PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2014

NEWS 10 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 03/14 www.petpla.net Döhler snaps up Mexican subsidiary Innoval Döhler, based in Mexico City, became a 100%- owned Döhler subsidiary in January 2014 and will be fully integrated in the Döhler group, a manufacturer of tech- nology-based natural ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions for the food and beverage industry headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. Mexican ingredient specialist Innovación Alimentaria was founded in 1992, by Gustavo León. Döhler acquired nearly 40% of the company in 2006. The new subsidiary, renamed Döhler Mexico S.A. de C.V., is planned to be increasingly active in the United States and Canada markets. Juan Maldonado, previously Commercial Director at Grupo Altex, has been appointed General Manager. Gustavo León and his son Ricardo will remain with the company. www.doehler.com G’s Fresh and Amcor pick up prizes at UK Packaging Awards The UK Packaging Awards 2013, held in London, Eng- land, saw G’s Fresh M&S (Marks & Spencer) beetroot range sealed with Amcor ReClose win First Prize in the ‘Consumer Convenience’ category, along with a Highly Commended prize in the ‘Flexible Plastic Pack of the Year’ category. The G’s Fresh M&S Beetroot range is packed in a punnet, sealed with Amcor’s ReClose lidding film. Amcor ReClose technol- ogy allows film-lidded trays to be opened and reclosed up to 15 times; it seals to PE, PS, PP or directly to APET trays. Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas, a division of Amcor, is the world’s largest supplier of flexible packaging. G’s Freshis a vertically-integrated supplier of produce that operates farms and production facilities throughout the UK. www.amcor.com www.gs-fresh.com Autoneum appoints new CFO Autoneum Holding Ltd has appointed Dr. Martin Zwyssig as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Group Executive Board. Martin Zwyssig, 48 and a Swiss national, will take up his duties on April 1, 2014. He was previously Group CFO of Schaffner Holding Ltd (2003-8) and Group CFO of Ascom Holding Ltd (2008-13). Urs Leinhäuser, currently CFO and Deputy CEO, has decided to leave the company for personal reasons and to focus on his external mandates and entrepreneurial activities. www.autoneum.com Coke wins awards with Krones design Coca-Cola Amatil CCA has won the 2013 Australian Packaging Design “Best of Show” Award with the Nitro- Hotfill bottle, designed by Krones. The 600ml Powerade Sports bottle is an extremely lightweight, eco-friendly hotfill bottle with a 38mm wide-neck closure. The con- tainer’s weight has been cut from 33 to 24g and the filling process was changed over from hotfill to warmfill, which led to substantial energy savings. All of the bot- tle’s constituents can be fully recycled. Bottles made with Krones’ NitroHotfill process can be produced with a minimised weight, without vacuum panels and with flatter bases, the company says. The design was also recog- nised by the World Packaging Organisation, which chose the container as the 2013-2014 Worldstar Winner in its packaging competition. www.krones.com Milacron buying Kortec US company Milacron LLC has continued on the acquisition trail with the purchase of Kortec, a supplier of co-injection technology solutions to the packaging indus- try. Milacron CEO Tom Goeke described the addition of Kortec as a “perfect” accompaniment to the company’s 2013 acquisition of Mold-Masters, the hot runner manu- facturer. Paul Swenson, Kortec’s President and CEO, said that the acquisition would enable his company to reach a larger customer base and to supply a wider variety of solutions. The acquisition was scheduled to complete before the end of February 2014. www.milacron.com