Companies

The Coca-Cola Company announced several agreements that continue the Company’s progress in reshaping its North American bottling system. Coca-Cola announced new letters of intent involving two bottlers. The National Product Supply Group (NPSG) – which was formed to administer key activities for member bottlers, including production of cold-fill beverages – also

Pretium Packaging, manufacturer of PET and HDPE blow-moulded containers and closures for the Food and Specialty Beverage, Household and Industrial, Health and Beauty market sectors, welcomes the leadership, employees and expertise of Custom Blow Molding (“CBM”) – one of the leading packaging and container producers for the Sports Nutrition and Nutraceuticals

Amcor Rigid Plastics announced plans to close the company’s preform manufacturing facility located in Dayton, Ohio, USA. The plant, which manufactures plastic preforms for the beverage industry and other applications, will begin a gradual ramp-down and is scheduled to cease production by December 31, 2016. The move is expected to strengthen

PET rigid packaging technology specialist Sipa is glad to announce that a legal action against it and a previous development partner in PET preform production technology has ended in Sipa favor. The court action had been taken by Husky Injection Molding Systems against Athena Automation and Sipa over the alleged misuse

Husky Injection Molding Systems announced an update to its Altanium hot runner controller warranty programme. Effective immediately, all new Altanium H-series controllers are covered by a five-year warranty that includes the interface, H-series control cards and mainframe. This Altanium warranty covers any new controller that contains H-series or HL-series control cards.

The Shareholders of Polymetrix plan to sell their shares in Polymetrix and combine the Company with a strategic buyer who can contribute significant synergies and support Polymetrix’s development into the next growth phase, expanding its technology and service portfolio and securing sustainable business advantages. Following the spin-off from the Swiss-based Bühler

Otto Hofstetter AG has been operating with great success since 1955, and today is one of the leading providers of injection moulding tools for the production of PET preforms and packaging. In order to consolidate this position in the market and to remain successful as a family-owned enterprise, Otto Hofstetter AG

The reorganisation of the Bekum Group in Germany and Austria was successfully completed in spring 2016 as planned. The Production division, which includes machine assembly, shipping, procurement, work preparation and warehousing, has moved to Traismauer (Austria), about 60km from Vienna. For this purpose, more than 5 million Euros were invested in

In 2015 the systems supplier KHS Group increased its turnover by 8.9% compared to 2014. In total the company achieved an overall turnover of €1.17 billion, with the main drivers of growth being not only the European market but also those in Asia and the Americas, plus the further expansion of

After many months of ongoing discussions, Husky Injection Molding Systems and MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology announced that they have come to a joint agreement to settle all pending disputes regarding issues concerning trade secrets. After many years of litigation, Husky and MHT have decided to amicably resolve any differences relating