PIPELIFE

Next step of Irish expansion underway / Plans include more extrusion capacity, training

BOREALIS

Supply of chemically recycled PE for water pipes in Vienna

WIENERBERGER

Austrian construction supplier acquires Dutch pipe specialist

WIENERBERGER

Austrian brick producer buys Croatia's leading provider of piping solutions

WIENERBERGER

Tessenderlo to buy French plastic pipe business

WIENERBERGER

Acquisitions in UK, Ireland / Supplier strengthens renovation business

PIPELIFE

Plant expansion and new construction in Scandinavia / Technology to manage heavy rainfall

FILMS RECYCLING

Valipac coordinates European collaboration on closed-loop recycling of construction films / Partners include Morssinkhof, Oerlemans, Total and Wienerberger

WIENERBERGER

Agreement to buy Norwegian plastic pipe specialist Isoterm / Spending of EUR 200m earmarked for growth in 2018

PLASTIC PIPE INDUSTRY

Sector characterised by consolidations in Europe / Germany remains largest producer / Top 10 companies account for 40% of output / Wavin is market leader / AMI reports

PIPELIFE

Pipes and fittings producer reports stable first-half earnings

PIPELIFE

First-time consolidation of plastic pipe manufacturer benefits brick manufacturer Wienerberger / Sales and earnings on the increase

YEAR IN REVIEW

Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks

PIPELIFE

Wienerberger takes full ownership of the plastic pipe maker / Acquisition reduces dependency on housebuilding

ALPHACAN

Last remaining French pipe plant sold to Pipelife / Desperate focus on window profiles

PIPELIFE

Total withdrawal from Iberian market / Workers take action as trading activities cease in Spain and Portugal

SOLVAY

Specialities business helps boost sales and operating profit in first half of 2010 / Vinyls sees slight gains

PIPELIFE

Massive sales declines in 2009 / Business expected to improve slightly in 2010