Plastics

European Countries, Companies Pledge To Cut Plastic Waste

Thirteen European countries and tens of companies on Friday pledged to use less plastic and recycle more, a move NGOs said was positive but no substitute f...

IPL Plastics Sees Revenue Down, Profits Up In Second Quarter

Canadian-Irish plastics manufacturer IPL Plastics has posted a 5.4% decline in revenue in the second quarter of its financial year, to CAN$168.6 million (&...

Plastics Maker Berry Refrains From Raising Offer For Britain's RPC

Plastics maker Berry Global Group Inc said on Friday its £3.34 billion (€3.86 billion) offer for British packaging company RPC Group was final a...

Packager DS Smith To Sell Plastics Business For €518m

On Wednesday, packaging company DS Smith Plc announced that it plans to sell its plastics division to private-equity firm Olympus Partners for an enterpris...

DS Smith Profit Jumps, Looking To Sell Plastics Division

Packaging company DS Smith Plc has reported a 32% jump in first-half adjusted operating profit as it sold more boxes at higher prices, and said it was expl...

South Africa's Plastics Sector Faces Strike Action

Thousands of South African plastics sector workers began a strike earlier this week over pay and benefits, halting operations at some companies, unions rep...

Plastics Packager RPC Posts 5.8% Rise In Revenue

RPC Group Plc, Europe's biggest plastics packager, has reported a 5.8% rise in quarterly revenue, helped by contributions from its Astrapak moulded-plastic...

Europe Struggles As Plastic Pollution Piles Up: Analysis

Europe has sent just over half the plastic waste it used to ship to China to other parts of Asia since Beijing's environmental crackdown closed the world's...

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