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Blow moulded plastic bottles are facing more competition from the thermoforming sector, with Austrian packaging technology company Hol-Pack the latest to go public with a new manufacturing solution. 10 March 2010

Graham Packaging has created new standard PET bottle designs that it says are ideal for anti-bacterial gels and sprays 10 March 2010

The classic children's character Bob the Builder is expanding his reach in the Netherlands (where he is known as Bob de Bouwer) by appearing on thermoformed tubs and lids produced by Zwanenberg Food Group 10 March 2010

The US packaging group has agreed to sell two US plants with sales of around €75m to satisfy competition concerns. 2 March 2010

Austrian packaging producer Alpla tops the list of Europe’s top rigid packaging producers, according to a new report published by European Plastics News 1 March 2010

Polyethylene films manufacturer BPI reported a 200% improvement in pre-tax profits in 2009 as it benefited from swift actions to control costs across its European production plants 1 March 2010

Amcor says its latest 2.5oz PET bottle is the smallest hot fill container on the market 26 February 2010

Linpac Viscount has won Dulux Australia's Supplier Excellence Award for its tinplate-replacement plastic Nupail paint container, which incorporates its Paint Skinning Adhesion Technology 26 February 2010

While not yet part of the mainstream, enhanced barrier PET bottles have been quietly gaining ground in the beverage industry. With volume driving prices down, alcoholic drink manufacturers are increasingly adopting this convenient packaging format 25 February 2010

24 February 2010

A new study from Denmark finds higher than expected levels of antimony in fruit juice drinks but is unable to explain the source of contamination. The research team measured the concentration of antimony in more than 42 different brands of fruit drinks packaged in PET, TetraPak laminates and glass 24 February 2010

Industry trade association IK says plastics packaging sales were down to €12.5bn in 2009, with industrial packaging hardest hit. 18 February 2010

M&G's North American business director Mark Adlam says the company's latest barrer resin is ready to make inroads into the US beer packaging sector. 18 February 2010

Profits were up at the Finnish packaging company despite a 10% drop in sales, in part due to income from the disposal of parts of its rigid plastics packaging business. 18 February 2010

The rigid packaging group said that a number of positions will be taken out at its cosmetics injection moulding operation at Marolles in France 16 February 2010

• Ineos may leave the UK to cut growing tax bills 5 March 2010
• New BPA study puts pressure on regulators 9 March 2010
• Linpac responds to talk of break-up and sale 10 March 2010
• LyondellBasell rejects Reliance's final offer 10 March 2010
• Hella invests in Romanian automotive plant 8 March 2010

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