Gerresheimer Expands in the Global Pharmaceutical Plastic Business

July 14th, 2009 DÜSSELDORF, Germany - - Sales in the First Half of 2009 (Excluding Technical Plastics) at Prior Year Level - Growth in the Pharma Business - Sales Decline in the Cyclical Segments of Cosmetics and Laboratory Glassware In the first half of 2009, Gerresheimer AG achieved sales at the prior year level despite the continuing worldwide economic crisis. This result was mainly attributable to sales growth for pharmaceutical packaging and systems, with which Gerresheimer today makes more than 70% of Group sales.

June 30th, 2009 DUSSELDORF, Germany - Gerresheimer AG, a leading manu­facturer of glass and plastic products for the pharma & life science industry, has sold its Technical Plastics operations, which are not part of the MDAX company's core business, to the FBH Group, Bad Soden, Germany. "Through the sale of the Technical Plastics segment Gerresheimer has - as formerly announced - taken a further step in its focus on the core business of pharma & life science," says Dr.

June 21st, 2009 HOLLAND, Ohio - A compact, modular system to produce food-grade, recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) resin is now available globally. The system has been designed to cost-effectively address increased international rPET demand for blow molding, injection molding and thermoforming applications, by efficiently turning post-consumer PET containers into reusable food-grade resin.

June 1st, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Plastinum Polymer Technologies BV, an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of Plastinum Polymer Technologies Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLNU - News), today announced that it has signed a sales contract with a Dutch manufacturer for the sale to the manufacturer of 2500-3600MT on an annual basis of Plastinum's recently developed Infinymer 49.0, a product made from post-consumer mixed plastic household waste.

May 28th, 2009 DUSSELDORF, Germany - Now Seven Plants in China The Gerresheimer Group today opened a new plant for pharmaceutical glass packaging in China. The high-tech production facility constructed in Danyang (Jiangsu Province) covers 16,000 square meters.

May 11th, 2009 DUSSELDORF, Germany - The rating agency Standard & Poor's has today confirmed the current rating of BB+ for the Gerresheimer Group and continues to categorize the outlook as stable. The focus of the MDAX company on the pharma & life science industry is therefore assessed as positive and sustainable by the rating agency.

April 29th, 2009 DUSSELDORF, Germany - Mr. Andreas Schutte (47) has been appointed to the Management Board of Gerresheimer AG with effect from May 1, 2009.

April 28th, 2009 DUSSELDORF, Germany - Strong Focus on the Markets of Pharma & Life Science - Annual General Meeting Passes Dividend of EUR0.40 per Share The Annual General Meeting of Gerresheimer AG today passed an unchanged dividend of EUR0.40 per share following the record year in 2008. The Company finished the financial year 2008 with record results.

April 8th, 2009 PETALUMA, California - Featuring US experts in topical dermatological drug development Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc. today announced that it will hold a 1-day workshop on "Topical Dermatological Product Development in the USA" June 4, 2009 at the Hilton East Brunswick, New Jersey.

April 1st, 2009 DUSSELDORF, Germany - Group Sales in the First Quarter of 2009 at Prior Year Level; Sales up Almost 3% in the Core Business Despite Difficult Market Environment - Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 17.1% in the Core Business, Continued Operating Earnings Strength - CEO Dr. Axel Herberg: "Despite the difficult overall economic environment we continue to aim for profitable sales growth of around 6% to 7% in our core business for 2009." In the first quarter of 2009 (December 2008 to February 2009) Gerresheimer AG maintained its total sales figure of EUR237.3m (Q1 2008: EUR239.1m) almost at the prior year level despite the difficult overall situation in the world economy.

August 4th, 2009 HYDERABAD - GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) today announced the appointment of Gerhard N. Mayr to its Board of Directors.

February 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the Delhi government imposing a ban on plastic bags in the capital, an NGO Wednesday demanded lifting of the ban and launched an awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of plastic. Plastic Bag Awareness Forum launched a campaign to create awareness among the users that plastic bags are not harmful.

July 7th, 2009 West Pharmaceutical buys Plastef InvestissementsLIONVILLE, Pa. — Medical products maker West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

August 20th, 2009 Study says plastic decomposes at seaWASHINGTON — Environmentalists have long denounced plastic as a long-lasting pollutant that doesn't break down. A new study indicates that, in the oceans, plastic does decompose, but says that's not a good thing either.

July 22nd, 2009 P&G drug-business sale talks advance, reports sayCINCINNATI — Talks on a sale of Procter & Gamble Co.'s pharmaceutical business are reportedly advancing. The Wall Street Journal in Wednesday's editions cited unidentified people familiar with the matter who say several potential buyers include specialty drug maker Warner Chilcott Ltd., and private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP, and that a possible sale price is some $3 billion.

April 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Phoenix Group Global, the owners and promoters of luxury resorts and business hotels, Wednesday announced that all its existing properties will be brought under the Zuri Hotels and Resorts banner - the Group's flagship brand of luxury hotels launched in October 2008. Aditya Kamani, director, Phoenix Group Global, said: 'This decision of parting ways with Carlson has been a mutual one and can be viewed as a natural progression for us as a company that has been in the business of luxury hospitality for a decade.

September 30th, 2009 Solvay sells pharma division to Abbott for $7.6BBRUSSELS — Solvay, the Belgian chemical and pharmaceutical group, said Monday it has agreed to sell its entire pharmaceutical business to Abbott Laboratories of Abbott Park, Illinois, for euro5.2 billion ($7.6 billion). The American company already holds U.S.

February 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Wednesday urged plastic manufacturers to take adequate measures for waste management, as more than half of the plastic waste is causing harm to the environment. 'Plastics are chemically inert by nature, but it's a question of degradability which has attracted severe criticism on its applications all around,' Patil said after inaugurating the seventh International Plastics Exhibition and Conference, PlastIndia-2009, here Wednesday.

July 9th, 2009 HONG KONG - Plastic bag use in Hong Kong has dropped by 85 percent in the first two days since the introduction of a 6 US cents tax on every bag, a survey released Thursday showed. The number of plastic bags handed out in 18 supermarkets during a peak shopping hour before and after the introduction of the ban fell from 2,742 to 403, the environmental group Greeners Action said.

June 19th, 2009 Par announces mixed offering for $150 millionNEW YORK — Par Pharmaceutical Cos. said Friday it is selling up to $150 million in a mixed shelf offering and plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes.