3:15 min Two step blow moulding systems
Healthy rise in Krones’ earnings during the first half of 2011
During the first half of 2011, Krones AG, the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, achieved significant increases in all important ratios compared with the preceding year. The company has been profiting from the cyclical upturn and the extensive ...
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3:70 min Facts & Figures
ECO Plastics raises £24m to drive expansion
ECO Plastics, Europe’s leading plastic bottle recycler, has raised £24m to drive expansion plans at its Hemswell recycling facility. The funds provide a solid financial platform for the company’s exciting expansion plans, including their joint venture with Coca-Cola Enterprises - ...
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2:57 min PET materials
OCTAL sets the pace for environmental excellence
Nicholas Barakat, OCTAL´s CEO, will invest some 600 million Euro over the next five years. (Photo: OCTAL) OCTAL is an international sensation with pioneering the production methods that are unique worldwide. A massive reduction of energy inputs in all areas has been achieved with ...
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4:22 min PET processing
M&G selects Corpus Christi, Texas as the site of its 1 million ton PET and 1.2 million ton PTA plants
M&G Group, the largest producer of PET for packaging applications in the Americas has selected Corpus Christi, Texas, as the location for construction of its previously announced one million tons per year PET plant (2.2 billion pounds) and accompanying 1.2 million tons per year (2.6 ...
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2:13 min Management
Business merger announcement: Phillips Plastics Corporation to acquire 100% of the shares of Medisize Corporation
Medisize Corporation has announced today the decision of Phillips Plastics Corporation to acquire Medisize Corporation. Phillips Plastics Corporation is a global leader in design, engineering and manufacturing for the medical, consumer, defense and automotive industries. The ...
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