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As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the European plastics converting industry is facing severe shortages of raw materials and extreme price increases never before experienced, according to the European Plastics Converters (EuPC) trade organization – a situation that threatens the economic survival of numerous SMEs and endangers the production of products ranging from applications in the building and automotive industry to essential goods for the food packaging and pharmaceutical supply chains. “Manufacturers of plastic products all over Europe are experiencing serious bottlenecks in the supply of raw materials since the beginning of this year,” EuPC managing director Alexandre...

Empire Company Limited (“Empire”), Canada’s second-largest grocery retailer (operator of Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, Farm Boy, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods and Voilà), and Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (“FHCP”), the voice of Canada’s food manufacturing sector, have agreed to a meaningful and ground-breaking proposal for a “Grocery Supply Code of Practice for Canada” (the “Code”). FHCP and Empire encourage other grocers, suppliers and industry stakeholders to come forward to support and provide input into this proposal. The first proposal of its kind in Canada, the draft Code aims to stabilize relations between retailers and suppliers by calling for fair and...

Dear Customers, As glasses are raised and fireworks explode into the sky, not this year, keep your spirits and determination unshaken, and stay safe during these hard times. No one can go back in time to change what has happened, so we at Elite Plastics work on delivering better service in the future and present you with better than ever service in 2021.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Elite Plastics