The combined forces of the economic downturn and environmental pressures are causing a sharp slowdown in the global bottled water market, according to a recent analysis by global beverage industry specialists, Canadean. The situation is most marked in the USA, where Canadean is ...

LA SEDA DE BARCELONA HAD AGGREGATE SALES OF MORE THAN €1.9 BILLION IN 2008 The company sets aside €139 million for the group’s subsidiaries Cash at the end of the year amounted to €33.6 million EBITDA of €78.4 million reinforce the chemical group’s solvency LA SEDA DE ...

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG responds to the global economic crisis by taking further measures. “We have decided to put off some investment projects given the decline in demand for chemical products we are seeing throughout the world. In addition, this will ensure the ...

During the first nine months of 2008 Krones remained on course for growth, despite the cyclical downturn. On a like-for-like basis, sales rose by 12.5 % to reach Euro 1,765.9 m. During the period under review, the company benefited from the increasing number of clients looking for ...

Krones AG, the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, smoothly progressed its vigorous growth during the first half of 2008. Sales were up by 14.3 % on the preceding year’s figure, from 1,053.9 to 1,204.9 million euros. Order bookings rose by 12.0 % to ...

Erema, the Austrian manufacturer of plastic recycling systems, ended its 2007/2008 fiscal year on 31 March this year, once again with record turnover figures. The figure for consolidated turnover achieved by the Erema Group, comprising Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen und ...

IRP maintains growth in revenue on higher production and sales volume in Q1, 2008. IRP reports higher consolidated normalized net profit after tax of Baht 258 million in the quarter viz-a-viz Baht 224 million in Q1, 2007. Normalized EBITDA generated from operations is Baht 497 ...

DuPont today announced that it is investing approximately $150 million to expand and upgrade manufacturing facilities in Europe, the United States and Asia to meet strong demand for its specialty ethylene copolymers in photovoltaics, packaging and automotive markets, as well as for ...

Krones, the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, achieved significant growth in the first quarter of 2008. Sales were 17.9 % up on the preceding year’s figure, at 595.2 million euros. Order bookings climbed by 9.0 % to reach 607.3 million euros. On 31 ...

Krones AG, the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, achieved new record highs in all its major figures during the 2007 business year. Sales rose by 12.8 % over the preceding year to reach 2,156.0 million euros. Order bookings were up by 16.9 % at ...