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1. New BPA study puts pressure on regulators (03-09-2010)
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   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
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2. Linpac responds to talk of break-up and sale (03-10-2010)
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   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
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3. LyondellBasell rejects Reliance's final offer (03-10-2010)
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   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
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4. Hol-Pack seeks partners to thermoform bottles (03-10-2010)
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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.
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5. Wanhua to take over BorsodChem in Hungary (03-09-2010)
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   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
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6. Colortronic helps Nampak reach rHDPE goal (03-09-2010)
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   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
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7. Anti-bacterial gels get a helping hand in PET (03-10-2010)
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   Graham Packaging has created new standard PET bottle designs that it says are ideal for anti-bacterial gels and sprays
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8. "Bob" tubs help build up kids (03-10-2010)
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   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
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9. Fast growth rate forecast for carbon nanotubes (03-11-2010)
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   The value of the global carbon nanotubes market was an estimated $104m (€76.1m) in 2009, and is expected to increase to $167m (€122.2m) by the end of 2010, according to BCC Research
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10. ESI launches aerospace consortium (03-11-2010)
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    ESI Group, a Germany-based maker of software for prototyping, has set up a consortium to develop liquid composite moulding for the aerospace sector
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1. Long-awaited Mirel plant opens in the US (03-11-2010)
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   The first commercial scale plant to produce the long-awaited Mirel bioplastics resin has opened in Clinton, and expects to begin shipping its corn sugar-based polyhydroxyalkanoate resin sometime next month
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