PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2018

7 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 10/18 www.petpla.net Start up: All4Pack Paris 2018 The international trade showAll4Pack Paris, taking place from November 26 to 29, 2018 at Paris Nord Villepinte, France, will bring together 87,000 professionals for four days of exchange, demonstrations, innovation and presentations from sectors such as food, beverages and liquids, cosmetics and toiletries, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, retail, e-commerce, consumer goods and capital goods. From raw materials to end-of-line and intralogis- tics, the packing and packaging world is a global, innovative and totally connected production chain and a sector undergoing deep transformation, fuelled by opportunities offered by Industry 4.0 and by the new requirements of omni-channel B2B and B2C trade. Prior to the show a press conference took place on 28 th of August in Frankfurt, Germany, welcoming the international press to present the new key facts in the concept of the upcomingAll4Pack. Véronique Sestrière, Director of Comexposium, talked about the new hall 7 where for the first time the All4Pack Startup Lab will be shown. In this hall, 15 startups will present themselves and demonstrate over four days their innovation during live pitch ses- sions. Also in hall 7, the Creativ Lounge, with awarded company in the packaging and intralogistic area, will entertain the visitors. This fairground is in addition to the new communication space with conferences, debates, key-note speeches and awards. All4Pack Paris offers a comprehensive range which perfectly addresses the integration strategy witnessed by the market, shining a light on the innovation capabilities of the packaging ecosystem: raw materials, process, packaging and packing machines, marking and coding, packaging solutions and con- tainers, pack printing and labels, secondary, tertiary and ship- ping packaging machines. It also addresses the intralogistics sector: continuous handling, automated systems, logistics services and IT systems, storage and warehouse facilities, lifting, and forklifts. www.all4pack.fr UNITED CAPS ZI de Wiltz, BP 49, 9501 Wiltz, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg T +352 95 94 94 1 I F +352 95 94 95 www.unitedcaps.com LET’S CREATE NEW GOLDEN MOMENTS... The best parts of life reveal themselves in the Golden Moments. For UNITED CAPS those moments exist when we work with great brands like Nescafé to reach new technological peaks and our closures enable differentiating total packaging solutions. Moments like that are possible when we combine our 79 years plastics experience with your brand. They start with a conversation. Lets create some new Golden Moments together. Get in touch below. www.unitedcaps.com ©2018 UNITED CAPS group. All rights reserved. Amcor announces appointment of Eric Roegner as president of Amcor Rigid Plastics Eric Roegner will succeed Mike Schmitt in this role in mid-November. Eric will be based in Ann Arbor, Mich., in the United States. Eric brings significant experience leading and growing large-scale multi- regional businesses, including 12 years of executive leadership roles with Arconic Inc., previously known as Alcoa Corporation. Most recently, Eric was Execu- tive Vice President and Group President of the US$6 billion Arconic Engineered Products and Solutions business. Earlier in his career, Eric was a partner at McKinsey & Co. Eric holds a master’s degree in Business Admin- istration from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University. Mike Schmitt has led Amcor Rigid Plastics through a period of strong growth since his appointment in June 2011, significantly increasing profitability and success- fully integrating several strategic acquisitions. Follow- ing the transition period, Mike will become Executive Vice President, Amcor Limited. In this role, Mike will continue to manage the Bericap North America joint venture, remain executive sponsor of certain Amcor global customer relationships and, importantly, support the integration of the previously announced Bemis acquisition to leverage his prior 25 years of flexible packaging experience. Mike and Eric will report to Ron Delia, Amcor Chief Executive Officer, and serve on Amcor’s Global Man- agement Team. www.amcor.com