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Keyuan and Ningbo Institute to Develop Commercial Applications for Butadiene Styrene Resin

Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. ("Keyuan or the "Company"), a leading merchant manufacturer of various petrochemical products in China, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Ningbo Institute of Technology, an affiliate of Zhejiang University, to jointly develop commercial applications for Butadiene Styrene Resin.

3 Mar 2011

Mitsui Chemicals Establishes MCT PET Resin JV for Bottles Operations

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (hereinafter called "MCI") and Teijin Limited (hereinafter called "Teijin") announced the establishment of MCT PET Resin Co., Ltd., a joint-venture company between MCI and Teiji...

From Teijin Limited 2 Mar 2011

Packaging Solutions Purchases Canada-Based Excel Pac

Wellspring Capital Management and Harold Bevis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Packaging Solutions Holdings, announced that Packaging Solutions Holdings has acquired Excel Pac, a leading flexible packaging manufacturer in the food, dairy and pet food markets from Vincent Musacchio.

2 Mar 2011

Platinum Equity Buys Two Businesses from South Africa-Based Packaging Firm

Platinum Equity announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Nampak Cartons and Nampak Healthcare from South Africa-based Nampak Limited (JSE: NPK). Nampak Cartons produces cartons for the food and beverag...

2 Mar 2011

Silgan Acquires Vogel + Noot's Metal Can Business

Silgan Holdings Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Vogel & Noot Holding AG's metal can business.

2 Mar 2011

Bruckner Presents New Technologies for Plastics and Packaging Industry at Chinaplas 2011

At Chinaplas 2011 the members of the Brückner Group present forward-looking technologies for various applications in the plastics and packaging industries.

2 Mar 2011

BottlesUp to Launch First Reusable Glass Water Bottle

BottlesUp will bring glass back at the 2011 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago, March 4-6, where it will introduce the first reusable glass water bottle that blends the artistic beauty of glass with the environmental responsibility of all natural, recycled materials.

2 Mar 2011

Covidien Announces Release of New Product Packaging

Covidien a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the launch of unified packaging that leverages “One look. One Covidien.”

2 Mar 2011

Analysis on Plastics Market in South Africa

Demand for plastics in South Africa is rising, but imports from Asia and the Middle East could satisfy much of the growth in this market.

2 Mar 2011

Novelis Announces Sale of Printed Confectionery Foil Packaging Business

Novelis today announced that it has sold its printed confectionery foil packaging business at Bridgnorth, UK, to Discovery Foils effective immediately.

From Novelis Corp 2 Mar 2011

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