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Poland's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.4% m/m, while annual inflation was 4.0% in April, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) announced on Wednesday. In March, the annual CPI index growth was 4.1% y/y.

The Polish government is to assume that growth will fall to 4.6 percent whilst inflation will reach 2.9 percent for budget purposes.

Poland's national bank, the NBP) has announced that it expects inflation for the next 12 months to grow to 4.6% in March from February's 4.4%.

Amcor Flexibles, a division of Amcor, is to invest €25-million to build a new state-of the-art plant in Lodz, Poland. This investment aligns with the company’s strategy for growth in Central and Eastern Europe and confirms its investment in its future.

Europa Capital is an independent specialist pan-European real estate group, which sources, acquires and manages real estate investments through its own resources and an established network of exclusive local real estate partners.

Polish retail sales inched up by 0.3% in monthly terms in February and surged by 23.8% y/y, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) announced. In January, retail sales rose by 20.9% y/y.

The average monthly wage in the private sector in Poland rose 12.8 percent year on year in February to PLN3,033.

Poland's economy will likely ease down to around 5.0% this year from last year's 6.5%. Direct impact of the US recession has so far been slim, but if the recession proves deeper, Poland's GDP growth could fall to 3.5-4.0% in 2008, Michal Szymanski, deputy head of the pension fund managing firm Commercial Union PTE, said on Wednesday.

The Nałęczów Zdrój Corporation, now second in the bottled mineral water market in Poland, has relaunched Cisowianka in a handy 0.7l. format. Cisowianka, a natural mineral water, has been drawn from the same source near Spa Nałęczów since 1979.

Disturbances originating in the US sub-prime mortgage market have widened to affect other markets, but the fundamentals for the EU8+2 are broadly unchanged, although the level of uncertainty has risen.

Many German businesses that relocated to Eastern Europe are returning to Germany. In particular, small and medium-sized companies have realised that profits were not as high as expected and are finding the German business environment more attractive. The increase in German companies staying at home is adding to the flourishing of the business environment.

The mayor of Lodz declared 24 January a day without plastic shopping bags and has gone on to declare his action a big success.

Procter&Gamble plans to invest USD 50mn in a new cosmetics plant to be located in Aleksandrow Lodzki in Central Poland and another USD 50mn on expanding its plant in Warsaw’s district of Targowek, PG’s director general for Poland and Baltic countries, Marek Kapuscinski, said in an interview with the daily Wall Street Journal Polska .

RPC Bramlage Antwerpen’s specialist expertise in in-mould labelled (IML) containers has enabled RPC Bebo Polska to deliver a complete packaging solution to its customer Raisio.

Troubles in the credit markets are not dampening corporate plans for new foreign direct investments, says the first detailed survey of top executives conducted since the sub-prime crisis began this summer.

The European Commission expects Poland's general government deficit to be below 3% of GDP this year. But, at the same time, it is expected to rebound above 3% in 2008, according to the Commission's autumn economic forecasts based, inter alia, on the draft budget adopted by the outgoing government, the EC said.

This short film demonstrates waste recycling in a new residential block in Warsaw as well as comparing it to Broadlands district council in Norwich where I have a home.

Wyborowa, the star of Polish vodka, a Ricard brand, is launching a new limited edition at the end of this year. An edition that propels the brand into an unusual, contemporary universe and which outlines the distinctive character of this Polish vodka: the letter W refers both to the brand’s name and to the word, wodka, the Polish spelling of vodka. The limited edition bottle is draped in a full-length Sleever® , whose metallic ice-blue shades set off the deep-red W. To cap the exploit, for the first time the Seelcap® remains one with the top after opening.

A two horse race for the first time in Poland and very little to choose in substance yet rated as being the most important elections in Poland since the fall of socialism in 1989. This film shows what happened on the day from a personal viewpoint.

Immigrants from Eastern Europe have changed Britain by looking for work across the country, not just in traditional centres such as London and the South East, a study has found.

The right packaging sells, and promotional packaging sells even better. Campaigns can boost day-to-day sales when they capture spontaneous consumers who might not otherwise have bought the product. The concept is to build on the impulse of the moment – Do it now! – whether by presenting gift ideas for Christmas, Easter or summer holidays, or simply by brightening an ordinary day. Brand owners work hard to tempt consumers with attractive packaging, often containing a “free” gift or offering an attractive price that convinces people to take the plunge.

The growing role and significance of packaging in our lives and the resulting increase in the share of the packaging industry in economy entail dissemination and promotion of knowledge about packaging management.

The Fair of Food Packaging PAKFOOD will be held for the first time on the grounds of the Poznań International Fair on 17 – 20 September 2007.

The use of multi-layer food trays from RPC Bebo UK Corby has enabled the Mispol Group to launch a new product range to meet the growing popularity of ready meals in the Polish market.

Maspex Wadowice, Poland, chose a special promotion for their juice and nectar brand “Kubus”: more than 40 different Twist-Off closure designs are printed with all relevant characters of “Shrek” - just in time for the launch of the new movie.

For an extremely useful protective packaging form which prevents injuries from new and used syringe needles Gerresheimer has now, in addition to the 2006 German Packaging Prize, been awarded one of the most coveted trophies around the world in this industry: the Rigid Needle Shield has won the 'WorldStar' award of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO).

The Italian Lumson, manufacturer of high end packaging products for the cosmetics industry is targetting Poland. Here international sales manager Mirko Cocchi explains something of the company's products and why it is looking to the Polish market.

This is one of the most important international exhibitions dedicated to the plastics processing sector in Europe. The fair event in question is PLASTPOL, the 11th edition of which will be organized by Kielce Trade Fairs on 29 May - 1 June this year.

Borealis, a leading supplier of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, will exhibit its latest innovations to visitors of Plastpol, from May 29 – June 1 in Kielce, Poland (Trade Fairs Conference Centre, Hall D). Visitors will be able to experience the benefits Borealis’ polyolefins bring to a wide range of applications especially in automotive and advanced packaging.

Finnish packager Stora Enso is to increase the capacity of its Polish corrugated packaging plant to meet growing demand for its products from the country's booming fruit juice market.

RPC Bebo is to expand its packaging operations in Poland through the acquisition of rival firm 4 You Sigal, as the company looks to move into the confectionery packaging market.

India-based Essel Propack, part of the Essel Group, is to enter its 15th market having unveiled plans to open up a beauty packaging production facility in Poland that will serve growing demand for plastic tubes in the region.

The 8th Moscow International Exhibition “Pharmtech – Technologies of Pharmaceutical Industry 2006” will take place in Expocentr from the 20th to the 23rd November 2006. This is the only specialised event in Russia and CIS dedicated to pharmaceuticals production. For the first time the exhibition will be held in a new venue, modern architecture and developed infrastructure of which provide for holding events up to the highest standards.

Husky Injection Molding Systems has announced the opening of its new Vienna sales office. Sales activities, service management, project coordination and customer training are among the offerings at the new facility, which will serve as a gateway to Central and Eastern Europe, and will be headed by Christian Kapsamer, Husky’s General Manager, Central Europe.

RPC Bebo is to expand its operations in Poland through the acquisition of rival packager 4 You Sigal, as the company looks to move into new markets.

One of the top Polish ice cream producers, Kilargo, has launched a premium ice cream range in Huhtamaki's injection moulded and in-mould labeled packaging.