Wolfgang Steinwender becomes new CEO of the Austrian Recycling Machines Manufacturer NGR

As of May 1, Wolfgang Steinwender will take over as CEO of the successful Austrian plastics recycling machines manufacturer. His predecessor Josef Hochreiter will devote more time to the further development of Next Generation Holding. Despite the worldwide uncertainties due to Covid 19, NGR is convinced it can continue the successful

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Germ-free and virus-free mould dehumidification with DMSterile

For food and pharmaceutical manufacturers, sterilising the production areas is a common practice. When producing packaging for the same manufacturers, there is additional demand for sterile and low-particle plastic production. Blue Air Systems has developed a new product: the proven DMS (Dry Mould System) dehumidifiers are now available in the germ

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A new Contipure AseptBloc DN for Spitz Austria

Sliced bread, BBQ sauces, drinks – the portfolio of the food and beverage producer Spitz in Upper Austria is highly diversified. Demand for energy drinks, juices and ice tea is particularly high at present. This is why Spitz decided to upsize their filling capacities. Thanks to the fine performance of the

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Training of skilled workers according to the Austrian model to start in India and Poland in 2020

Following on from Mexico and China, the global specialist for plastic packaging and recycling, the Alpla Group, is now introducing dual training in additional countries: the first apprentices in India and Poland will be trained according to the Austrian model starting this autumn. Alpla is currently training 250 apprentices around the

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Mr Nadeem Amin joins the Sacmi USA team as Vice President – PET Sales and Business Development

Sacmi is pleased to announce the addition of Mr Nadeem Amin who will be committed to support customers in the North America PET Preform market.  Mr Amin brings over 30 years of experience in the PET preform business and will be a key asset in supporting customers with manufacturing solutions. His

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Coronavirus – Industry Updates

PETplanet collects official statements from customers & companies in the PET value chain on how they cope with the situation. Wittmann Battenfeld: Community masks from Fröbel manufactured with Wittmann Battenfeld injection moulding technology Fröbel, domiciled in Blaufelden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, has developed a high-quality community mask for the fight against COVID-19 together with

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