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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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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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In these weeks marked by the Coronavirus emergency, large-scale retail sales have increased compared to the same period of 2019 (Source: Nielsen). The categories of products that are the most involved are the ones related to the trend to stock up on food and beverages, to focus on prevention and health
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BASF Personal Care donates hand sanitizers at European sites BASF Personal Care has started the production of hand sanitizers at different production sites in Europe. The products are being provided free of charge to hospitals, care facilities and other institutions in regions surrounding production plants. The company wants to help overcome
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As of 1 April 2020, Prof. Andrea Büttner is the new Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising. Prof. Büttner joined Prof. Horst-Christian Langowski as Co-Director of the Institute on 1 November 2019, and now takes over the full role as Executive Director following
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Dr Frank Stieler will resign from his office as CEO of KraussMaffei Group GmbH on March 31, 2020 and Dr Michael Ruf, present COO of the company, will take over the position from April 1, 2020. The COO position will not be taken again. Since 2018 KraussMaffei Group GmbH is part
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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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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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Illig Maschinenbau has appointed Carsten Strenger (50) to the position of Managing Director as of February 17, 2020. Beginning April 1, 2020 he will succeed Karl Schäuble (68), who has held this position for more than 30 years. Mr Strenger will be responsible for production operations and business administration. Dr Heinrich
Read moreAs per Decree of the Italian President of the Council of Ministers (DPCM) issued on Sunday 22 March 2020, Italian manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery – referring to Ateco code 28.96 – may continue their activity, since they belong to a production chain defined as necessary. Of course, the Italian
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With the shared goal of making a more sustainable future happen today, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) and Thailand-headquartered Indorama Ventures have signed a joint-venture agreement to establish PETValue, the largest state-of-the-art, bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in the Philippines. The PHP 1-billion, next-generation facility will be established in General Trias, Cavite, and
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