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After the editorial journey of Alex’s team and the subsequent tour break I am now virtually the lone warrior in charge of the next stage of the tour. The almost insurmountable obstacles placed in front of the Editourmobil have still not gone away. The way ahead seems to be strewn with
Read moreIndorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a leading producer of intermediate petrochemicals, and Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A.U. (“Cepsa”), an energy group, announced the expansion of their strategic partnership with the signing of an exclusive supply agreement for metaxylene, a key feedstock for the production of Isopthalic Acid (“IPA”), a high
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Renovations encourage design creativity and collaboration for OEMs- Expertise in total packaging solutions including strategic structural brand development through production mould engineering and manufacturing puts R&D/Leverage as a full service provider for consumer products OEMs. To enhance the Company’s services in upfront research, design and brand development for fortune 100 and
Read moreHusky Injection Molding Systems, announced that a state-of-the-art, automated manufacturing line is now in operation at its Luxembourg facility. This is the third straight year that Husky has made a significant investment in new manufacturing equipment to support its growing base of hot runner and controller customers. In January 2016, Husky
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SC Johnson recognised Alpla with the Top Supplier Award 2016 in the category “Overall Supplier Excellence”. Each year, the international company headquartered in Wisconsin (USA) bestows these awards on its best suppliers. SC Johnson considers Alpla one of its top suppliers in the world. CCO Nicolas Lehner accepted the “Supplier of
Read moreThe LiquiForm Group has announced that Krones AG, a global manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment, has entered into a technology licensing agreement to further develop and commercialise LiquiForm’s breakthrough forming and filling manufacturing technology. “With the LiquiForm technology, Krones has an opportunity to build on existing bottling technology, intellectual property
Read moreGreiner Packaging is continuing to broaden its international market position by expanding in India. This move will make Greiner Packaging India Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture with the New Delhi-based Century Ultrapack, one of the leading providers of plastic packaging in the Indian dairy industry. Greiner Packaging is establishing a joint
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Axium Group has just completed the acquisition of KKT Kaller Kunststoff Technik GmbH property of Heinz Glass & Plastic group. The Axium Group is specialised in manufacturing of global solutions in plastic packaging for cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical markets. With two production sites in France, Acti Pack and Loire Plastic Industrie,
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The soft-drinks producer Mitteldeutsche Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH & Co. KG (MEG) is part of the Schwarz Group that also owns the Lidl and Kaufland supermarket chains. The company is Germany’s second-largest beverage producer, with domestic sales of more than 25 million hectolitres, and also exports its wares throughout Europe. Since 2010, MEG
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Reduced CO2 emissions with respect to utilisation of already efficient laser-guided vehicles (LGVs), cutting them to a quarter of those emitted by traditional storage systems which use fossil fuels, plus advantages in terms of logistic efficiency and process hygiene. This is Sacmi CPB LINK, the new highly automated dynamic buffer chosen
Read moreThe Coca-Cola Company announced several agreements that continue the Company’s progress in reshaping its North American bottling system. Coca-Cola announced new letters of intent involving two bottlers. The National Product Supply Group (NPSG) – which was formed to administer key activities for member bottlers, including production of cold-fill beverages – also
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