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At its Auspack conference on March 27, 2019, the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) selected the best packaging innovations and products of the year. GEA Vipoll received the Award of Excellence for its All In One monoblock filler in two categories: GEA’s Australian partner Foodmach had submitted the filler
Read moreLogoplaste announced the appointment of Gerardo Chiaia as the Group’s new CEO. Roberto Villaquiran, Logoplaste’s current CEO will be leaving his position for family reasons, and to pursue other activities. The company states that over the past two years, Roberto has been instrumental in implementing a new management structure, focusing the
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From April 1st, 2019, Michael Tregner took on responsibility for Motan gmbh as Managing Director and for global Motan production units as COO (Chief Operating Officer). He takes over for Ulrich Eberhardt, who is going into well-deserved retirement after 40 years of service for the motan group. Michael Tregner (52 years
Read moreAtlas Copco has acquired S.A.S. Air Diffusion. The company is a distributor of compressors for Atlas Copco. Air Diffusion is located in St. Etienne in the southern part of France. The company has around 15 employees. Air Diffusion has a diverse group of small to medium-sized customers in workshops and in
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The Erema Group celebrates the most successful business year in the company’s history. Consolidated total turnover of more than EUR 180 million in 2018/19 represents an increase of 16 percent compared to the previous year. A total of 6,000 Erema plastics recycling machines are currently in operation in 108 countries around
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Two specialists in packaging solutions, Alpla in Austria and Fromm in Switzerland, are founding a joint venture to form a new basis for their collaboration in PET recycling. PET Recycling Team Wolfen will be dedicated to recycling the PET waste from the Gelber Sack (‘yellow bag’ – German bin for household
Read moreNestlé announced the inauguration of a new Research & Development center (R&D) in Beijing and a System Technology hub in Shenzhen. The new R&D center is intended to enable Nestlé to accelerate trend-based innovation in China to meet fast-changing consumer demand. The systems hub will strengthen collaboration with Chinese partners and
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Switzerland-based Corvaglia group announced the completion of their first manufacturing facility in the United States, Newnan, Georgia. In celebration of this milestone, a ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for April 5th. The international company manufactures 100% recyclable plastic caps and closures for the food and beverage industry worldwide. The new U.S.
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Austrian Starlinger recycling technology will deliver PET recycling lines with a total installed capacity of 5.4 tons/hour for CarbonLite’s new site in Pennsylvania at the end of the year. CarbonLite is a major producer of food-grade rPET who already operates Starlinger recycling lines at its locations in Riverside and Dallas. CarbonLite
Read moreIn mid-March 2019, the injection moulding machine manufacturer Engel Austria was one of the first plastic machine manufacturers to sign the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The aim of the initiative is to create a circular economy. In cooperation with more than 350 other companies, universities
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Alpla, Inc., a global manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging for a wide range of consumer products, announced the appointment of Dr Andreas Reger as its General Manager, responsible for all activity at the US unit of seventeen manufacturing operations. Andreas Reger comes to Alpla with 27 years of business unit leadership
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