FAERCH PLAST

Danish packaging producer poised for sale to Advent International / Basis for further acquisitions

GUALA CLOSURES

Caps and closures manufacturer apparently to be sold / Red figures in recent years / High level of debt

FAERCH PLAST

Danish packaging manufacturer reports record 2016 results

FAERCH PLAST

Owner EQT selling packaging manufacturer / Sale expected to raise EUR 700m

SEALED AIR

Packaging group reports higher earnings from lower sales / Plans to sell off the Diversey business

UNITED KINGDOM

"Brexit is stupid" / 52% of British population votes to leave the EU / Plastics industry reacts calmly / Important market in Europe / Many corporate headquarters likely to relocate to the continent

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

ASSOCIATIONS

UK industry associations BPF and PAFA to set up new plastics packaging group

FAERCH PLAST

Purchase of Sealed Air's European food trays business and “Cryovac” brand / Manufacturing sites in UK and Spain

FAERCH PLAST

Purchase of UK thermoformed packaging producer Anson Packaging / Largest acquisition in company history / Three-year investment programme

FAERCH PLAST

Launching “aggressive” international expansion strategy / Plans call for distributors network for CPET and “MAPET II”

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

FAERCH PLAST

Sage and cream colour thermoforming packaging for relaunch of Tesco Italian ready meals / Freezer-to-oven convenience

FAERCH PLAST

Danish packager doubles thermoforming capacity at UK plant

PLASTICS RECYCLING

Group of UK companies band together to tackle CPET recycling problem / In-market trial of solution to commence in July

FAERCH PLAST

Danish plastic packaging specialist raises rPET use / Mulling own regrinding operations

FAERCH PLAST

Innovative pizza tray made of C-PET / Maximum temperatures of 220°C / Opportunities for take-aways and supermarkets

FAERCH PLAST

Danish Rigid plastic packaging producer acquired by EQT private equity fund

LINPAC

Detectable black colourants developed to enable recycling of black plastics / Collaboration with UK's WRAP and other packaging firms

FAERCH PLAST

Monolayer PET packaging introduced for meat and poultry trays

FAERCH PLAST

UK production plant officially opened / Trays for ready meals, fresh meat / Plans to raise output

THIN WALLED PACKAGING

Consolidation changes face of European market / Producers react to falling profitability / AMI study

FAERCH PLAST

Danish packaging manufacturer to build new plant in Durham / Production start-up in summer 2012

VERIPLAST

Packaging production shifted from Durham in UK to the Netherlands / Faerch Plast buys site

FAERCH PLAST

Danish packaging manufacturer back in the black / Cost reduction campaign successful