Husky Injection Molding Systems is committed to helping customers achieve and sustain the lowest total part cost throughout the entire product lifecycle. By implementing Husky Services, PakTech was able to increase productivity by 50% while reducing annual energy costs by ...

LyondellBasell Industries today announced that its Supervisory Board has named James L. (Jim) Gallogly chief executive officer, effective immediately. Gallogly will succeed Volker Trautz who has announced his retirement from the company. The terms of the appointment are subject to ...

  Günter Ausserwöger is the new head of Division Kavo at Greiner Packaging. General Manager for Capsnap Europe for the previous 10 years, the 43-year old is now responsible for the strategy of the entire hollow container business (=Kavo), the development and creation of ...

The European market leader for 5 gallon packaging has launched a major replacement investment at its location in France. A new production line for extrusion blow-molded 5 gallon bottles started up in March. Further development of the location for production optimization is being ...

All-electric injection moulding machines, direct extrusion and processing PUR composites were the three topics in the spotlight at the parallel customer events held by KraussMaffei’s three technology divisions. Over 1000 customers gathered at the company’s main plant in Munich to ...

Portola Packaging, Inc .announced that Kevin Kwilinski has been hired as its President and Chief Executive Officer.Mr. Kwilinski comes to Portola from a 10 year career with Graphic Packaging International, a $4.5 Billion global paperboard packaging company, where he served in ...

Sales down 19% in local currencies and 24% in CHF on weak demand Operating loss before exceptionals of CHF 13 million due to low capacity utilization and inventory devaluations Cash flow from operations up to CHF 156 million from CHF – 6 million in Q1, 2008 due to strong ...

Milacron Inc. (MZIAQ.PK), a leading global supplier of plastics-processing technologies and industrial fluids, has signed a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of its assets to a company formed by certain affiliates of Avenue Capital Group, certain funds and/or accounts ...

Constar International Inc. announced today that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware indicated its approval of Constar’s emergence from Chapter 11 in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization for Constar and its affiliated debtors. At the hearing, the Court ruled ...

Global recession hits performance in 2009’s first quarter – Krones proposes 0.60 euros-per-share dividend for 2008Krones AG, the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, had another highly successful year in 2008. At 2,381.4 million euros, consolidated ...