Alcan Packaging Food Europe announced today an average 5% price increase on all its products and up to 15% increase on resin based packaging products in Europe. This is applied on all packaging deliveries effective August 1st, 2008.

“These increases are due to unprecedented energy cost levels and high inflation rates on all input costs. As we have done in the past, we will be working with our customers to minimise the impact of these significant increases,“ says Thibault Laumonier, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Alcan Packaging Food Europe.

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Alcan Packaging Food Europe, a business of Alcan Packaging, is the European leader in flexible packaging for the food and beverages market. Alcan Packaging Food Europe registered sales of $US2.3 billion in 2007. It operates 31 plants in 18 countries and employs 7,300 people.