PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2015

NEWS 9 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 01+02/15 www.petpla.net V I S I T U S A T B O O T H W 2 4 8 9 W W W . I N T R A I S . C O M Constantia Flexibles sold to investment firm One Equity Partners (OEP) and the H. Turnauer Foun- dation have agreed to sell their 100% stakeholding in Con- stantia Flexibles to the Wendel Group. Constantia Flexi- bles is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of flexible packaging products and labels. Constantia Flexibles supplies its products to multina- tional and local companies in the food, pet food, pharma- ceuticals and beverage industries. The company employs over 8,000 people in almost 80 Group companies and delivers to over 3,000 customers worldwide. In 2013, the company achieved sales of EUR 1.63 billion and earnings (EBITDA) of EUR 233 million. OEP acquired the company in 2009, when it took over the majority of Constantia Packaging AG, and holds 75% of Constantia Flexibles. 25% belong to the H. Turnauer Foundation. The new owner Wendel Group is known to invest internationally in companies that can be described as leaders in their fields, such as Bureau Veritas, Saint- Gobain, Materis Paints, Stahl and IHS in Africa. The trans- action is subject to approval from the relevant antitrust authorities and is expected to be closed in the first half of 2015. www.cflex.com Official tradeshow introduction to Husky’s barrier solution at NPE 2015 Husky Injection Molding Systems will be showcasing its latest technologies for the beverage packaging, medical and hot runner markets at NPE 2015. The company will a HyPET HPP5 system running at its booth, a fully integrated injection moulding system for PET preform manufacturing. The system will be running Shotscope NX, the company’s integrated process and production monitoring system that provides a real-time snapshot of information to help opti- mize overall factory efficiency. NPE will also serve as the official tradeshow introduc- tion to Husky’s barrier solution, built on the HyPET HPP5 platform. The PET preform barrier module offers manufac- turers new possibilities to use PET as a packaging material for beverages, sauces, and other food products. The company will also showcase its latest hot runner and controller systems, including UNIFY pre-assembled manifold systems, Altanium Matrix2 hot runner and mould controllers, and its next generation valve gate nozzles. Its Altanium controllers are built on a software platform that allows for greater integration with other Husky products, providing a foundation to support total mould control with mould servo-controlled actuation, in addition to valve gate and temperature control. www.husky.ca Read more Ne ws: www.petpla .net