SONOCO

Potential closure of Irish packaging plant / Possible loss of 49 jobs

PEOPLE

Sonoco appoints new general manager for Rigid Paper and Plastics business in Europe

ROBINSON

Growth anticipated in Central Europe / Revenue, profits increased in 2011 / Business gains expected in 2012

SONOCO

Global EPS and PU price hike

SONOCO

Agreement to acquire fellow US packaging producer Tegrant Corporation / USD 550m deal to be wrapped up this year / Birth of a North American protective packaging giant / Sector continues to consolidate

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Modest growth expected up to 2016 / US still largest consumer, but China catching up / Asia likely to take more than half of global output / Plastics the dominant substrate / Pira study

ROBINSON

Sale of spiral wound container business to Sonoco / Cash receipts to reduce debt / Focus on plastic packaging

PLASTICS PROCESSING IN GERMANY

IKB bank still sees considerable insolvency risk among plastics processors / Sales of German rubber and plastics industry back at 2007 level next year / Producers follow converters to growth regions

SONOCO

Plastics businesses brought together under single brand

SONOCO

CPET container producer APT acquired for USD 120m

SONOCO

Purchase of Matrix Packaging completed after antitrust clearance / Cash deal of USD 210m