{"id":30915,"date":"2025-01-03T11:15:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T10:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/initium.be\/u-plastics-versterkt-positie-in-kunststofindustrie-met-overname-van-cuthings\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T10:05:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T09:05:59","slug":"u-plastics-versterkt-positie-in-kunststofindustrie-met-overname-van-cuthings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/initium.be\/en\/u-plastics-versterkt-positie-in-kunststofindustrie-met-overname-van-cuthings\/","title":{"rendered":"U Plastics strengthens position in plastics industry with acquisition of Cuthings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1727941123241{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;66fe49faa7ee9&#8243; parallax_scroll=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_sticky_column=&#8221;false&#8221; wd_collapsible_content_switcher=&#8221;no&#8221; 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