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10 March 2010

Linpac Group has said there is “no formal sale process… currently underway” following speculation in UK newspapers that the global rigid packaging group could be split up and sold off by the banks that control it 10 March 2010

Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) is acquiring US-based Artificial Muscle, a manufacturer of electroactive polymers for the consumer electronics industry, for an undisclosed sum 10 March 2010

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

As expected, LyondellBasell has rejected a$14.5bn (€10.7bn) takeover bid from Reliance. The company disclosed the decision in a 8 March filing in US Bankruptcy Court in New York, where the company is pursuing a reorganization plan 10 March 2010

9 March 2010

A second study suggesting potential associations between bisphenol-A and heart disease has put pressure on regulators in the US and Europe to look again at their exposure recommendations 9 March 2010

Colortronic (UK) says it has supplied materials handling systems to Nampak Plastics Europe to allow inclusion of recycled HDPE into the rigid packaging company's HDPE containers 9 March 2010

China’s Wanhua Industrial group has won the option to take over the Hungarian PVC group BorsodChem within two years in return for providing €140m to help fund the indebted chemical firm’s expansion 9 March 2010

Tria, the Italian maker of granulators and shredders, will switch its distributor in the UK and Irish markets from Motan to Piovan next month 9 March 2010

Helesi, the Greece-based waste management products manufacturer and services supplier, has agreed terms for the sale of Helesi UK, which makes two-wheeled waste bins, to Straight, a maker of recycling containers 9 March 2010

8 March 2010

German automotive lighting and parts group Hella KGaA Hueck plans to invest around €20m in new production equipment at its manufacturing plants in Romania 8 March 2010

Highlighting its granulators and single-shaft shredders, CMG of Bologna, Italy, recently opened a new distribution and technical demonstration centre in Rhode Island, the US, to serve its North American customers 8 March 2010

Thermoplastic compound maker A Schulman has bought 10 ZSE Maxx co-rotating twin-screw compounding extruders from Leistritz to produce masterbatches and engineering thermoplastic compounds 8 March 2010

Compounding, mixing and bulk materials handling equipment producer Reimelt has re-equipped its 1,000m2 technical centre, overhauling and modernising the facilities, as well as adding new mixing and extrusion units 8 March 2010

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