completed the construction of its new state-of-the-art flexible packag completed the construction of its new state-of-the-art flexible packaging facility in Novy Bydzov Production trials then began at the new facility The packaging facility was built at a total cost of €17m ($27m) Alcan announced its plans to construct the new facility in July 2008 with the groundbreaking ceremony held in October 2008 Planning and execution of the new plant was carried out at a swift pace and the construction of the plant was completed in just 17 months This facility is now part of Amcor Europe operations after the acquisition of Alcan Europe operations in March 2010 The new plant is Alcan’s fourth plant in Eastern Europe The new facility mainly concentrates on the manufacture of high-quality rotogravure flexible packaging Equipment installed at the plant include three rotogravure presses printing in seven colours inline lamination and cold sealing equipment The plant provides packaging products to emerging markets such as Germany Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Nordic region The new plant is benefiting from Alcan’s web of Best Practice Transfer teams as well as its Lean Six Sigma programme Alcan’s new facility was constructed with active backing from CzechInvest the Czech Republic has been attracting huge foreign direct investments The main reasons for this are the central location of the Czech Republic in Europe and the availability of skilled and technically trained workforce The Czech Republic is also the first post-Communist country to have been given an investment-grade credit rating by international credit institutions been actively involved in promoting investments in the region It provides services and development schemes to attract foreign investment and to develop companies in the Czech Republic a distributor of cast pipe systems for residential and commercial applications was contracted to install the safety equipment at the new plant The safety equipment included a fire extinguishing system Installation of the system required 8.8m of ductile cast iron pipes of the DN 100 DN 00 and DN 50 nominal sizes which were supplied by Buderus The pipes were installed using the highly reliable VRS- T/BLS joint Several companies including Amcor invested in the central European packaging market due to the attractive growth opportunity provided by the market The new plant will help Amcor expand its market in the Czech Republic and also provide its customers with high-quality products Alcan already had a solid presence in Western Europe and the construction of the new plant and its acquisition will strengthen Amcor’s position in the growth markets of CEE Rio Tinto put Alcan’s packaging business up for sale after it bought the Alcan Group in 2007 Australian packaging company Amcor made an offer of $2.025bn to acquire the packaging business of Alcan Amcor expects Alcan’s packaging business to substantiate Amcor’s existing business in higher growth markets In December 2009 Rio Tinto accepted the offer although the deal was yet to be approved by the European Union stated that it was willing to sell its own flexible packaging units to address any anti-trust concerns Amcor acquired Alcan Packaging Global Pharmaceuticals The deal excludes the sale of Medical Flexible Business for $65m which is deferred for time being The sale of this unit is subject to market review by the US Department of Justice Alcan Packaging Food Americas has also been taken over by the US based Bemis Company Inc The sale took place in March 2010 for $1.2bn Bemis had to divest two flexible packing operations to acquire Alcan as per the guidelines issued by the US Department of Justice Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network To unlock everything for this league and hundreds of others Liga Division C is a competition in Czech Republic Who do you think will be champions at the end of the season It has an above average record for goals per game Upgrade to FootyStats Premium and unlock Win % View hundreds of betting predictions from our users Premium members get access to our full predictions hub where you can filter by our most profitable users whilst tracking your own bets with virual money You can view the number of cards per game on average The cards markets is one of the most popular and most profitable markets for betting on football You can view the number of corners per game on average The corners markets is one of the most popular PPG : Average points picked up per match across the competition.Higher numbers indicate a stronger team CS : Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals Stats are taken from League runs only.* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table BTTS : List of teams with the highest number of matches where both teams scored Stats from team's Domestic League runs only.* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this BTTS table FTS : Matches where this team failed to score *Goal Heatmap shows when the goals happen in this league.Red = High scoring Home Away Home Away * FHG = First Half Goals in Czech Republic - 4 * 2HG = Second Half Goals in Czech Republic - 4 Liga Division C Club Stats from 2024/25 season Liga Division C is a football domestic league competition held annually in Czech Republic Liga Division C is the 4th division in Czech Republic This means that the league is 4th in the domestic pyramid 240 matches are currently scheduled in total and so far 192 fixtures have been completed with 0 goals have been scored in aggregate 16 teams are competing for the title this season Attendance data is not tracked for Czech Republic 4 Liga Division C players with the most goals in the 2024/25 are not recorded yet The teams that are scoring really well at the moment are : FK Velké Hamry with 55 goals scored (0 at home and 0 at away), FK Přepeře with 52 goals scored (0 at home and 0 at away), SK Vysoké Mýto with 46 goals scored (0 at home and 0 at away), and FK Brandýs nad Labem with 45 goals scored (0 at home and 0 at away) At home venues, the teams that are the top of the scoring table are : FK Velké Hamry with 0 home goals, FK Přepeře with 0 home goals, SK Vysoké Mýto with 0 home goals, and FK Brandýs nad Labem with 0 home goals Away from home, the top scoring teams are : FK Velké Hamry with 0 away goals, FK Přepeře with 0 away goals, SK Vysoké Mýto with 0 away goals, and FK Brandýs nad Labem with 0 away goals Teams that have kept the most clean sheets in the 4. Liga Division C are : FK Horní Ředice with 0 clean sheets, FC Slavia Hradec Králové with 0 clean sheets, RMSK Cidlina Novy Bydzov with 0 clean sheets, and MFK Trutnov with 0 clean sheets Follow FootyStats on the following channels to make sure you never miss a stat * Please be aware that unauthorized individuals may be falsely claiming affiliation with FootyStats on Social Media These individuals are not associated with our company in any capacity Please verify official representatives through our website or official communication channels is not responsible for any interactions or transactions with unauthorized persons misrepresenting our organization © FootyStats - Built with Love for The Beautiful Game Amcor has named Linpac Packaging managing director Ralf Wunderlich as the new head of its Asia-Pacific flexibles business as one of a string of key appointments in its new structure once the Alcan acquisition completes Wunderlich will be based in Singapore and will take up the role on 1 January in October 2007 and renamed it Linpac Packaging as well as implementing a successful new business structure Prior to joining the $1bn-turnover Linpac Packaging Wunderlich headed up Alcan Packaging Global Tobacco and has previously worked in Asia Pacific for the Australian group He today told Packaging News: “Being part of the world’s leading packaging group as Amcor will be after the acquisition of Alcan Linpac was not available for comment this morning on who will replace Wunderlich Today’s announcement from Amcor comes just before the EU is due to publish its judgment on the $2bn Amcor-Alcan deal on Monday The combined business will be structured into seven units that report directly to chief executive Ken Mackenzie Mackenzie said the firm had evaluated senior internal and external candidates to find presidents for the divisions “The task now is to populate the next level of management using the same objective and rigorous evaluation of candidates.” who currently presides Amcor Flexibles Healthcare will become president of the $5bn-turnover Amcor Flexibles Europe and Americas division It combines the existing Amcor Flexibles Food and Healthcare as well as Alcan Packaging Global Pharmaceutical and Food Europe Amcor Australasia will continue as a separate business unit but the flexibles business will move over to Asia-Pacific Amcor Rigid Plastics will consist of the Amcor PET Bericap closures and Alcan Packaging Pharma plastics division and be led by Bill Long Peter Kosniecny will lead the tobacco packaging division Amcor Sunclipse and AMVIG Holdings remain unchanged The new plant will focus primarily on high quality rotogravure-printed flexible packaging for markets in Central and Eastern Europe and the Nordic region Amcor announced the purchase of part of Alcan Packaging in August but the deal is still subject to regulatory approval in Europe and the US The original deadline for the European Commission was 30 November but this was pushed back to Monday (14 December) Amcor mooted the possibility of selling a flexible packaging plant to help clear the deal with European authorities UK pallet and packaging sector reports pressured market Poll finds three-quarters of voters say councils failing to tackle litter UK Packaging Awards 2025 | Entry deadline approaching US SEC rules on Amazon shareholder proposal on plastic  With over 25 years’ experience in flexible packaging The UK Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy sets out how the country will preserve material .. 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The UK Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy sets out how the country will preserve material ... he has been labelled as Europe's dirtiest man alive has an unusual fascination - ashes and fire So much so that he sleeps in a bed made out of hot ash And to feed the fire that feeds his fascination he has burned almost everything that he possessed including his mattress and duvet to create enough ash to comfortably sleep in fire is an important part of his life.Ludvik keeps the fire going all day and around 7:30 pm who is believed to suffer from a psychological problem keeps the fire going all day and around 7:30 pm he gets into the ashes and goes to sleep in an abandoned old farmhouse While the fires keep him warm in the freezing cold winters of his home town Novy Bydzov in the Czech Republic he wears nothing more than a fleece pullover "I mostly bur wood from bushes that grow around When I don't have enough of it I grab an axe and cut boards from surrounding sheds And if I have foam from a mattress I'll throw it on there as well But there is smoke as well so then I need to go out for a while I breathe better when I smoke," he says.Ludvik has burned almost everything that he possessed Ludvik gets a total of 81 pounds a month in benefits from the Czech government they don't give it all to him at once in case he burns that too Ludvik's money is given to a local shop where he goes every day for food He can spend up to 100 Czech crowns (about 3 pounds) in the shop which gives him everything he needs for the day.