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A new approach to packaging sustainability is going to be presented by Thierry Fabozzi, president and chief executive officer of PTI, at the Sustainability in Packaging Conference 2019, March 4-6, Swisshotel Chicago. Fabozzi will be challenging common packaging sustainability initiatives, while calling attention to the low collection rate of post-consumer waste
Read moreMesse München with its subsidiary Messe München do Brasil won the bidding for a new trade fair for the food-, beverage-and packaging-industries: INTECHTRA will be held for the first time fromSeptember 29 till October 2, 2020. The show takes place biannually at the São Paulo Expo. ABIMAQ, together with their Sectorial
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Now IMD can guarantee the high order volume with shorter delivery times. The new production area, the warehouse and the demonstration room are spacious and modern, less than 50m away from the old location. From mid-2019, the other areas will also move into the same building – then everything will be
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motan-colortronic India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the motan group moved to their modern larger premises in Chennai, India. In the presence of Karin Stoll, the Consul General for the Federal Republic of Germany, the new company building was festively inaugurated. “With the move to the larger building we
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With increasing focus on sustainability in packaging, Agr’s new lightweight option for the Process Pilot blowmoulder management system gives brand owners and bottle manufactures another tool to meet this complex and growing challenge. The Process Pilot system, with the lightweight option provides assurance that the limited material available for producing a
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Renewable energy was celebrated at the official opening of the largest roof-mounted solar powered plant in the Baltic States at global plastic packaging manufacturer Retal’s Lentvaris factory. Attended by many of Lithuania’s leading business people interested in green energy, the event, called “Solar Energy and Lithuanian Business: Good Practices and Challenges”,
Read moreThe packaging solutions specialist Alpla, based in Austria, has completed a 100 per cent takeover of Zamil Alpla. Alpla and Zamil founded a joint venture in 2008, of which Alpla previously held a 49 per cent share. After ten years of close collaboration as part of a joint venture, Alpla has
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With a turnover of £14 million in 2017 and £40 million (45,687,551,97€) in 2018, Huel is one of the fastest growing companies in the UK. Revolutionising the nutrition game in less than four years, it offers customers nutritionally complete meals with a mission surrounding convenience, affordability and lessening the impact on
Read moreThe Austrian Erema Group acquired 60 percent of the recycling machine manufacturer Plasmac Srl to further expand its range of tailor-made plastic recycling solutions for in-house applications. The remaining 40 percent of the recycling machine manufacturer is owned by Syncro Group, a manufacturer in Italy that makes equipment for the blown
Read moreAs of January 14, 2019, Ms. Marta de la Torre has been named Regional Director of Sales and Service for Latin America. A 20 year veteran of the Agr organisation, Ms. de la Torre has vast experience in these regions with her former role as Sales Regional Manager. She has successfully
Read moreChem-Trend, a world market leader in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of release agents, purging compounds, and other process chemical specialties, announced the opening of an advanced research and development (R&D) laboratory space in Maisach, Germany, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Munich. The new lab space will enhance Chem-Trend’s
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