NEW ALBEA

Automotive supplier files for insolvency in self-administration

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Latest industry developments: Ceflex and Alliance to End Plastic Waste collaborate on huge recycling facility / Flexibles market to grow 4.9% by 2030 / Siegwerk, Henkel develop new oxygen barrier coating

COSMETICS PACKAGING

Market valued at USD 41 bn in 2028 / Beauty-conscious population, male grooming and emerging markets partly drive growth / Visiongain 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

VERIPLAST

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