Borealis gibt für 2007 ein starkes Nettoergebnis von EUR 533 Millionen im Vergleich zu EUR 327 Millionen im Vorjahr bekannt. Dies bedeutet eine Steigerung von 63% (29% ohne den Einmalertrag aus dem Verkauf der Anlage in Norwegen). Dieses Ergebnis entspricht einer Kapitalrendite ...

Jan Secher, CEO of Clariant, commented:“We have progressed in building momentum in operational performance and we have significantly improved our cash flow, although profitability was impacted by higher raw material and energy costs as well as unfavorable currency movements. We ...

Demand for packaging equipment in China is forecast to increase 8.0 percent per year through 2011 to 51.5 billion yuan ($6.7 billion). Sales will be fueled by advances in manufacturing output as fixed investment in Chinese industrial facilities continues to grow. Rising income levels ...

The Buhler Technology Group booked orders worth CHF 1,835m in the year 2007. This is 8.5% above the previous year’s level.With order bookings in 2007 amounting to CHF 1,835m, Buhler achieved a new record level. Overall, the Group benefited from a sound market environment, although ...

The sold volumes of both preforms and bottles have strongly increased by more than 8% compared to 2006 and this despites a weak summer.The growth of the sold volumes can be ascribed to the continuous growth in the market of PET packaging due to a competitive advantage compared to ...