2:26 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Report

Krones improves profitability in first quarter of 2020 despite slightly lower revenue

Revenue decreased due to the initial effects of the COVID-19 situation by 4.2% year-on-year to €942.0 million between January and March 2020. Overall economic uncertainties have significantly impacted customers’ investment confidence regarding new projects, especially since March ...
1:38 min Markets and Management, Management
Appointment

Berlin Packaging names William J. Hayes Chief Executive Officer and President

Berlin Packaging announced that its Board of Directors has appointed William J. Hayes as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President and a member of the Board of Directors, effective no later than July 13, 2020. Hayes is currently CEO and President of BrandSafway.
1:00 min Markets and Management, Management
Appointment

Wolfgang Steinwender becomes new CEO of the Austrian Recycling Machines Manufacturer NGR

As of May 1, Wolfgang Steinwender will take over as CEO of the successful Austrian plastics recycling machines manufacturer. His predecessor Josef Hochreiter will devote more time to the further development of Next Generation Holding. Despite the worldwide uncertainties due to Covid ...
1:30 min Markets and Management, Management
Partnership

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: Long-standing industry partners establish joint venture PlastiKCs

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag strengthens market presence in Belgium and Luxembourg - As of 1 April 2020, PlastiKCs is now actively selling Sumitomo (SHI) Demag injection moulding machines, as well as robotic systems and peripheral equipment for plastics processing companies in Belgium and ...
1:26 min Markets and Management
Smart Glasses

Augmented Reality Support à la Krones: in just a few seconds directly at the machine

With 2,700 technicians at more than 100 international facilities, Krones is well ...
2:90 min Markets and Management
Installation

Recycling Technologies’ first site in Europe will be located at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in the Netherlands

Recycling Technologies, a specialist plastic recycling technology provider and Brightlands Chemelot Campus, an innovation, research and technological growth hub announce today they have signed the first agreement towards the installation of Recycling Technologies’ first European ...
1:34 min Markets and Management, Management
Appointment

ENGEL France and ENGEL Benelux with new managing directors

Romain Reyre and Arthur van Dijk are the new managing directors in injection ...
1:37 min Markets and Management
New PET plant

thyssenkrupp to build second polymer plant for KÖKSAN in Turkey

thyssenkrupp’s plant engineering business has won a second order from the Turkish ...
1:00 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
COVID-19

ENGEL: Current information on the Corona virus

ENGEL has resumed production, manufacture and assembly in its Austrian plants. The two machine plants in Schwertberg and St. Valentin and the robot plant in Dietach were ramped up as planned after the Easter holidays. Some of the offices are also working on site again.
1:25 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Report

Use of black plastic in UK packaging continues to drop

RECOUP has released the 2020 update to its Black Plastic Packaging Forum report, updating figures and guidance around the use of black plastic in packaging in the UK. The report, produced as part of RECOUP’s Black Plastic working group, estimates that black packaging used in the ...