1:10 min Markets and Management, Management
Acquisition

FENC: Further acquisition of a recycling company in the U.S.

Far Eastern New Century Corporation (Stock code: 1402, hereinafter referred to as “FENC” or “the Company”) announced the acquisition of Phoenix Technologies International LLC (hereinafter referred to as “Phoenix”) located in Ohio on 3 June 2019, with an annual capacity of 36,000 tons ...
0:50 min Markets and Management, Management
Appointment

Rainer Schulz elected unanimously to Board of Directors

Rainer Schulz, former CEO of the global REHAU Group, has been elected unanimously to ...
2:32 min Markets and Management, Management
Management

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag recruits respected process engineering academic

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH has intensified its application and process engineering capabilities with the appointment of respected academic Dr. Thorsten Thümen.
1:21 min Markets and Management, Management
New Center

Clariant Masterbatches establishes regional packaging center in Thailand

Initiative provides top-level support to the packaging industry in Asia Pacific ...
1:38 min Markets and Management, Management, Materials, Processing & Handling, …
Partnership

BASF and SIBUR collaborate to develop innovative polymer solutions

SIBUR and BASF are collaborating to develop innovative polymer solutions at SIBUR’s ...
0:31 min Markets and Management, Management, Recycling & Compounding, …
Partnership

Plastipak and Garbo announce exclusive partnership for industrial scale PET chemical recycling

Plastipak Italia Preforme s.r.l., a subsidiary of Plastipak Packaging, and Garbo S.r.l. have entered into an exclusive relationship in Italy to develop and bring to market industrial scale PET chemical recycling for use in preform and bottle applications.
2:22 min Beverages, Beer, Bottle development and design
PET Kegs

AB InBev rolls out PureDraught™ system to keep beer fresh longer, reduce carbon footprint

Revolutionary one-way keg technology quadruples life of beer once tapped
2:16 min Beverages, Beer, Bottle development and design
Container Development

W. Amsler announces first commercial application for 64oz PET barrier growler for craft beer markets

W. Amsler Equipment Inc., a leading supplier of all-electric linear PET stretch blow ...
1:50 min Markets and Management, Applications & Operations
Markets

German plastics and rubber machinery sector: Turnover decline of up to ten per cent for 2019

After ten years of growth and doubling of sales the turning point has now been reached   Incoming orders slumped by 10 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 Automobile sector and image problems of plastics are thwarting growth Turnover plus of 2 per cent in 2018
7:70 min TWO:19, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Beverages, …
Teamwork and Respect — Sustainability at Vöslauer A company principle in action

PET Bottles, PET Recycling and rePET — Over 20 Years of Development

The Vöslauer production site in Lower Austria, not far from Vienna, is buzzing with ...