The use of nanotechnology in packaging can help the UK reduce the huge amount of food it wastes, a seminar in London was told on Tuesday
1 July 2010
Packaging giant Rexam will expand its operations in Arkansas, the US, creating more than 150 new jobs by the end of the year
24 June 2010
One Equity Partners, a unit of JPMorgan, has received EU regulatory approval for its proposed takeover of Austria-based Constantia Packaging
23 June 2010
The advantages of (SUP) packaging, such as light weight and excellent oxygen barrier properties, will drive the European market to grow 9.1% over the next five years, according to PCI Films Consulting
22 June 2010
Last year saw global closure demand growth at its lowest levels for several years. But the signs are that 2010 will see a stronger performance, with plastics leading the way, according to Canadean
21 June 2010
The Evolution nine-layer blown film line that will be demonstrated at K is the first of a new generation of equipment to come out of the merged Reifenhäuser Kiefel business.
18 June 2010
In a potentially landmark move, Ball plans to sell its Plastic Packaging Americas business to Australian packaging giant Amcor $280m (€227m). The deal will apparently make Amcor the largest blow molder in North America
17 June 2010
RPC Group, Europe’s leading supplier of rigid plastic packaging, has announced its results for the year ended 31 March 2010. Despite difficulties during the past 12 months the company has performed well, partly as the result of its RPC 2010 improvement programme
17 June 2010
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