Sales at Krones, the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology were up by 14.1 % in the 2011 business year compared to 2010, rising from 2,173.3 to 2,480.3 million euros. Krones has thus overachieved its growth target. At 2,514.0 million euros, the company’s ...

The founder of Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, Detlef Gneuss, will celebrate his 70th birthday in March 2012. His pioneering spirit and his courage to follow new, unknown paths are the main reasons for the fact that Gneuss Kunststofftechnik has developed ...

BASF expands portfolio for wind power Strengthened competence for automotive, aeronautics and shipbuilding industriesBASF has purchased the PET foam business of the Italian company B.C. Foam S.p.A., headquartered in Volpiano. The companies have agreed not to disclose the ...

This financing will allow the Plastic Packaging Division (APPE) to expand into new markets and to innovate products, materials and services LSB will integrate all its chemical businesses and opens the possibility of incorporating a new strategic partner The Company increases ...

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (“IVL”) informs that IVL through its indirect subsidiary, Beacon Trading (UK) Limited has acquired 51% stake in Beverage Plastics (Holdings) Limited (“BPL”) in North Ireland, United Kingdom.

SMI, a worldwide leader among the manufacturers of hi-tech packaging machines and ...

Highlights Record profit after tax before significant items of $304.7 million, up 13.9%; Significant items, primarily relating to acquisitions and restructuring activities, were an after tax expense of $99.8 million compared with an after tax expense of $41.3 million in ...

Phillips Plastics Corporation today announced that they have started the process of changing their company name to Phillips-Medisize Corporation. This name change is the result of the company’s acquisition of Medisize, Inc. last August.

As part of the strategic further development and expansion of its business as well as a meaningful succession planning the shareholders of WEENER Plastik AG in Weener/Germany have decided to transfer their shares in the company to Lindsay Goldberg LLC, New York. Lindsay Goldberg LLC ...

Scott Steele has been appointed president of Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), a leader in package development and design, rapid prototyping, and material evaluation engineering for plastic packaging.