Petcycle GmbH 2019: Decline in sales and progress towards sustainability

On the occasion of the company’s twentieth anniversary, the conditions of the previous year, increasing plastic bashing and the continuing individualisation of brand packaging have clouded the balance sheet of Petcycle GmbH. The operator of the petcycle pool system for beverage packaging reports an 11.8 percent decline in sales for 2019.

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Starlinger: Production monitoring and optimisation with complete software solution GRAFiT 4.0

Digitisation, product tracking, iOT, artificial intelligence: in production, this involves using machine data to optimise and automate processes. Modern software solutions such as GRAFiT 4.0 present the data of all connected machines in a clear, accessible form, and thereby make it available to the operator for use and analysis. The data

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Husky appoints Tony Black to lead Customer Success Management organisation

Husky Injection Molding Systems announced the appointment of Tony Black to the position of President, Customer Success Management (CSM). Mr. Black joins Husky’s senior leadership team leading the company’s global CSM organisation. “Since forming our consolidated CSM organisation in 2017, our goal has been to provide the industry’s most exceptional service

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Petcore Europe Conference 2020

Petcore Europe Conference 2020 will open its doors on 5-6 February 2020 in the Crowne Plaza Brussels – Le Palace. Industry and industry association representatives as well as policy makers and academia speakers will discuss strategic topics, trends and solutions impacting the entire PET value chain. Building up on the success

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Benioff Ocean Initiative and The Coca-Cola Foundation announce $11 million in funding to clean up rivers

Nine river clean-up programs across the world have been selected to receive a total of $11 million over the next three years as part of a partnership between The Coca-Cola Foundation and the Benioff Ocean Initiative at the University of California Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute. The partnership combines The Coca-Cola

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PacTec, FoodTec and PlastExpo Nordic to focus on industry sustainability and future trends

PacTec, FoodTec and PlastExpo Nordic, trade events for the packaging, food and drink, and plastics industries, will offer a particular focus on sustainable manufacturing methods and materials, as well as future employers. The PacTec, FoodTec and PlastExpo Nordic events will be held at Messukeskus Helsinki from 11 to 12 March 2020.

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Clearlake Capital acquires Pretium Packaging

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) in partnership with management announced that it has acquired Pretium Packaging (“Pretium” or the “Company”) from Genstar Capital. Pretium is a leading full-service designer and manufacturer of rigid packaging solutions for specialized applications. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered

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Crain launches Sustainable Plastics to address recycling and sustainability market

Crain Communications Inc. is launching a new brand to address the emerging recycling and sustainability focus of the global plastics industry. Sustainable Plastics will provide news and information that impact consumer and industrial brands, manufacturers, governments, the plastics industry and more. “There is no bigger issue today in the plastics industry

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