05/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the European Commission announced that it was to open an in-depth inquiry into plans for a joint venture between Sonoco Products, and American packaging manufacturer, and Ahlstrom, a Finnish producer of fibre-based products. The companies intend to combine their activities in the field of core board and paper core activities. At this stage, the Commission believes that this operation could sharply reduce competition on the high quality magazine paper...