Nova Chemicals establishes Centre of Excellence for Plastics Circularity March 18, 2024 Canadian plastics company Nova Chemicals has established a new Centre of Excellence for Plastics Circularity, aiming to further global efforts in sust... Read more
Summit Plastics invests in flexible packaging producer Fredman Bag January 23, 2023 Summit Plastics, a US custom packaging manufacturer, has announced the acquisition of Fredman Bag Company for an undisclosed sum. Read more
Silgan Holdings acquires Gateway Plastics for $485m September 23, 2021 Sustainable packaging company Silgan Holdings has announced its acquisition of Gateway Plastics for $485m, subject to customary adjustments. Read more
Clearlake Capital Group to acquire Mold-Rite Plastics September 20, 2021 US investment firm Clearlake Capital Group has agreed to acquire speciality packaging solutions provider Mold-Rite Plastics from Irving Place Capital. Read more
Alpla buys minority stake in bioplastics firm Panara July 23, 2021 Alpla Group has bought a 'significant' minority stake in Panara, which specialises in the manufacture and research of bio-based and biodegradable plas... Read more
Pact Group acquires Flight Plastics to boost New Zealand circular economy February 12, 2021 Pact Group has completed its acquisition of New Zealand’s Flight Plastics, a provider of packaging for the fresh food segment, for an undisclosed sum. Read more
US Plastics Pact joins global network of circular economy initiatives August 26, 2020 The US Plastics Pact has been launched, joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global network to drive progress towards a circular economy for plast... Read more
Pernod Ricard moves single-use plastics ban forward to 2021 May 18, 2020 Pernod Ricard has committed to removing single-use plastic point-of-sale items by 2021, four years ahead of its initial target. Read more
EuPC calls for implementation of single-use plastics directive to be postponed amid Covid-19 April 09, 2020 European Plastics Converters (EuPC) has called on European Commissioners to ‘recast’ or postpone the single-use plastics directive, in light of Covid-... Read more
Nestlé, Unilever and others sign European Plastics Pact March 09, 2020 Companies including Nestlé, Unilever and FrieslandCampina have reaffirmed their sustainability commitments by signing up to the European Plastics Pact... Read more
