FRANCE: ASSIDOMAN CREATES CENTRAL PAC

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The French corrugated cardboard manufacturer, AssiDoman Corrugated France, has formed a new company, called AssiDoman Central Pac. Central Pac is the result of the merger of three corrugated cardboard sites, L'Emballage Carton, Mapa and MPPO, all based in the Ile-de-France region. The new company will expect FFr 330mn in turnover and will need FFr 20mn investment by 2001, followed by a total investment of FFr 40 to 50mn, to update machinery and computer equipment. Central Pac has a 80,000 production capacity, will manufacture a range of corrugated cardboard packaging products destined for large dispatch companies. A distribution centre is also envisaged in Melun, in the south of Paris. As for AssiDoman Corrugated France, it turns over FFr 700mn, employs 700, and has a 270 million m[superscript two] production capacity, which represents around 3-4% of the French market.

Acquisitions & mergers, Paperboard Containers, Paperboard Container Manufacturing, Paper products industry, AssiDoman Corrugated France, AssiDoman Central Pac

Lait La bouteille en remet une couche !

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Plastic bottles are gaining ground on the milk market. They dominate the fresh milk segment with a 90% market share, while they hold 22% on the segment of milk with a long shelf life. Single layer or three-layer high density polyethylene bottles with a UV barrier is used most for milk, and other models, such as a six-layer bottle with an oxygen barrier are being developed. Lactel has already opted for the six-layer bottle. There are other developments as well, such as EVON and Nylon barrier layers, and PET bottles with barrier properties are awaited. However, the development of these PET bottles would mean investing in rather expensive production lines.

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France: Plastic bottles dominate fresh milk segment w/ 90% mkt share, while they hold 22% on segment of milk w/ long shelf life

Market share, Plastic Milk Bottles, Milk bottles, Plastic beverage bottles

Bricfruit invente une bouteille performante

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Bricfruit has developed BIP (Ideal Performance Bottle), a plastic bottle with a high barrier against UV rays and oxygen, which took two years and FFr 12mn to develop. Inspired by Besnier's multi-layer bottles for Lactel, the BIP and preserve the vitamins and flavours of Bricfruit's Pressade fruit juice for seven months at room temperature. The BIP is designed to be easy to grasp, and has a peel-off lid and a screw cap. The BIP also comes in a 25 centilitre size for drinking on the go. This bottle targets children and adolescents and has a pull-out straw.

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Develops Ideal Performance Bottle, plastic bottle w/ high barrier vs UV rays & oxygen, which took 2 years & FFr12 mil to develop

Product development, Plastic Food Bottles, Bricfruit