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Rexam has sold its Petainer PET packaging business to NextWave and WHEB Ventures for £16m. 12-Nov-2009 Rexam is in negotiations to acquire Rostar, the Russian manufacturer of beverage cans, for £149m. 05-Jul-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 Rexam is to sell its glass packaging business to Ardagh of Ireland for £449m, including 3,600 staff at 13 sites throughout Europe. 13-Mar-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 Rexam is to acquire Truepack, the Indian pharmaceutical packaging company, for £5m. 22-Aug-2006 Rexam is looking to sell a thin-wall container packaging factory at Yate near Bristol, as well as sites in Denmark and Sweden. 21-Jul-2006 Rexam is planning to acquire Airspray, the Dutch manufacturer of foam pumps with 140 staff and annual sales of £31m. 23-Feb-2006 Rexam is to acquire Ecanco, the Egyptian beverage can manufacturer, for £61m. 31-Jan-2006 Rexam is to acquire FangXin's beauty packaging business in China for £42m. 26-Jan-2006 Rexam is to acquire Precise Technology, the US plastic packaging manufacturer with 1,700 staff, for £148m. 15-Nov-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 Rexam is to sell its Barnsley-based glass packaging business to Ardagh Glass for £50m. 24-May-2005 Rexam is to acquire the remaining 40% of Rexam Beverage Can Zhao Qing of China from its joint venture partner Hua Xing Investment. 11-Nov-2004 Rexam is to acquire the remaining 50% stake in Vitro-American National Can, the Mexican beverage can manufacturer, for £14m. 28-Sep-2004 Rexam has acquired the pharmaceutical packaging division of Compagnie Plastic Omnium of France for £23m. 13-Apr-2004 RPC is to acquire four plastic packaging factories in Hereford, France, Belgium and the Czech Republic from Rexam for £16m. 15-Mar-2004 Rexam has acquired Polglass, the Polish glass packaging company, from Hunan NV for £10m. 20-Feb-2004 Rexam is to acquire Glas Moerdijk, the Dutch glass packaging plant, from Heineken for £30m. 29-Jan-2004 Rexam is to acquire Latasa, the Brazilian producer of aluminium beverage cans for £272m, and is now seeking acquisitions in China. 03-Nov-2003 Rexam has acquired Tritello, the Swedish manufacturer of thermoformed packaging, as well as the thermoforming assets and business of Superfos Packaging of Ystad, Sweden. 14-Oct-2003 Rexam is to sell its medical flexible packaging division to Amcor of Australia for £135m, which will involve the transfer of more than 1,000 staff worldwide. 22-Aug-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 Rexam has acquired Luner Glas, the German glass container manufacturer, for £33m, and has raised £86m in a share placing to fund further acquisitions. 09-Jan-2003 Rexam is to acquire Nienburger Glas, the German glass container manufacturer with 1,270 staff, from Interbrew for £68m. 15-Oct-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 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 Rexam is to invest £40m in two new beverage can-making lines at sites in Naro Fominsk, Russia, and La Selva, Spain. 22-Jul-2002 Rexam is to sell its Image Products coated films and papers business to Sun Capital of the US for £42m. 08-Apr-2002 Rexam is to sell its 70% stake in Rexam Combibloc, the Houghton le Spring-based liquid carton business, to joint venture partner SIG Group of Switzerland. 12-Mar-2002 Rexam is selling its Gelsenkirchen drinks can plant in Germany to a consortium of private investors for £40m. 17-Dec-2001 Rexam is to acquire Crown Cork & Seal's beauty pumps business for £75m, funded by a £108m share placing, in order to enhance its US manufacturing capability. 14-Dec-2001 Rexam has completed the acquisition of a beverage can making plant in Ejpovice in the Czech Republic for £16m from Schmalbach-Lubeca of Germany. 03-Oct-2001 Rexam is looking to sell a beverage can manufacturing plant in Germany and its TBS automation machinery business, and is also in talks to sell its Imaging Products coated paper business. 31-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 Rexam is to sell two beverage can plants in Runcorn and France to Schmalbach-Lubeca of Germany for £52m, in order to win approval for the acquisition of American National Can. 09-Jul-2001 Rexam is selling its MiTek building products business in the US, which manufactures steel connectors for roofing timbers, to Berkshire Hathaway for £275m. 13-Jun-2001 Rexam is planning to sell its coated films and paper subsidiary to FiberMark of the US for £92m. 08-Mar-2001 Rexam is to sell its Release coated films and papers business to Lohja of Finland for £85m, and the proceeds will be used to reduce debt. 22-Dec-2000 Rexam has announced plans to close packaging factories in Poole and Whitehaven with the loss of 350 jobs, and production will be moved to other sites. 07-Nov-2000 Rexam is looking to sell its beverage can plants at Runcorn, Gelsenkirchen in Germany and Marseilles in France, in order to win European approval for the acquisition of American National Can. 19-Sep-2000 Rexam is in discussions to sell its coated films, papers and building operations in order to focus on consumer packaging, and expects to complete the disposals during 2001. 01-Sep-2000 Rexam has sold its printing division to John Mansfield for £318m, and John Mansfield has also announced plans to sell the recently-acquired Waddington's food service and pharmaceutical packaging operations. 05-Apr-2000 Rexam is to acquire American National Can, the US drinks cans maker, for £1.3bn, as part of a strategy to build up a global consumer packaging business. 04-Apr-2000 Rexam is planning to bid for Schmalbach-Lubeca, the German manufacturer of beverage cans which is expected to be sold off by Viag later this year. 10-Mar-2000 Rexam has sold its Bowater Windows business to a management buy-out led by Legal & General Ventures for £120m, in order to focus on consumer packaging. 15-Oct-1999 Rexam is aiming to become one of the world's largest consumer packaging groups by spending up to £500m on acquisitions and by selling its printing and windows operations. 10-Sep-1999 Rexam is in negotiations to sell its European pharmaceutical printed packaging business to Boxmore International. 26-Aug-1999 Rexam has selected a partnership between MailWell of the US and Mercury Private Equity as preferred bidder for its printing business, and a £90m deal is expected within two months. 17-Aug-1999 Rexam is to sell its flexible packaging operation in New Zealand to Royal Packaging Industries Van Leer for £8.6m. 23-Apr-1999 Rexam has put its printing and windows businesses up for sale, as part of a strategy to focus on consumer packaging and coated films and papers. 12-Mar-1999 Rexam has sold its Australian envelopes and stationery operations for £21m. 11-Mar-1999 Rexam is acquiring Sussex Plastics, the US cosmetics packaging company, for £19m, and is now seeking similar purchases. 11-Feb-1999 Rexam Medical Packaging has won a £750,000 order to supply sterile packaging to Becton Dickinson, the world's largest producer of syringes. 05-Feb-1999 Rexam is selling its corrugated board business to SCA of Sweden for £195m, and will now look to sell the remaining operations in its industrial packaging division. 22-Dec-1998 Rexam has had its £379m takeover bid for PLM accepted by the Swedish packaging group. 16-Dec-1998 Rexam is close to announcing the sale of its industrial packaging business for up to £300m, and this will be followed by the disposal of its printing and building operations. 04-Dec-1998 Rexam is launching a £380m takeover bid for PLM, the Swedish can and bottle maker. 01-Dec-1998 Rexam has begun discussions with potential buyers of its industrial packaging division, thought to be worth about £200m. 13-Oct-1998 Rexam is considering plans to spend up to £1bn on foreign acquisitions to expand its specialist packaging and coated film and paper divisions. 08-Oct-1998 Rexam has raised its stake in Der Kwai, the Asian plastic packaging company, from 33% to 67% at a cost of £14m. 19-Sep-1998 Rexam has announced plans to sell more businesses with total sales of £300m, and they are thought to include industrial packaging, book printing and building materials. 28-Aug-1998 Rexam is to return £250m to shareholders having failed to find suitable acquisitions, but will still be able to spend £150m on bolt-on acquisitions. 07-Jul-1998 Rexam is said to have been approached by a number of potential buyers that are interested in the group's building and engineering operations. 22-Jun-1998 Rexam has bought Plasticos Dumex, the Mexican closures and containers company, for £5m. 16-Jun-1998 Ekco Packaging has acquired the aluminium foil and ovenable board tray business of Rexam for £12m. 02-May-1998 Rexam has bought Lawson Mardon's medical products division, which exports packaging, bags and pouches for hospitals, for £5.3m. 28-Apr-1998 Rexam has bought the remaining 50% of Rexam ITAP, its Brazilian packaging joint venture which has annual sales of about £2.5m. 28-Apr-1998 Rexam is acquiring Tritek Cardboard Packaging, the Newcastle-based corrugated sheet board converter, for £6.7m. 09-Apr-1998 Rexam has earmarked £500m for further acquisitions, and claims to be on schedule with its cost-cutting and disposals programme. 26-Mar-1998 Rexam is selling its Smith & McLaurin self-adhesive labels business to management for £12.4m. 19-Mar-1998 Rexam is acquiring a $10m minority stake in Calmar, the Californian cosmetics packaging business that produces spray and lotion pumps, and analysts believe that a full takeover could follow. 12-Mar-1998 Rexam has acquired NatWest Print, the cheque book printing operation of National Westminster bank, for £8.5m. 03-Mar-1998 Rexam is acquiring Pajco Products, the US paper coverings business, for £13m and will integrate it with its coated paper business based in Massachusetts. 24-Feb-1998 Rexam has reduced its stake in Graphocolor, the French metallised packaging company, from 50% to 20%, and sold its J Arthur Dixon greetings card business, raising a total £2.1m. 10-Feb-1998 Rexam is acquiring a 33.3% stake in Der Kwei, the Taiwanese cosmetics packaging group, for £25m, and has an option to buy a majority stake. 30-Jan-1998 Rexam, the paper and packaging concern, is to start looking for bolt-on acquisitions now that its disposal programme is almost complete. 17-Sep-1997 Rexam has ended negotiations to acquire Keller Crescent Company, the US maker of healthcare cartons, as a result of due diligence. 13-Sep-1997 Rexam has sold its Belgian plastic packaging business to DV Industri of Denmark for £6.1m. 21-Aug-1997 McCorquodale Confidential Print has been sold by Rexam to a management buy-out for £2.1m, which means that Rexam's programme of disposals is now 75% complete. 19-Aug-1997 Rexam has sold William Clowes, the book printer, to management for £4.4m, as part of its continuing programme of disposals. 23-Jul-1997 Rexam has sold five more businesses for £18m, including Rexam Cartons and Flexible Packaging of the US, which was sold to a management team, and Dispenser, which was sold to Lindal Ventil of Germany. 04-Jul-1997 Rexam is reorganising its food and beverage packaging business and selling its half of Blowmocan to Nampak for £2m. 08-May-1997 Crest Packaging has bought Rexam Cartons, the folding cartons business, from Rexam for £3.8m. 02-May-1997 Rexam has sold four more subsidiaries for a total £24.4m - Goodhead Group has bought Benham & Company, Cookson has bought Tactus International, and Silgen Plastics has bought Rexam Containers in North America. 08-Apr-1997 Rexam is setting aside £358m for a restructuring which will see 500 job cuts in the UK and 1,200 worldwide. 20-Mar-1997 Goodhead is in discussions to acquire Benham, the printing business, from Rexam. 11-Mar-1997 Rexam has sold Otis Specialty Papers to Wausau Paper Mills of the US for £36m, and PT Rexam Mulox, the Indonesian maker of chemical containers, to a management buy-out for £1.3m. 13-Feb-1997 Rexam, the packaging group, is to speed up its disposals programme by offering financial incentives to executives to sell the subsidiaries quickly and at a good price. 16-Jan-1997 Rexam, the packaging group, is planning to sell about 20 businesses, representing about 12% of turnover, in order to restore profitability. 19-Dec-1996 Rexam, the packaging, printing and coated products group, is looking to sell off 15-20 underperforming companies with combined sales of up to £300m. 11-Sep-1996 Rexam, the paper and packaging concern, plans to expand in emerging markets this year, especially India, mainly through organic growth. 20-Mar-1996 Rexam, the printing and packaging concern, is selling three non-core operations: Opax, the lottery ticket maker, Victor, the colour masterbatch maker, and Rexam Performance Products, the US coated films concern. 15-Mar-1996
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