2:16 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Report

SACMI secures its position in 2019 and looks to a 'digital' future

Annual Report presented at the parent company's shareholders' meeting. Despite the slowdown in global demand, especially in ceramics, 2019 saw SACMI maintain its market shares. Further growth on both the employment and net equity fronts. Acceleration in terms of Group governance and ...
1:28 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Recycling

Methodology for plastic packaging recyclability assessment published by RecyClass

RecyClass Recyclability Methodology document provides comprehensive information on the assessment methods used to assess and certify recyclability of a plastic package. By certifying packaging compatibility with a recycling process, the methodology is geared towards setting a level ...
1:40 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Growth

OCTAL registers 15% increase in PET volumes to safeguard global food-security supply chain

A major milestone during the COVID-19 pandemic for the Oman-based packaging ...
0:52 min Markets and Management, Management
Acquisition

ALPLA to buy plant in Spain

ALPLA is acquiring Bopla S.A. as part of an asset deal. ALPLA intends to use the ...
2:20 min Markets and Management, Global themes, Regions
Markets

Coronavirus and the collapse in polyester – will paraxylene and PTA markets recover?

Global polyester production is expected to decline by more than half a million tonnes this year. For polyester’s key raw materials, paraxylene (PX) and PTA, the knock-on effects will hit global demand in the coming years.
2:39 min Markets and Management, Management
Tribute

Bühler pays tribute to company stalwart and pioneer of the world’s first SORTEX sorter

Former colleagues remember ‘father of optical sorting’ and ‘larger than life’ inventor and engineer Herbert Max Fraenkel who sadly passed away aged 95, at home in London.
2:50 min Markets and Management, Management
Production Area Extension

Strong signal for Dortmund: KHS invests €20 million in site modernization

Measures to boost competitiveness Automation and digitalization of production ...
0:52 min Markets and Management
Size reduction applications

CMG granulators in support of the industry: replacement blades and screen promotion

In an effort of supporting all its customers in the world in this period of extreme ...
1:37 min Markets and Management, Management
Appointment

PLASTICS promotes two lead sustainability initiatives

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced two internal promotions to strengthen its sustainability and materials portfolios. Ashley Hood-Morley is now Senior Director of Sustainability and Materials, and Patrick Krieger is the Director of Sustainability and Materials.
4:33 min Markets and Management, Management

PepsiCo launches $7 Million initiative to help U.S. communities hardest hit by COVID-19

In response to alarming evidence of the continued disparate, negative impact of COVID-19, PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) and its philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, today launched an initiative to provide increased medical and economic aid to communities of color across the ...