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Wisecap Group welcomes its new R&D Manager Cristian Bugatti to furtherly improve the company focus on new developments and innovations. This new entry is intended to drive the Group activities in this field and witnesses the level of commitment and investments that Wisecap is dedicating to this activity. Cristian Bugatti has
Read moreAmcor Rigid Packaging has announced the appointment of Dan Murphy as Vice President of North America Operations. He will be responsible for driving ARP’s North American safety agenda, promoting operational excellence, increasing supply chain capability, and expanding the company’s production capacity. Before joining Amcor, Murphy spent several years with Howmet Aerospace, the
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From single machines to turn-key solutions Equipment manufacturer Jiangsu Newamstar Packaging Machinery is headquartered in Jiangsu Province, around 130 km north-west of Shanghai. Since the early 2000s the company has evolved from a local filling machine producer to become a world-renowned turnkey supplier that covers the whole packing process chain, from water
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Pandemic-compliant hybrid event concept for market launch Netstal has introduced the new PET line with a new hybrid in-house trade fair concept. Ongoing demand from customers means that the planned three-month event has grown to nine months. We spoke to Michael Birchler, Chief of Marketing for the Netstal brand. PETplanet: Mr
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At the end of March this year, Rüdiger Löhl, the long-serving Managing Director of Schmalkalden-based Eproplast GmbH, officially becomes a pensioner. But he is not yet retiring completely. He will remain available as a consultant to the company which specialises in the production of PET bottles and associated preforms. The future
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Enterprising individuals and organisations across SA are rethinking the recyclability of packaging, educating and uplifting communities, and creating revenue streams among waste reclaimers and SMMEs to boost the circular economy and the environment. Among the eco-warriors making a tangible impact on sustainability and the circular economy are 13 individuals and organisations
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Richard Schmidhofer has been Commercial Managing Director of Kiefel GmbH since February 1, 2021 and succeeds Peter Eisl, who left the company at his own request. As CFO, Richard Schmidhofer takes on management of the Finance, IT and Purchasing departments. With Mr Schmidhofer, Kiefel gains an experienced management executive: He not
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Interview with Dr. ing. Dirk Wouters, CEO and Co-Owner of CHP CHP is an engineering company designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing state-of-the-art lubrication solutions, ranging from small-scale installations up to large turnkey projects. 1,500 production lines are currently operating in 720 factories in 78 countries, running worldwide without jams, while saving
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The Sacmi Group announces the appointment of a new General Manager. In March Mauro Fenzi take over from Giulio Mengoli, who has, for personal reasons, considered it appropriate to terminate his employment. Despite all the difficulties caused by Covid-19, the year 2020 still saw Sacmi achieve good results in terms of
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The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has announced the appointment of Carmen Becker, Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Containers at Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP), to the IDFA’s Fluid Milk Board. The IDFA represents all segments of the dairy manufacturing and marketing industry and is governed by an Executive Council
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In our interview, David González, Business Director of Novapet, reveals how reliable continuity still exists even when everything is upside down and why the summer of the pandemic year 2020 was the right moment for implementing strategic plans up to 2030. PETplanet: Mr González, how Novapet coped with the past year?
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