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Colortronic (UK) says it has supplied materials handling systems to Nampak Plastics Europe to allow inclusion of recycled HDPE into the rigid packaging company’s HDPE containers. 8 March 2010

M&H Plastics hopes its latest investment in a new injection blow moulding machine from Uniloy Milacron will help it expand in the market for pharma packaging. 5 March 2010

EuPC, the Brussels trade body for plastics converters, has urged European Union legislators to “get policy on plastics right; otherwise there will be widespread damaging effects on user and supply industries”. 4 March 2010

RPC Group is planning a further plant closure but the unidentified facility is not in its home base of the UK, chief executive Ron Marsh has told PRW. 27 November 2009

The wave of corporate acquisitions unleashed by Icelandic entrepreneurs in recent years was not restricted to big name high street retailers such as Hamleys and House of Fraser and West Ham United Football Club, it is worth bearing in mind. 3 November 2008

A conversation with a fair sized moulder last week really brought home the extraordinary pricing pressure which is now being experienced across the industry. 12 August 2008

• Ineos considers move to Switzerland to save tax 5 March 2010
• Plastics converters lobby EU for policy support 4 March 2010
• Linpac responds to talk of break-up and sale 9 March 2010
• M&H buys machinery to expand in pharma market 5 March 2010
• Australia green building rules revised in favour of PVC 4 March 2010

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• LyondellBasell considers Chapter 11 2 January 2009
• BASF takes drastic action and shuts 80 plants (Update) 19 November 2008
• Sabic IP cuts output of engineering plastics 6 November 2008
• Ineos seeks bank waiver as customers destock 18 November 2008
• German investor buys 50% of LyondellBasell 21 May 2009

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