REYNOLDS

Is Graham Packaging poised for sale? / Packaging group urgently needs liquid funds

CLOSURE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL

North American business to be sold to Cerberus / Sales of USD 861m

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Demand of single-use foodservice products in US to grow 3% annually to 2021 / Sustainability a lasting trend / Freedonia report

THERMOFORMED PRODUCTS

Global market predicted to grow by 4.3% per year to 2019 / Electronic packaging is fastest-growing segment / BCC Research report

POLYETHYLENE FILM MARKET

Impact of US shale gas reserves will see resin costs decline / European market contracting / Strong growth in the Middle East / Demand for speciality film rising / AMI multi client study

FOOD PACKAGING

Subway's salad bowls and lids now made of 95% recycled materials / New packaging provided by Pactiv

PACTIV

New packaging facility to be built in Mexico City

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

PACTIV

Two-year capacity expansion programme enters final stage

PACTIV

Sold to Reynolds Group for USD 6 bn / Deal to be finalised this year

BERRY PLASTICS

Former Pliant unit in Germany is renamed / Several US plants set to close by year's end

PACTIV

Purchase of APET manufacturer PWP Industries

PACTIV

Higher volumes and lower costs help boost Q4 profits / Consumer products and foodservice segments see growth

PACTIV

“Slide-Rite” closure adopted by Procter & Gamble