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A general meeting of Serac companies was held on September 27. At the end of the general meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Mr Jean-Jacques Graffin as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Dino Chece as Chief Executive Officer of the Serac group. He succeeds Wilfrid Marie who was, until that date,
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Strong impetus for industry: high propensity to invest among the approx. 225,000 trade visitors from 165 countries – Circular Economy is “hottest ticket” for the global plastics and rubber industries K, the leading global trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, has drawn to a close in Düsseldorf after eight
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United Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, reported that it held a formal grand opening for its new manufacturing plant located in Kulim, Malaysia. This plant is intended to position the company as a global player with continuing growth, opening new opportunities in the Asian market with its ‘Close
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Sabic, a global leader in the chemicals industry, announced the opening of its new Technology and Innovation Center dedicated to the caps and closures segment in Geleen, the Netherlands. Located in Sabic’s Global Technology Center for Europe on the Chemelot Campus, this investment is proof of SABIC’s commitment to the industry
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Kreyenborg GmbH & Co. KG located in Senden, Germany, is keeping abreast of its enormous growth with two new production halls, new machining centres and an extension of its test facility. The manufacturer of integral concepts for bulk handling applications for the foodstuff, chemical and plastics industries convinces with innovative solutions
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At this year’s K-Show KHS is presenting technology which can produce PET containers with a clip-on grip. The process can be easily integrated into the new InnoPET Blomax Series V. Through its holistic Bottles & Shapes consultancy program KHS also helps its customers to develop customised, sustainable containers. “Until very recently,
Read moreThe new name reflects the evolution of the trade fair network. This is because it now reflects more clearly the internationality and spectrum of the trade fair topics of the worldwide events. Since 2007, the network around drinktec has grown steadily to now include events at ten locations. With Intechtra, which
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As of 1 October 2019, the companies Alphamac & Side S.A. have reached a commercial agreement to combine efforts to market their systems for manufacturing PET and HDPE plastic containers. This agreement allows both companies to offer their international customers a wide range of systems and services, combining technology, knowledge and
Read moreThe Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) strongly urged California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign AB 792, “Recycling: Plastic Containers: Minimum Recycled Content and Labeling.” APR represents more than 90 percent of the post-consumer plastics recycling capacity in North America. In an October 11 letter to Governor Newsom, APR President and CEO
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Freight Village Vorsino, Kaluga, Russia has seen the opening of a logistics hub that will distribute Sibur’s polymer products, including those to be delivered from ZapSibNeftekhim. The opening ceremony was attended by Dmitry Denisov, Deputy Governor of the Kaluga Region, Oleg Makarov, member of the Management Board and Executive Director at
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The Maag Group announces the appointment of Uwe Kellner as Managing Director for Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen. After the handover to Uwe Kellner, Volker Neuber, former Managing Director of Ettlinger, will take over a new role as Director of Recycling Systems for MAAG Group. In that capacity he will be responsible for the
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