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BPI warns of challenging times ahead

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Packaging firm British Polythene Industries (BPI) has warned that it does not expect any improvement in demand for its products in the coming months.

Energy suppliers hold UK “to ransom” says BPF president

UK energy suppliers need to be called into question over “shocking” price increases, according to the president of the British Plastics Federation (BPF).

Raj Bhardwaj: don’t panic at gloomy outlook

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Raj Bhardwaj, managing director of packaging consultancy Know It All, ponders the economic outlook for box plants and considers how their profitability may subsequently fare.

Ineos Styrenics to increase prices in September

Polymer supplier Ineos Styrenics has announced another price rise from September.

Arctic Paper hikes prices by up to 8%

Paper maker Arctic Paper has announced price increases of up to 8% for its uncoated and coated fine papers.

Ineos Styrenics announces price hike

Ineos Styrenics has announced that prices for its polystyrene products in Europe will increase by €120 per tonne today (1 August).

BPI forecasts strong results as polymer prices ease

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British Polythene Industries (BPI) has said it has seen an “easing in polymer prices” and expected a stronger result for the first half of the year compared with the same period last year.

Print costs rise again with ink and plate hikes

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Print consumables prices are on the rise again with a new round of price increases from ink and plate manufacturers.

Ahlstrom increases prices by up to 10%

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Ahlstrom, the Finnish materials producer, has announced price increases for its graphics and packaging products by up to 10%, from July.

Josh Brooks: Are consumers paying price for materials hikes?

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PN editor Josh Brooks asks whether consumers are now bearing the brunt of packaging cost increases after a very interesting comment from Scottish drinks group AG Barr.

Packaging ink prices to rise again says Flint Group

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Flint Group has announced price hikes that will hit its inks, chemicals and transfer media from 1 July, increases it attributes to the escalating cost of raw materials.

DuPont adds fuel surcharge to latest price increase

DuPont Packaging Graphics is to add a fuel surcharge to a new 7% price hike on its Cyrel flexo print products.

Smurfit Kappa sees further price rises as margins improve

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Smurfit Kappa has predicted that prices will continue to rise in the year to come as it posted big increases in both revenue and profits for the start of 2011.

Flint Group increases packaging ink and printing plate prices

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Ink manufacturer Flint Group Flexographic Products has confirmed price increases of up to 10% for its flexographic printing plates.

Food suppliers ‘shrink packaging to counter rising prices’

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Food manufacturers are investigating, pack, format and formulation options to tackle the on-going price pressures they face as a result of rising commodity costs, according to market researcher SPA Future Thinking.

   

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