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During the first half year of 2015 the volumes sold of preforms and bottles have increased by 8.4% compared to the first half of 2014. Russia and East and Central Europe were the regions with the highest increase. The volumes sold also increased in West Europe with growth in France but
Read moreTo meet the two-digit market growth from carbonated soft drinks consumers, Oman Refreshment Company (ORC), a franchisee of PepsiCo International, has recently acquired a new production line from Sidel, which will enable the Omani bottler to increase its production capacity. ORC operates in different categories of the food and beverage market
Read moreCoveris is pleased to announce that as of September 14, 2015, Mr Craig Reese will be joining the organization as President – Americas Food & Consumer Products. In his new role, Mr Reese will be responsible for leading the company’s recently formed Americas Food & Consumer Products Business Unit. He will
Read moreBerlin Packaging North America today announced the acquisition of Vivid Packaging, an Ohio-based supplier of rigid packaging that does business in 25 states as well as Canada and Mexico. The transaction is Berlin Packaging’s fifth acquisition since 2010 and advances a strategic plan designed to double revenues and earnings by 2017.
Read moreFibaplast masterbatches, pigment mixtures in thermoplastic polymer carrier material, are suitable for all areas of thermoplastic processing, particularly for injection moulding and extrusion applications. These masterbatches are developed to the color and material specifications of the customers. Numerous possible additives such as UV protective agents, anti-oxidants, antistatic agents, lubricants or additives
Read moreIn 2014, a total of 17.9 million pieces of Airopack dispensers used in PET containers were shipped to customers, compared to 1.4 million pieces in 2013. The majority of the volume was shipped to the globally leading personal care company Procter and Gamble for their shave care brand Gillette Fusion Proglide.
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The certification body TÜV SOUTH Management Service GmbH has successfully certified KIC Krones, a subsidiary of Krones AG. The TÜV SOUTH technical inspectorate has thus attested that the company KIC Krones Internationale Cooperationsgesellschaft mbH, Neutraubling, Germany, has introduced and is using a quality-management and an eco-management system. Audits have verified that
Read moreGraham Packaging Company, along with their customer Sun Products, and Lt. Governor Crit Luallen, community leaders and the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, celebrated the groundbreaking of their new plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky’s South Central Kentucky Industrial Park. Graham, a manufacturer and designer of blow-molded plastic containers, plans to
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PlasticsEurope, the pan-European association representing European plastics manufacturers, is announcing the appointment of Leonor Garcia as Director Public Affairs. She will take up her new position at PlasticsEurope as of September 1, 2015. Presently, she is Director Corporate Scientific and Regulatory Affairs at The Coca-Cola Company, responsible for providing thought leadership,
Read moreR&D Leverage’s new Opti-Sim Virtual Prototyping process, which lets PET packagers anticipate a bottle concept’s impact on engineering, operations and marketing, is now available. According to the company’s Vice President of Engineering, Dave Brunson, Opti-Sim performs a complete range of diagnostic, real-world simulations addressing myriad variables, speeds time-to-market, cuts tooling and
Read moreOn July 22, 2015, Husky Injection Molding Systems and the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) joined together to host a one-day event at Husky’s global headquarters in Bolton, Ontario, Canada. The event was held during the first day of NAPCOR’s summer membership meeting and was attended by more than
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