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Within the Krones Group, Milkron GmbH is the specialist for developing customised solutions for all process steps. Milkron’s service portfolio provides complete-coverage support for the food-processing industry – from the initial planning stage, then erection, commissioning and automation of the lines and components involved, all the way through to after-sales service,
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Total Corbion PLA, a 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion, announces its intention to build its second PLA plant with a capacity ramping up to 100,000 t/a. This expansion would make Total Corbion PLA the global market leader in PLA, firmly positioned to cater for the rapidly growing demand for
Read moreIngersoll Rand Inc., a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions, celebrated its $150 million equity grant to nearly 16,000 employees worldwide with a virtual ringing of The Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange. “This is a $150 million investment in our employees,” remarked Vicente Reynal, Chief
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Manjushree Technopack Limited (MTL), India’s largest rigid plastics packaging company backed by Advent International, announced entering into a Business Transfer Agreement with Pearl Polymers Limited for acquiring the commercial operations and manufacturing facilities of their B2B vertical. This transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. With over 40
Read moreMany viruses have been shown to survive on surfaces including metal, cardboard and plastic. However, plastic items can be treated to trap and inhibit the replication of viruses. Sukano has developed Antiviral Masterbatches for PET and PA fibers that have a strong antiviral effect on the plastic parts, while also potentially
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by Gabriele Kosmehl John Galt, President and CEO, Husky, on his strategy for leading the company during the Covid-19 pandemic John Galt has 35 years of experience – 15 as CEO – at Husky Injection Molding Systems, a leading global supplier of a comprehensive range of injection moulding equipment, including machines,
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Amut has been awarded a new tender project by a joint venture between two world leader groups, specialising in raw materials production and rigid packaging solutions, engaged in the circular economy, in the Far East and worldwide. The Italian Group will contribute as a turn-key supplier to the most important project
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Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in dispensing solutions for more than 30 years, is pleased to announce Rocket, its next generation sport cap. Rocket sport cap offers visual consumer safety through a yellow-coloured band that indicates whether packaging has been opened on store shelves or at home. This solution
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Loop Industries, a leading company in sustainable plastics technology, and Suez, a world leader in environmental services, announce plans to build the first Infinite Loop recycling facility in Europe. Based on enhanced recycling, the partnership will combine the resource management expertise of Suez and Loop’s unique technology for the production of
Read moreSwitzerland-based Maag Group, a broadly diversified global solutions provider with integrated and customisable systems in process technology for the polymer, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food industries, has strengthened its digital capabilities by acquiring Germany-based XanTec Steuerungs- und EDV Technik GmbH (“XanTec”). XanTec plans, designs and manufactures advanced industrial control systems that
Read moreAmcor announced it has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative to create a path forward to a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025. The U.S. Plastics Pact is focused on four ambitious goals intended to drive significant systems change by unifying diverse cross-sector approaches,
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