Industry and business trends have remained consistent with our trading update of 3 September 2019 with our expectations for overall financial performance for the period remaining unchanged. We anticipate good margin progression in the period, consistent with the upgraded target of 10% to 12% return on sales. This reflects strong pricing discipline and cost improvements together with modest box volume growth, as ongoing macro-economic uncertainty continues to impact volumes in some markets, in particular those economies with significant export-led market exposure such as Germany.
New business wins in Europe and the US, together with our FMCG and e-commerce customer focus, give us confidence in progressive volume growth during H2 and our greenfield packaging plant in Indiana will start production by the end of the calendar year. This will significantly enhance our packaging customer offering and result in a more balanced paper position in the US. It will also support improved profitability by reducing our sales to the export market, which is currently experiencing lower pricing.
Progress with the integration of Europac has been excellent with delivery of synergies in line with the recently upgraded €70 million synergy target. We expect completion of the disposal of our Plastics division with anticipated net proceeds of c.£400 million around the end of this calendar year. During the first half, we received notification from the seller of Interstate Resources of their intention to sell half of their 20% residual holding in Interstate, which is consistent with our aim to own 100% of the business. We are finalising the amount payable, which is expected to be in line with the year-end valuation, and we anticipate payment in the second half of our current financial year.
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