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The Tetra Laval Group Board has appointed Pietro Cassani as President & CEO of Sidel effective 15 July 2024. Pietro will be based in Parma, Italy. The appointment follows the decision by Monica Gimre to step down after more than five years as President & CEO of Sidel and 41 years
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After managing the Axens Group for 22 years, Jean Sentenac handed over to Quentin Debuisschert (photo) in June 2024. The handover took place after a transition period that allowed them to ensure seamless continuity in the strategy and development of Axens, a worldwide leading energy player headquartered in France and present
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Bericap is continuing its geographical expansion with new production facilities in Africa, South America and South East Asia. The closure specialist has opened new plants in Nairobi (Kenya) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and acquired production facilities in Lima (Peru) and Durban (South Africa). The company now operates 30 production
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At Adelholzener Alpenquellen, seven out of eight production lines with Krones technology ensure the highest standards of hygiene. The returnable glass container line installed in 2020 will be supplemented in 2025 by a further line for filling non-returnable containers. This particular container and therefore line type was chosen for various reasons:
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The winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 were announced yesterday at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. For the first time in the seven-year history of the awards, the judges have announced two Plastics Recycling Ambassadors as well as the four product and two innovation category winners. The
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PlastiVation Machinery GmbH announces the appointment of Thomas Strecker as its new Managing Director. This strategic leadership change comes amid a year of positive order growth, positioning the company to assume greater responsibilities as an independent entity within the Tederic Group. Notably, PlastiVation will now oversee the sales of the Tederic
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For Indian preform and plastic packaging manufacturer Magpet Polymer Pvt Ltd, Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim are collaborating technologies in construction of an entire plant for bottle-to-bottle recycling from a single source. In addition to mechanical processing of used PET bottles, the recycling system encompasses all process steps leading up to extrusion
Read moreThe 8th edition of the Blow Moulding Conference and Exhibition will take place from December 9-11, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. The conference brings together the entire supply chain – from brand owners to raw materials and additives, recyclers and sustainability experts as well as the regulatory authority. Presentations include market reviews
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Sidel, a leading provider of equipment, services and complete line solutions for packaging liquids, foods, home, and personal care products, established a new office in Almaty, Kazakhstan on June 12, 2024. The strategic decision aims to bring Sidel’s expertise closer to its customers and support their growth in the region. Sidel
Read moreUV barriers developed by Avient and destined for PET bottles are approved as limited compatible with the PET bottles recycling stream in Europe Avient Corporation’s technologies for UV barriers, developed to protect PET packaging and its contents from the degradation effects of light and UV radiation, are the first to receive
Read moreIn 2023, the German food processing and packaging machinery sector reached a historic high, with production increasing by 5% to €16.5 billion. This sector, the fifth-largest within German mechanical engineering, employs over 62,000 people and boasts a global trade share of 22%. Packaging machines account for around half of the production
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