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Backsheet film production unit inaugurated in China

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

AGRICULTURAL FILMS

Innovation drives Europe's oversupplied market / Spain and Italy account for 40% of demand / AMI report

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Biofol acquisition completed / Expanding agricultural and construction film activities

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Follow-up: Authorities give green light for Hyplast takeover / Expansion of agricultural film activities continues

RKW AGRI

Plans to acquire German film manufacturer Biofol Film / Raising agricultural and construction film activities

RKW

German film producer prepares to enter Chinese market / Guangzhou production plant to start up in late 2014

CARLSBERG

Danish brewery teams up with global packaging producers to encourage cradle-to-cradle product design / European partners include Arkema, Rexam, RKW and Petainer

RKW

Follow up: RKW Agri subsidiary established / Hyplast activities to be allocated to Philippsthal and Michelstadt production sites in Germany

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Plans to acquire Belgium's agricultural film specialist Hyplast / 40,000 t/y capacity in Hoogstraten

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Roland Roth, president of the German packaging producers' association, talks to PIE about the state of Germany's plastics packaging sector

EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FILMS

Industry consumes 545,000 t/y / Plastics use has given long-term boost to productivity / Concerns over disposal / Market relatively static / AMI report

YEAR IN REVIEW

Plastics industry braces for fresh surprises and more business as usual in 2012 / Price volatility and economic uncertainty / For some segments 2011 beats expectations / Fracking and plastic bag ban are key issues

POLYETHYLENE FILM

European market at 7.5m t in 2010 / LDPE accounts for 46% but is feeling the pressure from LLDPE and metallocene grades / Bags and sacks dominate applications / Sector characterised by consolidations / Latest AMI report

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Rising costs expected to drive up prices in Q2 / Pressure on margins / German industry survey

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

“There will be a collective outcry” if the indexing system is changed / Roland Roth, CEO of RKW, talks to PIE about new price risks, supply and competition issues in Europe's plastics processing sector

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Film manufacturer building new plant in Egypt

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Film manufacturer expands North America operations / Two new US production sites after acquisition of Danafilms

ASSOCIATIONS

Roland Roth new president of IK