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Plastic Packaging Spectra is looking to relocate its Halesworth-based plastic containers business to a new factory and warehouse on a 17-acre site on Sparrowhawk Road, with the workforce rising from 35 to 60 within a year. 13-Nov-2008 Camvac, the Thetford-based plastic packaging company with 114 staff, has been acquired by GIL Investments for undisclosed terms. 03-Oct-2008 PCC, the plastic card manufacturer with sites in Colchester and Lancashire, has been acquired by CPI Card Group of the US. 01-Sep-2008 Robert Horne Group has acquired Vink Plastics UK, the distributor of plastics to the sign and graphics industries with sites in Manchester and 14 European countries. 20-May-2008 Clear Packaging, the Coventry-based plastic carton manufacturer with 25 staff, has been acquired by Staeger Group of Switzerland. 09-May-2008 Huhtamaki is to close the plastic wrapping department at its Gosport factory this autumn, with the loss of 90 jobs, and a further 70 jobs will be lost at its plant in Portadown. 24-Apr-2008 Amcor Flexibles is to sell its AF Baricol plastics plant in Highbridge, Somerset, to Swedish private equity firm Accent Equity for undisclosed terms. 15-Apr-2008 Linpac is to close its plastic packaging factory in Walsall and a warehouse in Bromsgrove, with the loss of 300 jobs. 24-Mar-2008 Cope Allman is to close two of the three factories of its recently-acquired Jaycare plastics business on North Tyneside, but most of the 200 staff will be retained. 19-Mar-2008 Gwalia Packaging is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its plastics packaging factory in Pontypridd, including the installation of new automation equipment and the creation of an unspecified number of jobs. 18-Mar-2008 Alternative Waste Solutions has secured a £2m cash injection to help fund the £14m expansion of its plant in Hemswell, Lincolnshire, which recycles waste plastics into food-grade packaging. 08-Jan-2008 Nampak Plastics is planning to set up a multi-million pound plastic bottle recycling plant at an undisclosed site in the north east of England by the end of 2008. 22-Nov-2007 Shalam Packaging is seeking permission to set up a plastic packaging factory in Bedale, North Yorkshire, with the creation of up to 56 jobs. 13-Nov-2007 Henry Sutcliffe, the Salford-based manufacturer of wooden and plastic containers with 25 staff, has been acquired by Scott Group of Fife. 24-Sep-2007 M&H Plastics, the Suffolk-based plastic bottles manufacturer with 500 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland. 13-Sep-2007 RPC Containers is to close its plastic packaging factory in Hereford early next year, with the loss of 150 jobs. 23-Aug-2007 APW Enclosure Systems of Southampton has sold its metal enclosures product line out of administration to a new company called Verotec, while the plastic enclosures business has been acquired by Vero Technologies. 22-Jun-2007 Rexam is to acquire O-I Plastics, the plastic packaging company with 2,800 staff, from Owens Illinois of the US for £813m. 12-Jun-2007 Elopak has sold two HDPE plastic bottle manufacturing operations - Auspac of Foston and Elopak Plastic Systems of Bracknell - to a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 02-May-2007 Plantic Technologies of Australia is to raise £15m in a flotation in London to fund the commercial development of biodegradable plastic packaging. 06-Mar-2007 RPC Bebo has closed its plastics packaging factory in Bristol with the loss of about 50 jobs, in order to transfer the work to Corby. 28-Feb-2007 Veriplast International is to shed 85 of the 165 jobs at its Mono Containers plastic packaging factory in Durham. 12-Feb-2007 British Polythene Industries is planning to close its plastic films factory in North Lincolnshire with the loss of up to 39 jobs. 30-Jan-2007 Polimoon Packaging is to close its plastic packaging factory in Sutton-in-Ashfield, with the loss of up to 80 jobs. 09-Jan-2007 Rexam has confirmed the sale of part of its food plastic packaging operations in Gloucestershire, Sweden and Denmark to an undisclosed buyer for £25m. 30-Oct-2006 Sharp Interpack has confirmed the acquisition of Rexam Plastic Packaging, the Bristol-based food plastic packaging business with 150 staff, from Rexam. 04-Oct-2006 Valpak has acquired the Waste Management Group's waste plastics sorting site in Preston, in order to expand its Valient Recycling operation. 06-Jul-2006 RPC Group has acquired two of Crown Group's Risdon plastic packaging plants in France and Italy from Crown Group for £4m. 04-Jul-2006 Polimoon is to shed up to 60 jobs at its plastic packaging factory near Beccles. 09-Jun-2006 Robinson has acquired VR Plastics, the Nottinghamshire-based plastic injection moulding company with 85 staff, for £2.8m. 08-May-2006 British Polythene Industries is to create up to 10 jobs following a £2m investment in the expansion of capacity at its plastics recycling plant in Dumfries. 04-Apr-2006 Cardinal Packaging has secured a further £1.6m from the Royal Bank of Scotland to fund the expansion of its Ebbw Vale-based plastic bags factory, with the creation of 30 jobs. 16-Mar-2006 Ambroplastics, the Telford-based polypropylene packaging manufacturer with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Celsur Holdings. 20-Jan-2006 DS Smith has sold BSK, its Kent-based plastic coating and laminating business with 117 staff, to BSK Materials. 04-Jan-2006 Polimoon is to shed up to 20 jobs at its plastic packaging factory in Beccles. 12-Dec-2005 Canyon Europe, the manufacturer of plastic trigger sprayers and dispensing pumps, is to create up to 40 new jobs in Mallusk, Antrim, as part of a £10m development project. 08-Dec-2005 Huhtamaki is to shed almost 90 of the 190 jobs at its plastic packaging factory in Portadown. 05-Dec-2005 Rexam is to acquire Precise Technology, the US plastic packaging manufacturer with 1,700 staff, for £148m. 15-Nov-2005 Cenplas has suffered a major fire at its plastic bottle warehouse on the Chartwell Trading Estate in Leicester, casting doubt on the future of 70 jobs. 20-Sep-2005 Rexam is to acquire Delta Plastics, the US manufacturer of plastic injection-moulded jars and closures with 350 staff, for £83m. 07-Sep-2005 Budelpack is to shed 130 jobs at its plastics packaging factory in Rhymney, South Wales, following a recent fire. 22-Jun-2005 Tyco Plastics has sold its plastic films business, which has 380 staff at plants in Potters Bar, Preston, Leeds and Brighouse, to Gil Investments for undisclosed terms. 13-Jun-2005 British Polythene Industries is considering plans to close its plastic packaging factory in Ipswich with the loss of more than 60 jobs, as well as a refuse sacks plant in Redditch. 10-May-2005 Audus Noble has acquired Dines Plastics, the Basildon-based plastic packaging company with 46 staff, in a multi-million pound deal. 14-Mar-2005 Polimoon Fibrenyle is planning to expand its plastic bottle packaging plant in Beccles, Suffolk, with the creation of 62 jobs. 30-Dec-2004 Jubb, the Leicestershire-based plastic bottles manufacturer, has been bought of administration by BM Etchco of Birmingham for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 71 jobs. 30-Nov-2004 RPC is to acquire the European plastic packaging operations of Nampak for £23m, and the Woburn Sands site will be closed and production transferred to the other two sites in Haltwhistle and Llantrisant. 02-Nov-2004 Betts UK is to shed 200 jobs at its factory in Colchester by next September, in order to transfer its plastics injection-moulding business to its US-based partner Nypro. 14-Sep-2004 RPC, the plastic packaging supplier, is planning to double production of inhalers next year, in order to meet rising demand from Boehringer of the US. 09-Jun-2004 Britton Group, the plastic packaging supplier with 850 staff at sites in Winsford, Hartlepool and Louth, has undergone a £46m management buy-out. 25-May-2004 Involvement Packaging has acquired De La Pak of Pershore, in order to offer its range of plastic and metal packaging containers across a wider area. 23-Mar-2004 RPC is to acquire four plastic packaging factories in Hereford, France, Belgium and the Czech Republic from Rexam for £16m. 15-Mar-2004 M&H Plastics is to shed 46 of the 535 jobs at its plastic bottles and caps factory in Beccles. 01-Mar-2004 Bunzl is to acquire Skiffy Group, the Dutch supplier of plastic components, for £19m, and has also announced the acquisitions of Prolix Packaging of the US and O'Mahony Packaging of Ireland. 10-Feb-2004 Polimoon Fibrenyle is to close its plastic packaging factory in Norwich in August with the loss of 91 jobs, although 34 staff may relocate to sites in Nottinghamshire. 15-Jan-2004 Linpac Plastics has acquired Infia, the Italian manufacturer of plastic packaging with 300 staff, for undisclosed terms. 06-Jan-2004 Alcan is planning to sell its Fibrenyle plastic packaging division, which includes sites in Norwich, Beccles, Thetford and the Midlands, to Polimoon. 23-Oct-2003 Macfarlane has sold its plastics business to Tyco for £48m, as part of a strategy to focus on packaging and distribution, and has also announced plans to dispose of at least half of its 40 branches. 03-Oct-2003 British Vita is looking to spend up to £40m on acquisitions to expand its foam and plastics business. 02-Sep-2003 Stanelco has acquired Adept Polymers, the manufacturer of biodegradable plastics, for £0.3m. 31-Jul-2003 Sharp Interpack is investing £10m in a plastic packaging plant at Bridgwater, while its Aylesham plant near Canterbury will also be redeveloped next year. 10-Jun-2003 Delyn Packaging is planning to double the 10-strong workforce at its plastic packaging factory in Caerphilly over the next few months. 10-Jun-2003 Rexam is to acquire Risdon Pharma Development, the supplier of plastic packaging to the pharmaceutical industry with factories in France and Germany, from Montagu Private Equity for £90m. 05-Jun-2003 Alcan Packaging is considering plans to sell its Fibrenyle plastic container business, which includes production units in Beccles, Norwich, Thetford and Sutton-in-Ashfield. 04-Jun-2003 M&H Plastics, the Suffolk-based manufacturer of plastic packaging with 600 staff, is to be acquired by JP Morgan Chase's private equity arm for undisclosed terms. 18-Mar-2003 Werit of Germany is planning to open a new £5m plastic containers factory on the Northbank Industrial Park in Salford early next year, with the creation of up to 75 jobs. 24-Dec-2002 Rexam is looking to spend up to £100m a year on acquisitions to expand its consumer packaging business, and is particularly interested in plastics and the European glass market. 30-Aug-2002 Payne Strapping has merged with Samuel Strapping Systems to form MJ Maillis UK, a combined manufacturer of steel and plastic strapping with operations in Nottingham, Hinckley, Kilnhurst and Strood. 28-Aug-2002 Rexam has completed the sale of two Danish plastic containers businesses - Rexam Holmia and Rexam Closures & Containers - to Polimoon Holding of Denmark for £7.2m. 13-Aug-2002 Low & Bonar has sold Spila, its loss-making Italian plastics subsidiary, to Albanova, for a nominal sum. 02-Aug-2002 Bunzl has acquired Kenco Sales of Seattle for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its plastic and paper products business in the US. 02-Jul-2002 Jubb is creating 50 new jobs at its plastic bottles factory in Leicestershire, due to the increased workload resulting from the recent acquisition of Barclay Stuart Plastics. 14-Mar-2002 The Welsh Development Agency has announced that 10 new jobs are being created by Industrial Plastic Recyclers of Knighton, Powys, in order to convert plastic products into pellets for manufacturers. 19-Feb-2002 Plastek is to invest £1m expanding production at its plastic crates factory in Clydach Vale, with the creation of 55 jobs over the next four years. 30-Jan-2002 Graham Packaging is planning to close its plastic bottles plant at Gwersyllt in north Wales in April, with the loss of 67 jobs. 22-Jan-2002 Jarvis Porter has sold its Nottingham-based swing ticket and tags business to a management buy-out, while its Hinckley plastic carton and vision packaging equipment business has been sold to Hallmark Cards for £0.4m. 21-Aug-2001 Macfarlane is to sell its plastics division to Tyco Plastics of the US for £49m, and the proceeds will be used to acquire packaging companies in the UK and Europe. 20-Aug-2001 Rexam has acquired the Danish plastic packaging operation of Danapak and certain assets of Tolkki of Finland for about £16m. 14-Aug-2001 Nampak Liquid Foods is to close its plastic bottle factory at Kiln Farm in Milton Keynes in September with the loss of 90 jobs, in order to transfer production to Newport Pagnell. 01-Jun-2001 British Polythene Industries is to close its Plasti-Covers plastic bags factory in Irvine with the loss of 35 jobs. 03-Apr-2001 Bunzl is seeking further acquisitions following a rise in profits, and is particularly interested in the supply of fresh food packaging to supermarkets, paper distribution, cigarette filters and plastics. 27-Feb-2001 Plastibox, the Gloucester-based plastic packaging manufacturer, has closed with the loss of 30 jobs. 09-Jan-2001 Huhtamaki Van Leer is to shed 12 of the 24 jobs at its plastics printing department in Gosport, due to a fall in the workload. 01-Nov-2000 Environmental Polymers, the developer of plastics that dissolve in water after use, is planning to raise about £3m in a share placing on Aim in order to equip a new factory near Manchester. 30-Oct-2000 Ex-Press Plastics is to extend its plastic components factory in Norfolk with the creation of 30 jobs, following its buy-out from Low & Bonar. 16-Oct-2000 Johnsen & Jorgensen, the Dartford-based agency for imported glass and plastic packaging, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 05-Sep-2000 AEP Industries is to close its plastic packaging facility in North Baddesley with the loss of 32 jobs, but sales staff will be relocated to other sites. 03-Aug-2000 Cebal UK, the manufacturer of plastic tubes that is part of the Pechiney Group, is to close its plant in Corby later this year with the loss of 70 jobs. 02-Aug-2000 Low & Bonar, the plastics and specialist materials company, is looking to spend up to £100m on acquisitions, and is particularly interested in floor coverings used in airports and hospitals. 12-Jul-2000 Dolphin Packaging, the plastic packaging company, is being acquired by Sealed Air of the US for £79m, in order to give the US company greater access to Europe and additional products in convenience food packaging. 29-Jun-2000 John Mansfield has sold its Waddington North America disposable plastic tableware business to management for £140m, in order to transform its Waddington packaging division into a printing business. 13-Jun-2000 Symphony Plastics Technology, the manufacturer of degradable plastic packaging products, is planning to raise £3.2m in a share placing in order to fund overseas expansion. 12-Jun-2000 British Vita has acquired Imperial Packaging, the US manufacturer of thermoplastic sheet, for £3.7m. 02-Jun-2000 Low & Bonar is in talks with venture capitalists and overseas trade buyers about the sale of its European packaging interests, in order to focus on speciality materials and plastics. 27-Apr-2000 RPC is planning to set up a new £7m plastic packaging factory at Old Dalby in Leicestershire, with the creation of 50 jobs. 10-Apr-2000 Macfarlane is looking to spend up to £50m on acquisitions in order to expand its four main divisions - plastics, packaging, distribution and adhesive labels. 15-Mar-2000 DuPont is planning to invest £5.5m at its plastics factory in Cargenbridge, Dumfries, in order to increase flexibility in the polyester production section. 03-Mar-2000 Avro Industries has bought Almond Engineering, the Scottish supplier of thermoformed plastic packaging to the food sector. 25-Feb-2000 Bull Card Systems is to set up a new headquarters for its plastic cards business at the Solent Business Park in Fareham, which will involve the relocation of some staff from West Byfleet and the creation of 90 new jobs. 17-Feb-2000 Fibrenyle is to cut 30 jobs at its plastic packaging plant near Mansfield, as part of a reorganisation that will result in its pharmaceutical and cosmetics business being transferred to Norwich. 10-Nov-1999 The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. 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