ALPLA

Three additional plants to start up this year / Introduction of Avantium's bio-based PEF material delayed

RPC

Rigid packager outlines future strategy and achievements to date / Full steam ahead for "Vision 2020" / Leading European consolidator / Innovations drive organic growth / Focus on niche applications outside of Europe / PIE feature

YEAR IN REVIEW 2014

Part 3 – Packaging: M&A activity in the plastics packaging sector continues / Global competition changes the landscape / La Seda bankruptcy sale almost wrapped up / Coca Cola's sustainability drive hits a snag

WEENER

German packager reportedly up for sale / Owner Lindsay Goldberg looking to fetch about EUR 400m

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

European market growth slows to 1.3% in 2013 / Large national differences in value and volume demand / Germany leads the segment / Share of private equity-controlled companies rising / PCI Films report

PLASTICS PACKAGING MARKET

Amcor remains Europe's leading plastics packager in value terms / Top 10 ranking reshuffled in wake of economic crisis / Almost all firms underwent restructuring / AMI report on Europe's leading 50 plastics packagers

AVANTIUM

Latest financing round for first commercial-scale PEF plant / Coca-Cola, Danone among leading investors in technology for bio-based PET alternative

UNILEVER

New technology allows for 15% savings in plastics used for European-manufactured “Dove Body Wash” bottles / Collaboration with MuCell Extrusion and Alpla

ALPLA

Opening of new US packaging production facility

POLAND

Plastic processing: Production value continues to climb despite 2012 volume drop / Blustery economic headwinds picking up / Construction sector in a hole following completion of large projects / New impetus for growth starting 2014

ALPLA

Austrian packaging manufacturer begins production in Vietnam

ALPLA

In joint development partnership for PEF bottles / Commercial-scale plant planned for 2016

PET RECYCLING TEAM

Alpla subsidiary starts up PET recycling plant in Poland

ALPLA

US subsidiary building new packaging plant in Kentucky / USD 22m investment

ALPLA

Contract to supply Mexican Coca-Cola bottler with 900m bottles per year / Sidel supplies the necessary blow-moulding machinery

COCA-COLA

Plans to invest USD 1 bn in Mexico this year / Focus on sustainable packaging / Local recycling capacities doubled in wake of PetStar acquisition

HUSKY

Injectoplast business sold to Alpla Holding

PLASTICS PACKAGING

Unbroken global growth for flexible and rigid packaging / Plenty of potential in the health and cosmetics sector / Amcor has highest sales in Europe / Further consolidation in the industry / AMI report

ALPLA

Polish subsidiary PRT Radomsko reportedly planning PET recycling facility

ALPLA

Packaging giant shuts down Spanish preform plant / New facilities to be built in China and the US

CROATIA

Plastics consumption drops to 105,600 t in 2009 / Employment rises despite the crisis

SPAIN / PORTUGAL

Plastics consumption recovering slowly after the crisis / Injection moulders face pressure to consolidate / AMI report

ALPLA

Acquisition of PET Recycling Team targeted

ALPLA-WERKE

Expanding activities in key growth markets / New bottle manufacturing plants to be built in China and Brazil

CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING

Investment bank hired to raise cash for expansion / Plans to build new plants across the UK